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Marines replace SAP software
The Marine Corps and the Agriculture Department, citing cost, incompatibility and other issues, are replacing their SAP software with another vendor’s.
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'War consists largely of endless tinkering with PowerPoint slides'
An Army Reserve colonel in Afghanistan is fired after writing a column slamming the military's use of PowerPoint, saying days are spent preparing, presenting and viewing slide shows.
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DARPA unveils program to develop autonomous robots
DARPA's four-year Autonomous Robotic Manipulation program aims to produce robots that can perform complex tasks with minimal human intervention.
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Drone helicopter violates DC airspace
The Navy admits it lost control of a drone helicopter for half an hour in restricted airspace in Washington, D.C.
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SBA names its minority small business person of the year
Patrick Hughes of Hughes Group LLC wins the Minority Small Business Person of the Year award from the Small Business Administration.
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GSA names chief financial officer
Alison Doone, currently the Internal Revenue Service's CFO, will assume the same position with the General Services Adminsistration.
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Special operations forces to get manpack satcom systems
The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded a five-year, $170 million contract to a unit of L-3 Communications for portable satellite communications systems that will give special operations forces high-speed transmission capacity for voice and data communications.
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Panel: U.S. lacks legal framework to fight in cyberspace
A panel of experts said the lack of clear policies and legal framework for waging cyber war could hinder the nation in defending itself and waging war in the new military domain of cyberspace.
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Technology is changing marching orders for Army leadership
Army leaders believe future military operations will increasingly rely on a dispersed, decentralized force. Now they need to know how to lead in that environment.
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Five years after Katrina, government IT still feels storm's fury
Five years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, the region continues to rebuild and the federal government is still trying to fix information technology-related problems that the storm and its aftermath exposed.
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The cyberattack that awakened the Pentagon
Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn today outlined the five pillars of the DOD’s strategy for defending against and responding to cyber attacks against the nation’s critical infrastructure and .mil networks.
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Army selects contractor for network support
General Dynamics Corp. has won a four-year, $61.8 million task order to provide information technology services to the Army’s Intelligence and Security Command.
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Pentagon project seeks to streamline human-resource process
Defense Department officials are testing a new project on hiring and managing employees to change the process-oriented structure of personnel management.
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Gates orders increased data sharing to protect military families
Defense Secretary Gates orders more information sharing between services, government agencies and law enforcement to prevent future Fort Hood style attacks.
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DOD addresses urgent operational needs in Afghanistan
The Defense Department has managed to push through development in a short period of time a number of smaller programs designed to provide better protection for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, reports William Matthews of Defense News.
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Air Force IT saves big bucks, 9 cents at a time
The Air Force nets savings by adopting power-efficient technologies and shutting down desktops after dark.
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Air Force awards contract for additional wideband satellite
The Air Force has awarded a $182 million follow-on contract to Boeing as part of the continuing Wideband Global Satcom program.
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Military simulation training may lead recruits to view war as a game
Video games used to train recruits for war could also be masking the reality of the battlefield and creating a kind of detachment for those who become involved in the real thing.
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Lawmaker seeks hearing over proposed Joint Forces Command closing
Congressional pressure continues to build over Defense Secretary Robert Gates' plan to close the U.S. Joint Forces Command, headquartered in Norfolk, Va., which employs about 6,000.
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