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Inmarsat addresses expanding military broadband needs
Inmarsat plans to construct a substantially faster broadband service in response to the needs of government and other customers, reports Michael A. Taverna at Aviation Week.
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DARPA plans a network of virtual satellites
DARPA revises its program to launch clusters of small, wirelessly connected mini satellites.
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New sensors hunt for fertilizer bombs in Afghanistan
A new military program under way in Afghanistan seeks to track fertilizer-based improvised explosive devices by sniffing them out from the air, reports Spencer Ackerman at Wired's Danger Room blog.
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DOD, Army Corps of Engineers falter on subcontracting metrics
The two agencies fail to find a number of reports on whether prime contractors met their goals for awarding subcontracts.
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Correction: Gates' planned cuts will make only small dent, analysts say
This article was corrected Aug. 18, 2010, to fix the spelling of the names of Daniel Goure and Robert Gates.
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Army accepts first air defense battery operations center
The Army has accepted delivery of the first mobile battery engagement operations center for integrated air and missile defense from Northrop Grumman Corp., company officials said Aug. 17.
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Multisource intelligence empowers battlefield superiority
Dan Allen, of Northrop Grumman Information Systems, makes the case for why multisource intelligence solutions, which include sensors and fused data, should be aligned with winning the war, not just high-value targets.
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GPS devices could put American soldiers at risk
Geotags in smart phones and cameras with GPS receivers, and a malware program that uploads a user's location every 15 minutes, are two examples of the potential, often unseen, threats from compromised devices.
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DLA awards contract for supply chain improvements
SAIC will help the Defense Department improve its supply chain management through a six-year prime contract from the Defense Logistics Agency that could be worth as much as $241 million.
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Bolden comments on employees, contractors at NASA IT Summit
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spoke at the first-ever NASA IT Summit at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
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Retirement is on Defense secretary's radar
Defense Secretary Robert Gates tells Foreign Policy magazine he is looking at stepping down from the Pentagon helm next year, but avoids exact details.
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The making of a stealth UAV
The next-generation of unmanned aerial vehicles will have stealth attributes and other capabilities that would give them a higher chance of survivability against ground and air threats on long-range strike missions, reports Colin Clark at DOD Buzz.
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How to gain strategic advantage over cyber threats
We need to leap-frog the global state of the security industry and create the next generation of security products to achieve strategic cyber advantage, writes Kevin Coleman of the Technolytics Institute.
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NARA wants you to 'like' the Constitution
The National Archives and Records Administration has started a Facebook fan page for the U.S. Constitution.
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Unions fire back at Gates for insourcing about-face
The American Federation of Government Employees wants answers from Defense Secretary Robert Gates on how his plans to save DOD money will affect insourcing efforts and federal employees.
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Open network helped Haiti relief efforts
An unclassified U.S. government communications network helped coordinate disaster relief efforts after the Haiti earthquake.
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Army selects provider to support logistics C2 system
Raytheon Co. will provide logistics support for the Army’s Battle Command Sustainment Support System under a three-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract that could be worth as much as $90 million if all options are exercised.
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DARPA sets privacy rules for its programs
New privacy principles provide ethics framework for future DARPA research.
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Gates' budget-cutting plan leaves Defense CIO role in limbo
Defense Secretary Robert Gates plans to close the Networks and Information Integration office -- home of the Defense chief information officer -- and shift that role, as well as as other responsibilities, to the Defense Information Systems Agency.
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