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GSA small-business advocate retires

Mary Parks has been a strong leader in directing GSA to support small businesses in new avenues.

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Navy to install new automated testing system

Lockheed Martin Corp. will design and install a new testing support system for the Navy under an $83 million contract.

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Army cyber office going full steam ahead

An Army Cyber Directorate official says his office is making moves on cyber defense -- and is eager to do it better, faster and cheaper than the federal government status quo.

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Army prepares contract action on enterprise programs

As the Army moves forward with Global Enterprise Information Construct, new opportunities are cropping up for contracts for Army IT services.

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HHS CIO Mike Carleton has doubts about terminology

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SRA employees donate to Haiti relief

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DOD IT nominee lacks military experience, but does that matter?

Teresa Takai's strong information technology and government background are enough to overcome her lack of military experience, industry officials say.

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Does the military have too many drones?

The military might be taking on more unmanned aircraft than it can handle.

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Feds prepare RAMP for cloud

A new program could make it easier for agencies to get authorization to move to their IT operations to the cloud.

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DFAS employees can be suspended, fired over credit scores

Rep. Dennis Kucinich and three other members of the Ohio congressional delegation asked the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to temporarily shelve a policy which suspends or terminates employees who post low credit scores.

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China cyber threat looms large

The PACOM chief's warnings echo complaints from Google and GoDaddy about malicious Chinese Internet activity.

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Navy schedules work on surveillance, unmanned systems

Science Applications International Corp. will furnish technical and engineering support services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific under a contract with a potential value of $63 million.

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Marines fall in step with social networking policy

The Marine Corps has lifted a ban on the use of social media and issued guidance on how its personnel can use sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in a responsible manner.

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The Army's smart turn to battlefield apps

Smart phone technology is taking over the rest of the world, it seems, so why should the U.S. military be immune? The Army, at least, seems to be willing to see how far it can go, even on the front lines.

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Navy picks small biz for IT systems upkeep

Advanced C4 Solutions Inc. will provide the Navy with a variety of IT services under a five-year contract with an estimated value of $41 million.

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Subcontractor to deliver Bradley crew station simulators

A Cubic Corp. unit will furnish a new virtual trainer that simulates Bradley Fighting Vehicle crew stations to a prime contractor working with the Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation.

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Air Force rules target BlackBerry security

The Air Force will put in place this month strict rules and regulations governing how its personnel are allowed to use Air Force-issued BlackBerry smart phones as a way to improve security associated with the devices.

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Bill would vaccinate Tricare against reform complications

A Senate bill, introduced the day before President Obama signed the health care reform law, would change the IRS code on behalf of those in military health plans.

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Crime Scene Investigation: Traditional Media

Anthony Zuiker drew those infamous white chalk lines around traditional media during his speech at FOSE on March 23.

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Defense panel urges major improvements in DOD acquisitions

The Defense Acquisition Reform panel concludes that DOD's mishandling of acquisitions and procurement fails to fulfill current military's mission needs and contributes to massive cost overruns.