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Army Knowledge Online gets performance boost
Col. Earl Noble, project manager of Army Knowledge Online and Defense Knowledge Online, discusses new AKO capabilities, technical challenges associated with creating a federated system, and objectives of the newly implemented business process management capability.
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Testing the Navy's integrated future
Rear Adm. Michael Bachmann lays out Team SPAWAR’s road map for the coming year — a map with several significant milestones.
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ManTech buy will increase Army recon work
ManTech International Corp. announced today that it completed the acquisition of Sensor Technologies Inc. on Friday, Jan. 15. The purchase price was $242 million in cash.
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The FBI, a Spanish lawmaker and bin Laden
Blogger Brian Robinson can't help but wonder why the FBI incorporated a picture of a Spanish minister of parliament into a wanted poster of the world's most infamous international terrorist. The Spanish PM is wondering too.
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Space-based router promises more reliable communications
The Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) program is working on building radiation-tolerant IP for satellite and related spacecraft, supporting voice, video and data communications.
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How DOD wants to speed shop
One-product, one-test approach would involve the exchange of an approved products list, testing standards and vetting processes.
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Defense Logistics Agency to implement CPI infrastructure
Dynamics Research Corp. will provide Lean Six Sigma management assistance to the Defense Logistics Agency under a five-year contract with an estimated value of $4.2 million.
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Army mulls realignment to fortify cyber command
Army officials are weighing realigning networking and communications units to build a fully operational cyber component by October 2010.
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DOE assembles team to tackle cybersecurity threats to power grid
The Energy Department assembles the National Energy Sector Cyber Organizationam to work on reducing cybersecurity risks faced by the U.S. power grid.
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Social networking for democracy (and earthquake relief)
Sen. Richard Lugar says the Obama administration and U.S. diplomats should be "nimble, flexible and innovative" in the ways they use social media.
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Army to call up small robots for combat duty
It appears that automated warfighting is being accelerated into the ranks.
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Fight is on to combat Air Force SOA attacks
Raytheon Co. will work to protect the Air Force against malicious software attacks under a $2.9 million contract.
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Obama gets good marks on first cybersecurity report card
The government needs to take an energetic lead on protecting the IT infrastructure, says a local government security guru.
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DISA expands access to ProjectForge cloud environment
ProjectForge is helping DOD agencies adopt best practices for cloud computing.
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Army iPhone app downloaded 20,000 times
An iPhone application developed by the Army to deliver news has been downloaded more than 20,000 times since its introduction in December.
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Navy lines up modeling and simulation support
SAIC has won a task order worth up to $249 million over five years to support Navy modeling and simulation activities in the Washington, D.C. area.
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Virtual directory serves as DOD's 'white pages'
Implementation of a Defense Department-wide virtual directory, already some 4 million listings strong, requires unity of effort across DOD.
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JTRS networking terminal to enter limited production
The announcement marks the JTRS initiative’s first software-defined networking terminal to pass security verification testing and operational assessment and move into limited production.
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DOD gets ball rolling on insourcing
To save money and reduce the influence of defense contractors, Congress has handed the Defense Department $5 billion and a mandate to insource inherently governmental jobs. The White House budget office is touting a DOD measure to streamline the multisector workforce and build partnerships between government and industry.
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