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Rock Island Arsenal picks provider for C4IM
Dell Perot Systems has won a five-year, $42 million award to assist the Army with communications and other command services.
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Fire Scout completes video terminal interoperability demo
The Fire Scout vertical unmanned aircraft system has completed a successful demonstration of its ability to synchronize with the Army’s One System Remote Video Terminal.
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DISA to further integrate enterprise infrastructure, services
The defense agency also expects its Rapid Access Computing Environment to be available for Secret IP Router Network application development as early as this spring.
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Air Force deploys wireless LANs for better field access
Systems integrator Telos developed a secure network using Aruba's mesh network and encryption technologies from Harris Corp. and L-3 Communications.
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Joint Forces chief wants to re-brand command
U.S. Joint Force Command chief recommends “coalition” be added to the command’s name to reflect its significant partnership with non-U.S. entities.
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Army schedules testing for key information systems
Capgemini Government Solutions LLC will provide independent verification and validation support to the Army under a five-year, $88 million contract.
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DARPA seeks to accelerate development processes
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants research that will improve the design and manufacturing process for complex aerospace and defense systems.
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Army stays course for battle command support
CACI International Inc. will continue furnishing technical, logistics and business support services for Army battle command systems under a new contract.
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Nexus One: All that and a trackball
Google ups the ante in the smart phone frenzy with the Nexus One, a smart phone running the Android OS.
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Tech delivers video recon to warfighter radios
Government and industry are searching for ways to make it possible for future users of the Joint Tactical Radio System to view video beamed from unmanned aerial vehicles, reports Keith Button at Defense News.
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Marines go GREENS for battlefield power
The Office of Naval Research has come up with a highly portable photovoltaic/battery system that Marine units can take into the field with them.
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NSA certifies Viper phone for classified communications
General Dynamics product can now be used for classified calls over traditional telephone networks.
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Air Force gets support for space launch efforts
Booz Allen Hamilton will provide engineering and integration services to the Air Force under a $38.4 million contract.
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ITT reorganizes $6.3B defense unit
ITT merges seven units into three to create a new Defense and Information Solutions sector.
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Army kicks off consolidated buying season
The Army will open its semiannual consolidated buying program for desktop and notebook computers on Jan. 11, officials said today.
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Air Force awards support work for Predator, Reaper
The Air Force has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. a $266 million contract to provide an array of program and technical support for the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial systems.
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Marines to buy additional manpack radios
Harris Corp. has received a $311.4 million increase to an existing indefinite-delivery, indefinite quantity contract to provide the Marines with high-frequency manpack radios.
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Next-gen strike aircraft to have intell capabilities
The follow-on aircraft to the now-discarded Next-Generation Bomber is likely to have key intelligence-gathering capabilities and also be able to disrupt enemy networks and sensors, Aviation Week reports.
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Kundra talks about a new day for government data
In an interview with ExecutiveBiz, the federal CIO talks about how a “whole new industry” could evolve around Data.gov.
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