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Army inspects new signals intelligence system
Army battlefield commanders and their staffs will soon have a better system to detect, identify and deter a wide range of electronic signals on the battlefield.
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DOD falls in line with Open Government Directive
Coming on the heels of the Dec. 8 rollout of the Open Government Directive, the Defense Department today said it is implementing a number of initiatives of its own to meet the newly established requirements for government transparency.
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Navy helicopter gets data transmission upgrade
Lockheed Martin Corp. will enhance the data transmission capabilities of Navy MH-60R helicopters under a $14.7 million contract.
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All-seeing security program spreading throughout DOD
McAfee teams with Northrop Grumman to provide host-based security system that monitors Defense Department networks inside and out.
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Air Force acknowledges stealth UAV
Air Force officials confirmed the existence of an unmanned aerial vehicle Dec. 4 that incorporates stealth design characteristics and has been sighted in Afghanistan, report David Fulghum and Bill Sweetman in Aviation Week’s 'Ares' blog.
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Vulnerability in DISA security scripts could leave systems at risk
DISA warns government users not to run Unix Readiness Review Scripts until it fixes a vulnerability.
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Naval Surface Warfare Center to upgrade systems
General Dynamics Information Technology will provide information technology and engineering services to the Navy under a five-year, $18.6 million contract.
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Virtual world technologies aid real world problems
Military customers at the I/ITSE show look beyond tank and flight simulators toward simulations for training soldiers on the ground – not only for fighting and maneuvering but for interacting with civilians and other players in confrontational situations.
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Second Life demonstrates mingling of real and virtual worlds
Virtual worlds made popular by Second Life are showing new signs of life thanks to new prototyping tools. Some of those tools were on display at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando this week.
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Sensors move up to the front line in Afghanistan
The Army is increasing the use of sensors and introducing other technology advances to its logistics operations in support of troops in Afghanistan, reports Antonie Boessenkool in Defense News.
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IP routing takes one giant leap into space
The potential of Internet Routing in Space to reduce the latency -- and limits on transmission volumes -- inherent in current satellite communications potentially offers a host of new military and commercial opportunities.
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NSPS made matters worse, not better
Readers say that the troubled National Security Personnel System offered no clear improvements over General Schedule program.
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Transportation Command lines up program support
SRA International will provide support to the Transportation Command under a $9.5 million follow-on contract.
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Army to improve buying of combat training products
General Dynamics C4 Systems will help the Army consolidate and improve the method by which it purchases products essential for combat training systems under a contract potentially worth $200 million over five years.
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Joint Strike Fighter to get better targeting abilities
The stealth fighter plane will be fitted with new sensor technology.
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DOD social-media policy still in limbo
Official promises the policy is very close to completion.
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DOD gets help with missile threat analysis
SAIC will provide a wide range of scientific and technical assistance to the Defense Intelligence Agency under a contract potentially worth $19 million over five years.
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Open source comes to Army Go Mobile program
The Army’s Maj. Keith Parker demos the Go Mobile kit to the GCN Lab.
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The military’s new suggestion box
The Army Knowledge Online program looked to a young, informed, tech-savvy group of folks to design its Go Mobile program—soldiers.
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