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Army installations to get IP network upgrades

Verizon Business will begin upgrading voice and data networks at Aberdeen Proving Ground and four other Army installations under multiple task orders.

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Navy awards threat-simulation contract

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. will continue to support the Navy’s threat-simulation activities under a new contract.

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Sierra Army Depot inventory system goes live

The Sierra Army Depot in northern California has launched a new inventory tracking system from Savi Technology designed to cut operational costs and improve efficiency.

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Air National Guard boosts training capabilities

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will help provide realistic, interactive theater training environments for the Air National Guard.

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RFID helps Army better track tank parts

The Army will have a clearer idea where all the parts to its broken tanks are, following a deal BAE Systems recently signed with ClearOrbit.

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DOD grapples with cyberattack coordination

The Defense Department wants to normalize its cyberwarfare operations, but first must come to grips with how to distinguish between cyberwarfare and other overlapping efforts.

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Navy pushes ahead with information fusion

General Dynamics Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. have won contracts from the Navy to compete for nearly $200 million in research and development opportunities associated with information fusion.

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InfoWeapons SolidDNS receives DISA certification

The Defense Information Systems Agency Joint Interoperability Test Command has concluded that InfoWeapons SolidDNS meets the requirements to qualify as a certified IPv6-ready device, providing organizations with the ability to run an IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack Domain Name Service from a single appliance.

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HMD upgrade to benefit Army's Land Warrior

The monocular HMD displays various video, computer, sight, map, GPS and other data for viewing in field, urban, cave or mountain environments in daylight or night.

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JTRS on track for milestones

Lockheed Martin Corp. officials said at the Surface Navy Association Symposium this week that the company is on track to meet key milestones of the Joint Tactical Radio System program.

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Air Force to create continuity of operations system

The Air Force has tapped Alion Science and Technology to help it create a continuity of operations system.

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Air Force awards Globemaster support work

The company will continue to provide logistics support for the C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft.

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DOD falling short on RFID, IUID and logistics plans, says GAO

The Defense Department is not doing as well as it should with its new Logistics Roadmap, and is having difficulty implementing item unique identification and radio frequency identification, two key logistics technologies, according to the Government Accountability Office.

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Navy plans ship combat systems upgrades

Raytheon Co. will be responsible for engineering the platforms needed for the Navy’s ship self-defense systems under a new contract.

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Opinion: C4 interop with NGOs key to future Navy ops

The Navy’s new maritime strategy places improving integration and interoperability as priority one; not only among its fellow DOD services, but also international organizations.

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Naval Research Laboratory to get key support services

ITT Corp. will provide a variety of key support services to the Center for High Assurance Computer Systems within the Naval Research Laboratory under a new contract.

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Defense Threat Reduction Agency to receive tech support

The contract calls for Alion to support the agency’s mission of safeguarding the United States and its allies from weapons of mass destruction, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives.

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GAO criticizes DOD plans for business reform czar

In a new report, the GAO finds that the DOD's planned deputy chief management officer position lacks the authority to affect real change.

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DARPA sets first phase contracts for National Cyber Range

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced Jan. 8 a total of some $30 million of first contract awards for its National Cyber Range program.

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Obama announces new DOD appointees

Former Pentagon comptroller William Lynn III is one of four individuals that President-elect Obama plans to nominate to senior Defense Department posts.