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Navy blazes trail for joint network
At the Navy’s recent Next-Generation Enterprise Network industry day, service officials laid out their latest plans for the program.
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Large exits NRO
National Reconnaissance Office Director Scott Large will step down from his post on April 18, reports Aviation Week’s Ares Blog.
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Harris encryption device gets NSA Type 1 cert
The National Security Agency has granted Type 1 security certification to Version 2.0 of Harris Corp.'s SecNet 54 network encryption device, which lets users connect to secure networks via public access points.
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DISA seeks emerging technologies
The agency wants technologies that can improve command and control and information sharing.
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Chilton: Network users must take cybersecurity role seriously
Some of the military's vulnerability to cyberattacks is because users don't think the rules apply to them, according to Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton, commander of the Strategic Command.
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Radio connectivity on the fly
The Soldier Radio Waveform, and its reputation for agility, is a big part of what makes the Rifleman and other Joint Tactical Radio System radios so advanced.
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Air Force lab to study electronic warfare
The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a contract to Raytheon Co. to design a battle management system to oversee electronic warfare efforts.
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DOD acquisition arm gets staffing assistance
CACI International will continue supporting DOD’s Acquisition Technology and Logistics component under a $31 million contract.
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DOD to boost funding for battlefield ISR
Vowing to find a permanent home in the Defense Department’s budget for programs that directly support soldiers on the battlefront in Iraq and Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the department is adding $2 billion to the department’s fiscal 2010 budget to boost intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance efforts.
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Army gets help with FCS collaboration
The Army has awarded a $4.35 million task order to Alion Science and Technology Corp. to assist it with developing future combat systems.
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Gates wants to restructure Army FCS program
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says his department should eliminate the Army’s Future Combat Systems armored vehicles program in favor of a competition to supply new vehicles, Defense News reports.
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Gates: Larger workforce crucial to acquisition reform
The Defense Department will convert thousands of contractor employees to full-time government employees and hire a large number of additional acquisition professionals to improve the way it purchases military products and systems, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today.
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DNI, DOD launch secret spy satellite program
Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair and Defense Secretary Robert Gates signed a classified memo March 30 that would establish a program to build a multi-billion dollar, next-generation spy satellite network, DOD Buzz reports.
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Senate panel approves Carter as DOD acquisition chief
The Senate Armed Services Committee on April 1 approved three Obama administration nominees to assume top posts at the Defense Department, according to media reports.
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March to consolidation
A decade of Army IT backroom network consolidation comes to fruition in the Global Network Enterprise Construct.
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Defense Security Services gets program assistance
CACI International will provide program management and support services to the Defense Department's Defense Security Services agency.
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Navy awards contract for energy harvesters
The Navy has awarded a small-business innovation research contract to MicroStrain to develop a technology that can power wireless sensors on its aircraft.
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Army hires contractor for global ISR support
The Army has awarded a $22 million contract to CACI International Inc. to furnish support services for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems.
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Industry Recon
Raytheon unveils a troposcatter system, Lockheed Martin demonstrates a soldier exoskeleton, and General Dynamics introduces an all-weather laptop.
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