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Air Force issues software pre-solicitation
The Air Force is seeking software to be used by the Global Cyberspace Integration Center to help test command and control, and cyber systems.
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DOD IT purchases based on Common Criteria certification
Overseen in the U.S. by the National Information Assurance Partnership, Common Criteria is a set of security requirements established by government agencies and private companies and approved by the International Organization for Standardization.
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Air Force to enhance tactical air control vehicles
The Air Force has awarded BAE Systems a $120 million contract to boost voice and data communications on hundreds of its ground vehicles that coordinate aircraft operations.
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Navy Reserve Forces get mission support
The Navy has awarded a contract potentially worth $50 million to Science Applications International Corp. to provide professional support services to the Commander of the Navy Reserve Forces Command.
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Navy adjusts schedule for maritime surveillance UAS
The Navy has made minor adjustments to its development schedule for the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance unmanned aerial system.
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Team effort behind U.K. blue-force tracking
General Dynamics UK is leading an industry team that is developing a combat identification system able to reduce friendly fire casualties for Britain’s Ministry of Defence.
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Marines draw up wish list for UAS
The Marine Corps wants to expand the capabilities of two unmanned aerial systems still in the early stages of planning.
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Navy gets assistance with emerging tech
Alion Science and Technology Corp. will help the Navy identify and explore new and emerging technologies under a new task order.
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Army awards satellite control system work
The Army has awarded a contract to ITT Corp. to furnish on-site services and support for the control portion of the Defense Satellite Communications System.
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Navy command seeks modernized GPS
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific wants input from contractors on the availability of modern technologies associated with Global Positioning System equipment.
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Levin wants to rebuild defense acquisition workforce
The Senate Armed Services Committee will take a hard look at defense acquisition reform this year.
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Biometrics Task Force awards 12 contracts
The Biometrics Task Force will contract with 12 companies for a variety of biometric products and services.
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Air Force awards education services work
Northrop Grumman Corp. will provide information technology and management consulting services to the Spaatz Center Research Centers located at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
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Pair to provide radios through interim program
Thales Communications and Harris Corp. will compete for delivery orders under an interim program designed to provide the U.S. military with tactical radios.
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New Web site enables DOD open-source collaboration
The Forge.mil site is based on SourceForge.net, a public site that hosts thousands of open-source projects.
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Defense Knowledge Online at fiscal crossroads
Officials at the Defense Information Systems Agency are working to develop a future strategy for the fiscally challenged Defense Knowledge Online portal.
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Greater cooperation needed to defeat cyber enemies
The U.S. Strategic Command Deputy Commander urges the integration of net-enabled operations to thwart cyber enemies at the Networkcentric Warfare 2009 conference.
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Elder: Disputes hinder net-centric efforts
Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Elder wants military officials to end intramural disputes over how cyberwarfare is conducted.
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Navy awards undersea communications work
A Lockheed Martin unit will assist the Navy to design and develop a complex group of communications systems to better serve its submarine fleet under a new contract.
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