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Navy Module Test and Repair program deal goes to ESN
The company will provide technical services and conduct independent verification and validation of software in the Navy’s Module Test and Repair program.
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Special Report: DCGS Integration Backbone forges joint ISR ground
The technology provides a common ground picture for the services' ISR platforms.
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DISA's NCES aims for enterprise transparency
Search, messaging and SOA reach to connect across service boundaries.
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JTRS program makes strides toward delivery
All aspects of the cornerstone program are poised for development, but program costs remain a challenge.
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Northrop disputes Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program award
Among its criticisms, Northrop Grumman said its design cost significantly less than that of its competitors, a factor it said was not given sufficient consideration.
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Joint training for joint ISR
After the Army criticized the Air Force for not being responsive enough to its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance needs, the Army established in 2007 its own aviation unit in Iraq.
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Editor's Note | Overtaken by events
With only two months remaining before a major transition and almost everything on the table with the upcoming quadrennial defense review, defense community leaders are facing a shifting target.
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The Air Force's cyber path
A Q&A with Maj. Gen. John Maluda, director of cyberspace transformation and strategy at the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force.
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Army puts FCS network through paces in demo
C4ISR On the Move testbed shows Future Combat Systems prototypes in action.
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Air Force ISR Agency gets new commander
Brig. Gen. Bradley A. Heithold, currently director of plans, programs, requirements and assessments for the Air Force Special Operations Command, has been selected to take command of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
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Navy to use Army FCS weapon for LCS
The Navy is taking a page from the Army’s Future Combat Systems playbook and will integrate four FCS Non-Line of Sight Launch Systems on the deck of its Littoral Combat Ship.
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Bridging the SOA divide for deployed assets
How the feds must rethink software design principles to better serve users abroad.
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DSB makes cybersecurity recommendations
Although cyber threats have grown, there has been limited progress on cybersecurity for national defense and the incoming Obama administration should place the “highest priority” on accelerating and strengthening cybersecurity efforts, according to a report, titled "Defense Imperatives for the New Administration."
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UAV communications relay sets flight endurance record
A solar-powered plane, funded jointly by the Department of Defense and U.K. Ministry of Defence, recently set an unofficial world endurance record, and provided a relay that allowed units more than 300 miles apart to communicate using terrestrial radio.
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Court says DOD's minority contractor rule is unconstitutional
The U.S. Court of Appeals decided against the rule because there was no real proof that DOD has discriminated against the firms in awarding contract.
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Military to unveil early version of personal health record
The prototype personal health record will be “available to, and entirely controlled by, the patient, and at no additional cost to the beneficiary,” according to a blog post by Stephen Jones, principal deputy assistant secretary of Defense for health affairs.
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DOD budget may be cut under Obama, Boeing says
Pressure on the Pentagon budget is expected to increase, particularly as the new president grapples with demands for federal assistance from the banking and finance sectors.
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DOD to draw up new COI proposals
The Defense Acquisition Regulatory Council has put on hold previously proposed rules on contractor conflicts of interest while regulators draw up new proposals, according to documents updated Oct. 31.
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Air Force gives nod to Lockheed high-orbit payload
The Air Force has accepted for operations from Lockheed Martin Corp. an infrared system that functions in a highly elliptical orbit.
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