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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.
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Marines ask industry for next-gen portable device ideas
The Marines Corps Systems Command wants ideas from industry on next-generation portable devices that can enhance maintenance workflow.
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Army uses Web to provide commanders with latest info
New Web sites are making sure that Army aviation commanders receive up-to-date information about the problems faced by deployed troops.
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JNN systems get Wideband Global Satcom network upgrade
At least 800 of the trailer-based field Satellite Transportable Terminals used by the Army will get internal circuitry changes that enable them to connect to the WGS constellation of satellites.
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Army awards $430M RFID contract
The RFID-III contract will allow DOD to switch from a sole-source contract to a multi-vendor IDIQ contract.
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Army funds networked simulation architecture development
The Army has awarded Dynamic Animation Systems a contract to support the Modeling Architecture for Technology, Research and Experimentation program.
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Army builds out data network in Germany
AT&T Government Solutions will build an advanced data network for the Army in Germany under a new contract.
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Defense Act keeps OMB from directing competitions
Military officials said they felt more pressures from their branch's chain of command.
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Air Force restructures TSAT program
Officials are reworking the controversial Transformational Satellite Communications program contract, which will delay the launch of satellites until 2019.
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FLIR wins bid to provide Army tower sensors
The Army has gone to FLIR Systems for another block of sensor units for its Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment surveillance tower systems.
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Army makes major knowledge management, IT regs revision
The Army has issued a new regulation that governs knowledge management and IT practices and establishes the basis for the future network-centric force.
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