Defense Systems
Navy awards contract for Tactical Data Link Systems
SAIC will support the Navy’s Tactical Data Link Systems, including the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System, the Command and Control Processor Subsystem, the Tactical Digital Data Information Link and the Common Data Link Management System.
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Defense Threat Reduction Agency to get IT upgrade
As part of three initial task orders awarded through DOD's indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity IT Services and Support contract, Lockheed Martin will incorporate the agency’s numerous existing IT architectures into one standard, flexible and central system.
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Navy to compete Distributed Common Ground System–Navy contract
Navy officials said they are planning a limited competition, based on security restrictions, for the DCGS-N Prime Mission Product contract.
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MIDS-JTRS enters aircraft testing and integration phase
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center has placed a $9.8 million order for pre-production sets of the next generation of aircraft radio terminals, based on the Joint Tactical Radio System software-defined radio and its waveforms.
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JTRS-approved radios coming to Marines
Harris is delivering 9,300 handheld and 6,100 vehicle-mounted radios to the Marine Corps through the Consolidated Interim Single Channel Handheld Radio Program.
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Navy awards continuing contract for CNI support
Under the contract, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems will continue to provide engineering, design and integrated logistics services in support of the Common Network Interface program.
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STRATCOM chief of staff gets nod for DISA directorship
Army Major General Carroll F. Pollett has been nominated for the directorship of the Defense Information Systems Agency, and command of Joint Task Force – Global Network Operations.
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DOD overlooks key security issues, GAO says
Government Accountability Office reports that as the Defense Department consolidated two command centers some security threats weren't considered.
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Military voters can cast ballots online
The Overseas Vote Foundation has released an online tool to give U.S. military personnel and other citizens living overseas quick access to the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot.
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New technology will make defense archives accessible
DARPA has awarded BAE Systems a contract to develop and demonstrate technology for the Video and Image Retrieval and Analysis Tool program.
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Air Force to get new satellite tracking station
Honeywell Technology Solutions will design and build the Transportable Remote Tracking Station for the Satellite Contact Network.
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Army business services work goes to Booz Allen
The contractor will help the Army National Guard simplify its business processes.
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DOD taps SAIC to assist in defeating IEDs
The award from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization calls for SAIC to design, implement, operate and maintain the organization’s Enterprise Management System.
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Navy seeks white papers, proposals for C4ISR
White papers and full proposals detailing research and prototype development as it relates to net-centric command operations are due by Sept. 16, 2009.
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TBI patients to be part of Army pilot text program
The Army is seeking to develop a text-messaging system to communicate with service members suffering from traumatic brain injury, which would help health care providers monitor patients as well as prompt them to take treatment actions.
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ITAA takes on how to protect controlled unclassified information
The Information Technology Association of America is developing a response to a Defense Department request for information on protecting CUIs.
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Bowman: Technology needs to evolve with needs of troops
The director of the J-6, U.S. Central Command, told the Army Team C4ISR 2008 Joint Symposium attendees that waiting until as long as 2010 for new capabilities is too long.
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Some military doctors let the software do the typing
Though not everyone has access to it yet, the new Dragon Medical 10 software is providing some military medical practitioners, including a few in Iraq, with the latest voice-recognition software.
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