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Via: C4ISR Development Army's top priority
Developing systems and capabilities for warfighters continues to be a priority for the Army, but working with industry to sustain existing systems will also receive new focus, Maj. Gen. Dennis Via said at the Army Team C4ISR 2008 Joint Symposium.
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Congress leans toward open source-software
The House's proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, H.R. 5658, includes language that calls for the services to consider open-source software when procuring aerial vehicles, which could have broader implications for the military.
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The DARPA of geospatial
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency’s University Research Initiatives awards grants to investigate topics related to geospatial intelligence, some of which seem, at first, to be pretty far afield.
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Marine Corps awards BearingPoint identity management work
The company will develop an identity and access management approach and supply the integration services necessary to make it operational.
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Bush administration might veto Defense bill
Administration threatens to veto a Defense Authorization bill that limits use of contractors.
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Air Force names Harris in IT support contract
The network and space operations and maintenance contract calls for Harris Technical Services to provide the Air Force Space Command’s 50th Space Wing with a range of operations and support services.
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ISR credited with recent Iraq successes
More than $1 billion has been shifted to ISR programs from other fiscal 2008 Pentagon budget accounts.
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Missile Defense Agency taps CSC for program support
The Missile Defense Agency is responsible for maintaining an integrated and layered ballistic missile defense system to protect the United States, its deployed forces and allies against enemy ballistic missile attacks.
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Military speeds up recruiting with SOA
A service-oriented architecture based on Oracle SOA, business process management and application development software has been instrumental in helping the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command more efficiently exchange data with business partners.
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DLA taps Lockheed in military automotive parts deal
The Defense Logistics Agency contract, which could reach $5.6 billion over 10 years, calls for the company to oversee the inventory and distribution of automotive parts used on all U.S. military ground vehicles.
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Navy awards training contract to Raytheon
The contract calls for Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC to assist the Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center.
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Army troops to receive help in Kosovo
U.S. troops helping to preserve the peace in Kosovo will get help on the ground from ITT Corp. through a contract established by U.S. Army Europe.
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New Land Warrior fighting system coming to a Stryker Brigade near you
The soldiers of the 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Stryker Brigade Combat Team will strap on a new, lighter version of the Land Warrior fighting system based on technology from General Dynamics C4 Systems.
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Pentagon postpones $40B tanker deal
After the Government Accountability Office recommended that the Air Force reconsider the bids, the agency has decided to hold off on recompeting the deal.
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Army intelligence technologies advancement contract goes to Stanley
Stanley will assist the Futures Directorate, Headquarters, Army Intelligence and Security Command in the coordination of technology development.
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Navy helicopter data link system to be built by Harris
The $53 million award calls for Harris to build the Ku-band Common Data Link Hawklink system for the Navy’s Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System helicopter.
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Administration opposes curbs on contractors
Bush administration officials objected to the Senate’s fiscal 2009 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 3001), partly because of provisions that would restrict the relationship between contractors and the Defense Department.
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