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Cyberspace officers get their wings
The Air Force has transferred about 3,000 communications officers to new positions as cyberspace officers, reports Bruce Rolfsen at Air Force Times.
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Air Force gets assistance with logistics upgrade
Serco Inc. will upgrade Air Force logistics information and data system operations under a Consolidated Acquisition of Professional Services contract valued at approximately $14 million over two years.
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Air Force awards network security contract
Avaya Government Solutions has won a recompete contract from the Air Force valued at approximately $64 million to provide information assurance, network assessment and network engineering support.
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Readers offer UAV design pointers
Several readers thought that our article, “Future UAVs must multitask,” raised compelling questions about the U.S. military’s strategy for developing drones, and wanted to offer their own opinions on the matter.
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Air Force writes a book on social media protocol
Air Force strategist offers a few do's and don'ts on putting together an effective social media guidebook.
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Word on the street about data encryption
Our story about vendors' efforts to develop storage devices that meet new guidelines issued this year by the Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations (NTF-GNO) generated some insightful comments--and useful suggestions--from readers.
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Future UAVs must multitask, Air Force says
The next-generation of unmanned aerial vehicles will need to take on additional duties and be able to synchronize with other platforms, Defense Department officials said at an April summit.
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Air Force adjusts big-ticket acquisition programs
The Air Force is looking to improve its acquisition activities, starting immediately with the impending contract awards for the KC-X tanker, F-35 joint strike fighter and the NETCENTS-2 programs, according Air Force Assistant Secrtary for Acquisition David Van Buren.
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Air Force recruits assistance for network defense
L-3 Communications Corp. will assist the Air Forces Central Command in protecting the security of its network operations under a five-year contract.
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Military seeks to disrupt the enemy's decision cycle
Success in battle is increasingly about making decisions more quickly than your adversary can.
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Encryption may end flash drives' exile for good
In late 2008, the Strategic Command's Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations put in place an immediate ban on the use of flash drives -- USB storage devices that have become the modern version of the floppy disk.
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Space plane to make house calls for satellite repairs
The Air Force this week will test the flight capabilities of a new generation of unmanned space planes designed to transport satellite components to space, reports John Reed at Defense News
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Air Force gets helping hand with cyber defense
Booz Allen and Hamilton Inc. has won a pair of contracts that total approximately $34.2 million to help the Air Force strengthen its cyber defense capabilities, the Defense Department has announced.
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What's up in space?
The Air Force Space Command is developing a variety of space-based monitoring systems to improve situational awareness.
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Army grapples with sensor overload
The military pushes for plug-and-play tools to improve sensor-to-shooter situational awareness.
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Afghanistan tests limits of unmanned sensors
The rural nature of Afghanistan is creating a huge demand for intelligence information and also serving as a proving ground to test new sensors designed to detect enemy threats and locations, reports David Fulghum at Aviation Week.
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Moving at the 'speed of war' is Air Force ISR unit's goal
Air Force ISR Agency Commander Maj. Gen. Bradley Heithold discusses the challenge of ISR processing, exploitation and dissemination, in addition to coordinating with the Air Force Cyber Command and discerning lessons of the Sentinel Focus ‘10 exercise.
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Air Force names new chief information officer
Brig. Gen. Ian R. Dickinson will head up communications and information activities at Headquarters Air Force Space Command.
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