Defense Systems
Air Force angers small businesses with code decision
Officials are opting for a NAICS code that sets a larger small-business size standard after switching this spring from a code with a more restrictive size standard.
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Lockheed establishes missile defense unit in Huntsville, AL
Lockheed Martin Corp. has established a new missile defense systems operating unit in Huntsville, Ala., to support a number of key programs based in the area and also pursue additional business opportunities.
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Air Force picks HP for enterprise IT
Hewlett-Packard will provide workstations and desktop PCs to the Air Force under the service’s enterprise IT purchase program.
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Air Force certifies RFID devices for aircraft use
The Air Force has certified Savi Technology's radio frequency identification asset tracking and security devices for use aboard all sizes and classifications of fixed- and rotary-winged aircraft that transport supplies for the Defense Department.
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Social media is focus of new DOD home page
Social media is the prominent feature on the new Defense Department's home page launched this week.
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DISA asks industry for help with new priorities
DISA wants to deliver on-demand, enterprisewide technology services across the Defense Department.
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Director view: Gregory Garcia, Director, 754th Electronic Systems Group, USAF
Gregory Garcia, director of the 754th Electronic Systems Group, which oversees the Air Force’s Network Centric Solutions contract, talks about the strategy behind NetCents-2 and his expectations for the new contract.
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Data Packets
The Air Force has unveiled a blueprint for fielding an entire family of unmanned vehicles during the next 40 years and established a centralized authority to oversee all network directory and e-mail services in a move to boost security.
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Joint venture to expand fuel-cell technology for military apps
UltraCell and Protonex Technology Corp. are working together to expand fuel-cell technology for military applications.
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Air Force picks three for $495M force protection contract
Three contractors will compete to provide the Air Force with force protection security services under a $495 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.
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DISA 'private cloud' serves as personnel system
The Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, is preparing to move its personnel support applications to a “software-as-a-service” model hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency.
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DOD tests fuel-cell technology for ground, UAV uses
The Defense Department is stepping up efforts to provide soldiers in the field with reliable, long-lasting portable power by working with companies to integrate fuel-cell technologies into mobile and off-grid power applications.
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Advanced communications satellite passes key milestone
Lockheed Martin Corp. has completed final thermal vacuum testing of a next-generation communications satellite for the Defense Department and is ready to embark on final integrated system testing.
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What next after TSAT?
A California satellite communications provider is touting its new satellite as a possible solution to some of the Defense Department’s high-speed, broadband communications needs.
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Air defense centers to remain in familiar hands
A General Dynamics unit has won a $67.7 million contract to furnish technology services for air defense systems.
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Air Force office selects TCS for security enhancement
The Air Force has awarded Trusted Computer Solutions Inc. a $2.1 million contract to furnish products and services to support its Cryptologic Systems Group at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
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Air Force picks vendors for $600M air and space intell competition
Three contractors will compete for $600 million in software support and information analysis tasks to support the National Air and Space Intelligence Center over five years, the Air Force announced July 8.
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Data Packets
The Army validated its Network Service Center; the Government Accountability Office highlighted lessons learned from the canceled Future Combat Systems program; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms dominate the Paris Air Show; and a Marine Corps command in Iraq turned to wide-area network optimization during a headquarters relocation.
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DISA keeps pace with net-centric milestones
Air Force Col. Deidre Briggs discusses the progress toward certifying the initial operational capability of DISA’s Net-Centric Enterprise Services program.
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