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Army Signal Corps marches efficiently into the 21st century

The Army Signal Corps is upgrading its training, equipment and roles to support cyberspace operations and get away from its draft-era mentality.

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Better image tagging improves warfighter situational awareness

As networking makes all types of data readily available to warfighters, technical planners are continuing to enhance techniques to make sure warfighters can find the files they need.

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Army to issue ITES-3H RFP in 2012

The 10-year, $5 billion Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-3 Hardware contract will support the Army's requirements for commercial hardware and more.

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Army's Prophet Enhanced system offers mobile intell

The Army's intelligence arm is building combat muscle as the service readies to expand the mobile Prophet Enhanced ground signals intelligence system that it says is proving vital through its flexibility and mobility on the battlefield.

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Army aims for optimum quality control of geospatial products

The Army Geospatial Center is helping DOD improve stewardship of geospatial products, says Joseph Fontanella, the center's director.

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Army taps General Dynamics for tactical IT hardware

Common Hardware Systems-4 contract will standardize Army procurement of tactical IT systems and services.

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Military strives to lighten the load of comms gear

The military has multiple strategies for reducing the size, weight and power of warfighter communications equipment.

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Army to hold large-scale manned-unmanned air system demo

The Army will hold the largest demonstration to date of manned and unmanned aircraft systems interoperability Sept. 15 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.

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Harris gets order for WIN-T highband networking radios

Harris Corp. will supply more than 100 highband networking radio systems for the Army's Warfighter Information Network Tactical Increment 2 under a $16 million follow-on contract from Lockheed Martin Corp.

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Army schedules tech integration work at TRADOC

The Army has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to deliver a wide array of enterprise IT architecture services to improve data management and information sharing at the service's Training and Doctrine Command.

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Workforce critical to Army's cyber future

The Army Cyber Command is setting its sights on 2020 — and the soldier of the future who will defend Defense Department networks.

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Joint networking can help drive IT efficiency: Pollett

New joint network strategies are among a crop of the Army's departmentwide IT initiatives that are targeted to solve multiple problems that plague military data sharing.

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Army sees big pay off from field integration test

The Army recently ran its first large-scale field integration test, the Network Integration Evaluation, which was so successful that three more tests are already scheduled.

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Army makes strides toward IT standardization

The Army's enterprise e-mail effort has a bigger motivation than just messaging -- it could also help solve some problems in IT acquisition.

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Unified Army network walks tightrope of security, user needs, cutbacks

The arena of security is constantly evolving. And it seems it took another turn at LandWarNet 2011, where the topic of cyber defense was being considered alongside technology demands and defense cuts.

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Army works to get the word out on tech initiatives

Army strategic communication staffs are using an array of communications techniques to get important messages out.

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Army cyber arm must prepare mentally for what lies ahead

The Army's cyber domain, still very much in development, will benefit from better understanding of people, thought processes and integration of effort.

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Army formulates strategic plan for cyber component

A new strategic plan from Army Cyber Command will be built on prevailing, preparing and preserving and enhancing the service's all-volunteer force.

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Geeks are the future of warfare

Cyber warfare will require a new type of warrior, says LandWarNet's opening speaker.

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Army integration exercise will improve situational awareness

Defense Systems' staff visited Army facilities at Fort Bliss, Texas, and White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in May to learn first-hand about the technologies that went into the Network Integration Exercise.