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Harnessing the full power of sensor fusion
The Army is learning how to best adapt its Distributed Common Ground System to accommodate new sensor capabilities and the large volume of data they produce.
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Army Brig. Gen. Thomas Cole talks about electronic warfare progress
Brig. Gen. Thomas Cole, Army program executive officer, talks about some of the challenges facing the seven program manager offices within the Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors.
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Data Packets
Defense Department brass provided briefings on initiatives related to cybersecurity, information networks, military communications and more at the recent LandWarNet 2009 Conference.
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Army orders ground robots for engineer, infantry support
The Army has placed an order for 486 of iRobot’s PackBot 510s, the largest order the company has ever received.
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Army expects new network to reduce costs 65 percent
The Army has ordered a new optical network linking White Sands and Fort Bliss that it expects to cut costs by more than half.
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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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Army to receive more than 3,000 new VSATs
L-3 Communications Corp. will deliver satellite communication terminals to the Army and other tactical and logistics units under a contract with Eyak Technology.
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Visualization tools support Army's criminal investigations
SRA analysts use visualization software to support the Army Criminal Investigation Command's cases against bribery, money laundering and conspiracy.
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Northrop wins $430M Army information operations contract
Northrop Grumman Corp. will continue to provide the Army with information technology and network operations services under a five-year award that could be worth as much at $430 million if all options are exercised.
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DOD likely to adopt limited social networking
Navy CIO Robert Carey says powerful opportunities exist for social networking inside networks controlled by the military.
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Cyber Dashboard aims to give Army visual insight into metrics
The new prototype will focus on the effectiveness of the Army's cyberspace initiatives.
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Need for cultural change is driving force of transformation progress
Michael Krieger, the deputy chief information officer/G-6, remains upbeat about the future of military network infrastructure.
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Challenges remain in evolving VoIP to more secure SIPR-based environment
Army voice communications are on the "threshold of a transformational change," according to one official.
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Army exploring commercially managed enterprise e-mail system
The Army released a request for information this week seeking industry recommendations on ways to provide commercially managed enterprise messaging and collaboration services as part of a broader move to streamline and standardize operations and reduce operating costs.
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Army explores commercially managed enterprise e-mail
The Army released a request for information this week seeking industry recommendations on ways to provide commercially managed enterprise messaging and collaboration services as part of a broader move to streamline and standardize operations and reduce operating costs.
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Could a newly established command get lost in the Army shuffle?
Protecting the hundreds of U.S.-based communications networks is just the start; the command will also work to combine them all into a single enterprise network, an endeavor that is already making waves.
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DARPA developing a $500 radio for WIN-T program
WIN-T Increment 3 is looking at a $500 radio for the dismounted soldier, under development by DARPA. Considered almost a throwaway device at that price, the Wireless Networking After Next radio would have four channels and extend WIN-T’s on-the-move capabilities to soldiers on foot.
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GNEC key to reducing network access points, improving security, says MG Lawrence
MG Susan Lawrence says the key to improving security and improving Army networks involves aligning people, equipment and policy under the Global Network Enterprise Concept.
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Three questions with Gary Winkler, Army PEO EIS
Gary Winkler, Program Executive Officer for Army Enterprise Information Systems, talks about what's new this year at LandWarNet offerings and the PEO EIS' plans for ERP systems.
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