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Army to upgrade Firefinder radar systems
A joint venture between Raytheon Co. and Thales Group will upgrade Army Firefinder radar systems under a new contract.
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Army Reserves to get SIPRnet cafes
The Army Reserves has hired STG to install sites that it will use to access the Secret IP Router Network.
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Army approves Cisco Unified Wireless Network
The Army has listed the Cisco Unified Wireless Network package on its Information Assurance Approved Products List.
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Contract Watch: Telos leads NETCENTS integrators in 2008 buys
Telos had more than $230 million in new sales from the Air Force’s NETCENTS program in fiscal year 2008, the most of any of the program’s eight prime contractors, the company announced Dec. 17. The Ashburn, Va.-based company also announced it had received more than $100 million in new NETCENTS orders during the fourth quarter.
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Army rolls forward with Web financial system
The U.S. Army’s five-year-long effort to transition its financial management to a Web-enabled enterprise resource planning (ERP) configuration has had its first deployment at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
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Military has mini supercomputer in works
Military personnel could soon have the power of a supercomputer in a wearable, 1-pound box. The mini-supercomputer is based on a 5.6-inch wide, 3.3-inch high, 1-inch deep unit.
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Army enlists logistics support for Fort Polk
The Army has awarded a five-year, $90 million task order to Northrop Grumman Corp. for logistics support at Fort Polk, La.
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UAVs spread their mission wings
The U.S. Army plans to use unmanned aerial vehicles to assist with counterinsurgency and counterterrorism efforts next year in Africa and South America.
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Virtual Army recruiting center to launch in 2009
A virutal Army recruiting center will be launched on Second Life in January 2009, according to the Army Training and Doctrine Command.
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Cyber attacks threaten agency missions, experts say
A variety of existing measures could significantly improve the security of government information technology systems in the next two years, experts said at a cyber security conference in Washington this week.
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Army intelligence systems support work extended
The Genesis III prime contract calls for CACI to continue providing comprehensive engineering and logistics support for ground- and air-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems at locations worldwide.
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DOD awards telecom center support task
The U.S. Army Information Technology Agency awarded the task order under the Network-Centric Solutions contract. It calls for Telos to provide Defense Message System support at the Pentagon Telecommunications Center, the Army’s nerve center for operating and managing the critical IT infrastructure related to messaging.
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Army awards information assurance contract
STG Inc. will provide information assurance services to the Army office responsible for such services under a new task order.
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Advanced sensors give soldiers best battlefield picture
High-tech sensors on the battlefield are cutting through the situational awareness limitations that confront vehicle-mounted soldiers. In a time when much of the military operates in chaotic urban settings – with their potential for roadside bombs, blocked fields of view and snipers – gaining an electronic edge in situational awareness has become more important than ever before.
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Army award to accelerate intell capabilities
The award from the Army’s Communications-Electronics Command calls for Argon ST Inc. to deliver advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities using the company’s Prism product.
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Sergeant majors want better technology for the troops
The organizers of this week’s Army Science Conference asked six Command sergeant majors how well soldiers like all their new technological “toys.”
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Gen. Chiarelli calls for streamlined fielding of technology
The Army’s vice chief of staff wants to ensure FCS is ‘going in a direction we can defend.’
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Army Science Conference: TRADOC commander emphasizes 'outcomes'
General William S. Wallace highlighted the key areas the Army needs near-term results from technology research in his keynote at the Army Science Conference in Orlando.
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Army to receive vehicle, cargo inspection system
The Army has tapped Science Applications International Corp. to provide a nonintrusive inspection system for vehicles and cargo under a $97.9 million contract.
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