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Army establishes network compliance checklists
Service officials plan to use the acquisition process to build an enterprise-wide interoperable and integrated network.
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FCS unmanned vehicles move through review
A government and industry team has given the go-ahead for the unmanned vehicles slated for the Army’s Future Combat Systems to proceed beyond the preliminary design review stage.
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Army investigates suspected database breach
Soldiers registered for the Operation Tribute to Freedom program may have had personal information exposed, the service says.
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Army to get logistics management support
The Army has awarded a new contract to BearingPoint Inc. for assistance with logistics, maintenance and supply.
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Army Geospatial Center gets marching orders
The Army Geospatial Center will support the Army Battle Command System and integrate technologies and processes to give warfighters a geospatial common operational picture.
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IT key to facing new military challenges, Cartwright says
To fight constantly evolving enemies, U.S. forces must be faster at deploying IT systems to warfighters, said the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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WIN-T: Army passes milestone for mobile networking
The contracting team building the Army’s new high-speed communications network has successfully completed extensive tests of the project's second phase.
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Army evaluates robots for big EOD dig
The Army Environmental Command looks to robots to clear unexploded ordnance.
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DOD announces new nominations
The Defense Department announced the nominations of Michael Brown and Janice Hamby to rear admiral. DOD also announced that Rear Adm. Ann Gilbride has been appointed to be the first director of the National Maritime Intelligence Center.
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High-tech soldier tracking system not quite on track
An Army National Guard exercise at Camp Blanding, Fla., served as a live test for a new training system developed by SRI International — with mixed reviews.
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Army wants assistance with missile defense technology
The Army Space and Missile Defense Command needs contractors to provide assistance with a full-range of needs related to missile defense technologies.
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Army plans to expand training for new technologies
The Army might standardize training on new technologies for all of its combat units rather than provide training in a piecemeal fashion to only elite units, said a top Army official.
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Army orders ground combat training systems
The Army plans to purchase a large quantity of ground combat trainer systems from Cubic Corp. under a new contract.
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Army puts FCS software to the test
The systems integrators heading the Army’s Future Combat Systems program have confirmed that the hardware and software development required for the program’s vehicles and weapons systems is proceeding as planned.
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Army combat radios to get network channel
Two defense contractors will work to develop a more interoperable radio system by connecting the high-band width Soldier Radio Waveform with the existing Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System.
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Army gets tech support for logistics innovation
Unisys Corp. will provide IT services to the Army Logistics Innovation Agency under a new three-year task order.
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Army gets help with scientific research program
Battelle Memorial Institute will continue providing scientific, technical and advisory services to an Army research program under a new contract.
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Army might cut half of FCS vehicles
The Army may cancel or delay half of the vehicles planned for its Future Combat Systems program in an effort to avoid more drastic cuts by senior Defense Department officials or Congress.
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Secrets to deploying and maintaining FDCC
Chris Cornwell oversaw the process of assuring that 14,000 Army headquarters desktops and laptops, including those in the Pentagon, remained FDCC-compliant. Here is what he learned.
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