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Report: DOD command systems need improvement
The Defense Department is working to correct developmental issues with both the Marine Corps’ Common Aviation Command and Control System and the Air Force’s Battle Control System-Fixed.
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Army awards more infrastructure modernization work
The Army has awarded Siemens Government Services Inc. a contract to support an ongoing effort to modernize the core information infrastructure at its facilities.
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Army gets records management support
Science Applications International Corp. wins a task order to support the interactive system that holds Army personnel information.
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Hand-held biometrics continue to evolve
The Army and Marines plan to make substantial improvements to the way that they gather and process biometric information from hand-held devices.
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Army to get Raven UAS with digital data links
The Army has ordered 50 new Raven unmanned aircraft systems equipped with new digital data links from AeroVironment Inc.
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UAE to buy Patriot spares through FMS program
The United Arab Emirates will purchase as much as $246 million in spare parts from Raytheon Co. to support the Patriot missile system.
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Rules of engagement
As the Defense Department builds a cyber force, forming a doctrine for cyber warfare is its opening challenge.
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Giving the Army eyes and ears
Project Manager Night Vision is a 0-6 level PM within the Program Executive Officer-Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO-IEW&S).
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Army seeks extra layer of defense
Initially considered by the Defense Department to primarily be an information assurance tool, biometrics has steadily gained momentum as a critical element in fighting the war on terrorism.
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Army awards satellite control system work
The Army has awarded a contract to ITT Corp. to furnish on-site services and support for the control portion of the Defense Satellite Communications System.
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Biometrics Task Force awards 12 contracts
The Biometrics Task Force will contract with 12 companies for a variety of biometric products and services.
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Pair to provide radios through interim program
Thales Communications and Harris Corp. will compete for delivery orders under an interim program designed to provide the U.S. military with tactical radios.
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Defense Knowledge Online at fiscal crossroads
Officials at the Defense Information Systems Agency are working to develop a future strategy for the fiscally challenged Defense Knowledge Online portal.
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Robots will help Army with bomb missions
Troops will use the robots to investigate suspicious objects from a safe distance.
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Army retrofits Shadow UAVs with laser targeting
The retrofit kits for the Shadow UAS will add weapons targeting capabilities to its existing electro-optic and infrared surveillance capabilities.
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DOD sees small increase in IT budget
The Defense Department’s fiscal 2009 information technology budget request of $33 billion represents a 3 percent increase over DOD’s enacted fiscal 2008 IT budget.
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Army brings real-time weather to artillery targeting
The Meteorological Measuring Set Profiler will give Army artillerymen a 'nowcast' of weather at target locations by integrating data from multiple sources.
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Army commands software support for C4ISR
Under the contract, Northrop Grumman Corp. will work with the Headquarters of the U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army to support the command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems that serve Army, joint, coalition and NATO operations.
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