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Navy extends contract for warfare analysis, software upgrade
ManTech International Corp. has won a $17.5 million Navy award that calls for a range of IT services under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.
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Navy integrated warfare office awards support deal
The Navy Program Executive Office - Integrated Warfare Systems awards Alion Science and Technology Corp. a five-year, $200 million delivery order to provide professional support services.
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Navy reaps benefits of fusion effort, admiral says
The Navy has merged its intelligence and command and control organizations at all levels across the organization as a way to improve both functions, Adm. Gary Roughhead said this week.
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Navy data analysis system to speed target acquisition
The Navy's new automated data fusion system will help analysts by streamlining their workload.
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Navy should consider alternatives to NGEN, auditors say
New report calls for the Navy to stop funding its next-generation networking program until it reviews alternative acquisition strategies.
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Unmanned aircraft system new arsenal in battling pirates
ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system is a new tool in the escalating war against pirates.
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Naval Academy weaves cybersecurity into curriculum
The U.S. Naval Academy is adding two cybersecurity courses to its curriculum in an effort to elevate training in a field now considered essential to national security.
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Navy picks 8 for integrated security work
Lockheed Martin Corp., BAE Systems Inc., L-3 Services and five other companies have been named to a Navy indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract that includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the individual contracts to an estimated $183 billion.
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Navy awards four cybersecurity work
Four of the nation’s largest government contractors have won Navy task orders under a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a total potential value of $204 million over five years if all options are exercised.
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Mission specialization might help solve DOD's funding woes
In an era of tight budgets and ongoing conflict, specialization is an intriguing idea, but experts question whether it would save money.
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Joint tactical radios approved for aircraft integration
Next-generation radio terminals aim to improve situational awareness and communications for deployed forces.
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Navy picks 4 to handle cybersecurity tasks
Science Applications International Corp., General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and Booz Allen Hamilton have won awards from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, and will vie for cybersecurity task orders under a five-year contract valued in excess of $200 million.
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Dominance in cyberspace might not be possible
U.S. military cyber operations are complicated by undefined landscape, undeveloped understanding and Washington politics, according to top Navy officials.
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Navy's souped-up acquisition strategy would save $35B
The Navy's effiency plans will hinge on streamlining personnel, buying smarter and closely examining major programs, says Robert Work, the military service's under secretary.
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Navy takes holistic approach to interoperability
Top naval engineer says plans to improve interoperability will include broader views of networks and systems, new roadmaps for IT operations and new workers with system-of-systems expertise.
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Navy taps contractor for signature-silencing work
ManTech International Corp. has won a four-year, $45 million task order from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division for engineering and technical assistance.
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Tech-savvy Navy personnel still need IT training
Familiarity with popular technologies doesn't yield an IT expert, says Rear Adm. Patrick Brady, commander of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command.
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Navy must adjust to evolving conflict, says vice admiral
As the Navy faces a rapidly changing world of asymmetric warfare, it must evolve its training and capabilities and sharpen its unique skills to secure the maritime domain, Vice Adm. Richard Hunt, commander of the Third Fleet, said in the kickoff address for AFCEA West 2011.
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Navy halts creation of new data centers, server purchases
The Navy has frozen its server purchases and halted the creation of new data centers in a move seen as a step toward reducing its IT infrastructure.
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