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Military leaders issue guidance on preparing for worst-case fiscal scenarios
The across-the-board budget cuts that would occur if Congress does not find a way to avoid sequestration by March 1 would be detrimental to the readiness of U.S. armed forces and threaten their ability to respond to new crises around the globe, senior military leaders told Congress this month.
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Lockheed moves MUOS-2 satellite closer to July launch
Lockheed Martin has completed the required system testing on the second satellite in the U.S. Navy's Mobile User Objective System, and has placed the satellite in temporary storage before its scheduled launch in July.
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Navy moves forward on business and technology improvements
Terry Halvorsen, CIO, Department of the Navy, discusses business IT efficiency, cloud computing and enterprise e-mail.
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Navy installing first CANES system
The Navy’s next-generation shipboard tactical computing system is expected to set sail in the spring aboard a San Diego-based destroyer, the first of 23 ships scheduled to receive the system in an initial deployment.
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The Navy changes its mind and cancels CIO/IT conference
Just weeks after approving the Department of the Navy’s CIO/information technology conference, which is typically held in conjunction with the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s (AFCEA) West conference and exhibition in San Diego, the Navy changed it’s mind and has cancelled the event.
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NGEN contract expected by March
The Navy expects to award a contract this year for the shore-based portion of the service’s future computing environment.
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Lockheed delivers MUOS waveform for next-gen secure comms
Lockheed Martin has finished building the software waveform that is essential to the operation of the Navy's next-generation, geosynchronous satellite communications system.
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Northrop to continue support for Navy C2 processor
Northrop Grumman has won a contract potentially worth $95 million to help the Navy upgrade key command and control technologies.
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Accenture wins pair of contracts to help Navy improve financial reporting
The Navy has awarded Accenture Federal Services two contracts to continue supporting the Navy’s drive toward financial auditability.
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Northrop builds UAV for Navy Triton program
Northrop Grumman is assembling with its own resources an unmanned aerial vehicle for use as a development and demonstration platform for at-sea surveillance under the Navy's MQ-4C Triton program.
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4 picked to assist Chief of Naval Operations division
The Navy has selected four contractors to furnish program and technical support to the Chief of Naval Operations' Energy and Environmental Readiness Division
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Cyber sailors to get 40 hours of continuous learning annually
The Department of the Navy (DON) recently established policy for professional development of the Cyberspace/Information Technology Workforce through a continuous learning program.
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SAIC nabs $667M Navy technical services deal
Science Applications International Corp. has won a contract potentially worth as much as $667 million over three years from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center-Atlantic to furnish technical support.
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Navy CANES receives Milestone C approval for limited production and deployment
The Navy’s Consolidated Afloat Network and Enterprise Services (CANES) program received its Milestone C acquisition decision memorandum from Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall on Dec. 14.
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ViaSat gets Navy order for communications terminals
ViaSat has received a delivery order from the Navy to furnish terminals that will enable high-capacity digital data and voice communications capabalities for U.S. military platforms.
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Navy CIO says new efficiencies have saved $100 million so far
New Department of the Navy (DON) information technology efficiencies have so far saved $100 million, a start on what the Navy’s CIO office says its goal to cut $2 billion from the Navy’s overall budget, according to DON Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen.
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Department of Navy IT/CIO conference approved for January
The Department of the Navy’s CIO/information technology conference, which is typically held in conjunction with the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s (AFCEA) West conference and exhibition in San Diego, was approved by Navy Assistant for Administration Carla Lucchino.
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X-47B UCAS completes land-based catapult launch
The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator has successfully completed a land-based catapult launch at Patuxent River Naval Air Station.
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First MUOS satellite begins limited operations
The U.S. Strategic Command has accepted the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite for initial operational use.
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