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David Hubler

David Hubler is the former print managing editor for GCN and senior editor for Washington Technology. He is freelance writer living in Annandale, Va.
Defense Systems

Air Force picks provider for crypto systems upgrade

Air Force contract is part of intercontinental ballistic mission engineering and manufacturing development program.

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Army gets helping hand with cloud architecture

Quality Business Engineering will provide cloud computing architecture and engineering services to the service during an 18-month award.

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Navy's Internet cafe to do more than boost caffeine levels

The Navy has tapped DRS to build satellite and communication systems for continued morale, welfare and recreation of service members in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Army to close the 'gap' on intel training

A new contract awarded to Lockheed will ensure soldiers receive instruction in a variety of analytical and operational disciplines.

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Military services to get new digital imaging systems

GE will provide the Defense Logistics Agency with a digital imaging network-picture archive, communication system and components.

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Air Force takes aim at DART intell system expansion

NCI and partner Raytheon will upgrade the Air Force's Distributed Common Ground System's analysis and reporting capabilities.

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Two defense heavyweights vie for Navy tech, C4I tasks

Top tier integrators GDIT and SAIC will provide systems engineering, software and C4I support for the Navy.

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DOD awards pair of cloud-services task orders

Worth $4.3 million, the task orders are for cloud computing design and development as well as operations and maintenance-support services.

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Air Force taps Raytheon for continued tech, testing services

The nearly $180 million award calls for network-centric support and training at various Air Force centers.

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Army, Alion partner to determine best combat tech

The Rapid Equipping Force testing process will include engineering, reliability and risk assessments on commercial and government technologies, as well as operational tests in a combat environment.

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Army renews common ground station deal

The $47 million contract includes spare parts, assemblies, engineering support and other logistics needed to keep the Common Ground Stations technically current and fully operational.

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DARPA, Northrop team on RF transmitters project

Under a DARPA program, Northrop Grumman will conduct research to develop innovative RF power amplifier designs.

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Navy arranges network support for overseas cyber ops

Computer Sciences Corp. will support the Navy's overseas network, ONE-NET, under a contract that could be worth as much as $145 million.

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Air Force awards contract for cryptographic radio devices

In the first technology upgrade of the military’s portable radio devices in more than two decades, Raytheon Co. will design new lighter, power-efficient transmitter devices with more secure encryption technology.

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Navy Sea Systems Command lands critical areas support

The U.S. Navy has tapped TWD, a mid-size communications company in Arlington, Va., with providing it a broad range of IT services under a $121 million SeaPort-e Task Order.

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Army presses forward with command post modernization

General Dynamics C4 Systems has won a two-year contract with a maximum potential value of $78 million for the continued development and enhancement of the Command Post of the Future system.

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Navy division signs pact for information operations support

CACI International Inc. has won a $33.6 million Navy task order to provide information operations and other support services to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division's Irregular Warfare Technologies Division.

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Air Force to get IT combat systems boost

The Air Force will get support for its combat systems from Lockheed Martin, which will integrate commercial, open source and government software components.

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Navy warfare center finalizes systems support

The Navy has tapped Science Applications International Corp. with providing systems engineering and life-cycle integration services to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division under a five-year award that could be worth more than $38 million.

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DOD taps 6 in info assurance work

The Defense Department has awarded six government contractors each a contract worth more than $40 million to provide a range of support services to the Navy and other DOD and federal agencies.