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DoD says it does not block LGBT websites, just personal blogs
The Department of Defense (DOD) announced on its Facebook page on Friday that it does not block service member access to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) websites.
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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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9 to compete for $997M in Army missile defense systems work
The Army Space and Missile Defense Command has selected nine firms to compete for $997 million worth of task orders in support of its mission.
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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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Microsoft inks first-ever joint licensing agreement with DoD
Microsoft announced Friday the most comprehensive licensing agreement ever established with the Department of Defense.
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General Dynamics to furnish NATO with ground surveillance software
General Dynamics Canada has been awarded a $32 million contract to furnish key communications network technology for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) 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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BAE wins $226M Army GPS deal
BAE has won an Army contract to furnish Global Positioning System technology and services.
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Cubic to furnish asset tracking to Afghanistan bases
Cubic Global Tracking Solutions has been awarded three Army and General Services Administration Schedule orders totaling approximately $4.8 million to expand its wireless mesh asset tracking technology at two U.S. bases in Afghanistan.
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Defense authorization bill would require contractors to report cyber breaches
The 2013 defense authorization bill would require contractors to inform the Defense Department about breaches of their networks that contain military data.
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Army issues its first RFP supporting the Network Integration Evaluation
The Army is looking for mature solutions to support a vehicle tactical router need, and to participate in the Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 14.1 event scheduled to take place in October-November 2013 at Fort Bliss, TX, and White Sands Missile Range, NM. This marks the first RFP to support the NIE events, according to the System of Systems Integration Directorate (SoSI), which is issuing the RFP.
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AAI wins Army contract to support remote video terminal
AAI has won a contract to furnish contractor logistics support for the Army's One System Remote Video Terminal.
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Lockheed buys maker of software for UAV control stations
Lockheed Martin has acquired CDL Systems, a developer of software for vehicle control stations used with unmanned systems.
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Rockwell Collins will complete TTNT waveform development under AFRL contract
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded Rockwell Collins an $18 million contract to complete the development and qualification of the Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) waveform.
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Army tests BAE's Phoenix radios in advance of mid-tier network radio competition
BAE Systems says that its Phoenix-2C radios successfully provided tactical networking capabilities during Army exercises related to the just-concluded Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 13.1, enabling soldiers to communicate more than 20 kilometers, double the mid-tier network requirement.
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Commander's dashboard to address soldier suicides
In response to an increase in soldier suicides, the Army will introduce in February a first-generation online software application called the Commander's Risk Reduction Dashboard.
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DARPA, Raytheon partner on small satellite imaging project
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a $1.5 million contract to Raytheon to tackle the initial phase of the Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements program.
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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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Sierra Nevada will provide counter IED jammers to be worn by individual soldiers
The U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded a $56.5 million contract for the production of Individual Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronics Warfare (ICREW) systems, referred to as “Baldr” systems.
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