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Air Force moves forward on job cuts
The Air Force has set in motion a budget plan that would cut active-duty, Air National Guard and Reserve positions nationwide.
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10 years in the making: Coast Guard refines IT plan
The service is in the process of completing sensor capabilities for ships and aircraft that have been under development for the past decade, and is even considering a private cloud hosting system, among other IT upgrades.
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One bad part dooms $72.8M Global Hawk
Screws holding a Line Replaceable Unit in the unmanned aerial vehicle apparently shook loose during a mission over Eastern Afghanistan making it uncontrollable.
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9 companies compete for Navy ISR contracts
The contracts for equipment and services could reach half a billion dollars if all options are exercised.
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Lawmakers strum notes on dueling cyber bills
The alternative cybersecurity bill introduced by Republican senators encourages voluntary information sharing between the government and private sectors, but includes no requirements for securing privately owned critical infrastructure.
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Officials undecided about Global Hawk savings
Air Force officials have told the House Appropriation Committee's defense subcommittee that the service isn't sure what it will do with the money it saves by cutting the RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 unmanned aircraft program.
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Brigade fires up UAS to get the big picture
A task force of an Army aviation brigade for the first time deployed to a training scenario with its own unmanned aircraft system troop organic to it.
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DOD cyber training aims to prevent future data spills
The Defense Department will spend $190 million to train professionals to use threat detector.
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IG finds more than 5,400 cybersecurity incidents at NASA
Cybersecurity problems at NASA range from installing malicious software to intruders stealing credentials for employees.
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DARPA seeks mapping of RF spectrum for deployed troops
The RF Mapping program seeks to help small tactical units such as platoons or companies that rarely carry equipment for monitoring radio emissions.
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Even cyber defense is not immune to politics
The White House says a cybersecurity bill put together by GOP senators isn't tough enough.
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Companies, government mine social media for intel
Companies are seeking to combine open-source data to predict future events.
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Air Force scales back AEHF upgrade
The Air Force is deferring scheduled upgrades to its highly secure constellation of communications satellites so it can fund other Defense Department programs.
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Experimental UAV seeks to control deadly vibrations
An experimental unmanned aerial vehicle will use computing power to control "flutter" that can shake airframes apart.
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More cash for less flash: Reaper UAVs said much more costly than manned aircraft
The MQ-9 Reaper UAV might be as much as two to six times more expensive than the military aircraft it's compared with.
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DOD to plan for possible deep spending cuts
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the Defense Department will plan how to handle possible major spending cuts from a budget crisis, but hopes it won't be forced to do so.
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Spy blimps may get shot down by delays, costs
The Navy has deflated its MZ-3A blimp, the Army’s airship has had development roadblocks and the Air Force may ground one of its large blimps.
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Three companies get up to $874 million for ISR work
AAI, CSC and Insitu have each been awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contract for unmanned aircraft intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services.
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The unsolved case of the Army's missing bomb jammers
Thieves stole two Toyota Land Cruisers from a coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan, that contained two sets of top-secret Duke radio frequency jammers used to block the signals that detonate remote-controlled improvised explosive devices.
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