Defense Systems

DOD leaders take their place in the Fed 100

FCW's annual list honoring people doing great things in public-sector IT includes 22 Defense Department honorees.

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Simulations to help Marines think on their feet

ONR puts out a call for simulation systems that help teach decision-making at the squad level, an area that has been overlooked by researchers.

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Pentagon names first Marine to lead DIA

Maj. Gen. Vincent Stewart, who currently runs the Marine Forces Cyber Command, will add a star and assume control late this month.

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Pro-ISIS hackers compromise Central Command's social media sites

Centcom's Twitter and YouTube accounts were temporarily suspended after a hack by a group claiming to be ISIS sympathizers.

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Navy adds 2 vendors to $2.5 billion CANES contract

CGI Federal and DRS Technologies, which protested after being left off the original award, can now bid for work on the Navy’s next=generation shipboard network.

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Tiny components could help secure the IT supply chain

DARPA awards a $4.1 million contract under its SHIELD program to detect counterfeit parts.

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Army forms teams of experts to support DCGS-A training

Tactical engagement teams will school leaders and soldiers on employing the intelligence system as a weapons system.

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Navy awards $32.6M deal for shipboard info-sharing system

Data Link Solutions will build up to 12 of the latest Multi-Functional Information Distribution System on Ship units.

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DOD continues push to boost supercomputing power

The high-performance modernization program awards two $30 million contracts to increase computing capacity at its HPC centers.

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Navy sets a three-prong plan for information dominance

Three documents signed this week lay out long-range strategies for mastery of cyberspace and the electromagnetic spectrum.

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Airborne infrared targeting sensor passes key milestone

The Navy’s Infrared Search and Track system can track heat sources from long rnage while avoiding detection itself.

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Army to go solar at Redstone Arsenal

Project will produce up to 18,000 megawatt-hours per year of power at the base.

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Can transparent computing stop the worst cyberattacks?

A new DARPA program wants to throw light on the dark alleys in computer systems where Advanced Persistent Threats and other attacks hide.

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NATO stages its largest cyber exercise to date

The multinational Cyber Coalition 2014 tests the organization’s ability quickly share information and coordinate a response to a series of attacks.

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Special Ops wants next-gen device-cracking tools

The Special Operations Command is looking for the latest devices for quickly cracking into the PCs, smartphones and tablets of terrorists.

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AFRL's 3D audio helps pilots sort through the chatter

The lab's technology makes multiple audio feeds sound like their coming from different locations, adding clarity to each voice.

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With pull of a plug, Navy completes transition to new ERP system

The final portions of the old system are transferred to Navy ERP, as MFCS is shut down.

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Watch: the future of autonomous robots

The Air Force Research lab puts together a video of small systems that explore risky settings without endangering lives.

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Pentagon looking for an edge in chemical, biological drone warfare

The Thunderstorm demonstration program wants UAS that can detect and deter weapons of mass destruction, and technologies that can defense against small, WMD-laden drones.

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Wang named Army deputy CIO

He'll take over for Mike Krieger, who will retire from the civil service Oct. 31.