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Cyber warriors: The next generation
The cyber commands are planning to add thousands of new personnel. Where will they come from? And how will the services train them?
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SAIC to support Navy maritime intelligence systems
The Navy has awarded a contract to SAIC to furnish technical and engineering support for maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and information operations (ISR/IO) for existing and future command and control systems.
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Thales to assess future military communications needs for EU
The European Union has asked Thales to conduct an inventory of the main terrestrial and satellite communications network programs in European Union countries as the basis for identifying future communications needs from a holistic standpoint.
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DOD highly vulnerable to cyberattack from sophisticated opponents
The U.S. military is not ready for full-scale cyber warfare with a sophisticated and well-resourced opponent, and therefore must begin as soon as possible to address a number of major deficiencies in its cyber arsenal and cyber strategy, according to a DOD report.
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DARPA issues presolicitation notice for satellite recycling project
DARPA has issued a presolicitation notice for a program that would develop and demonstrate robotic technologies to harvest and re-use components of non-operational satellites in geostationary orbit.
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DARPA to help Navy put UAVs on small ships
The Defense Department's research arm has established a new program in which it will assist the Navy with finding ways to use smaller ships as mobile launch and recovery sites for medium-altitude long-endurance, fixed-wing UAVs.
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Navy wants help with extendable mobile ad-hoc network testbed
The Naval Research Laboratory wants assitance from the contracting community with various aspects of its existing extendable mobile ad-hoc network emulator testbed.
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Air Force seeks small businesses to help it exploit cyber threats
The Air Force is seeking information from small businesses on the capabilities they possess to assist with identifying, neutralizing and exploiting threats in the cyber realm to the service's people, weapons systems and networks.
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Navy wants a new electronic procurement system
The Navy has issued a request for information (RFI) for an electronic procurement system (EPS) to replace the contract writing capabilities of the legacy Defense Department Standard Procurement System.
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DOD mobile device plan seeks to synchronize devices, initiatives
The Defense Department has released a commercial mobile device implementation plan that puts in place a framework to equip the department's mobile-device users with secure classified and protected unclassified mobile technologies.
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GAO says receiver performance needs to improve
The FCC should consider collecting information on the practical effects of options to improve receiver performance as one of the ways to enhance spectrum efficiency and meet the growing demand for spectrum as a result of the growth of commercial wireless broadband services and government missions, says the GAO.
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Navy $1.2B contract mod would extend NMCI services for NGEN transition
The Navy on Feb. 20 said it intends to issue a sole-source contract modification that could potentially extend the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet Continuity of Services Contract by five months, and increase its cost by $1.2 billion to cover ongoing transition to Next Generation Enterprise Services program.
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Independent analysis of DOD authorization act offers insight on cybersecurity and Big Data
The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act requires the Defense Department to make a number of concrete changes related to IT acquisition, cybersecurity, and network operations and software that will change the way the department does business in the years ahead.
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Air Force begins first wave of mobile device distribution
The Air Force has begun the first wave of mobile device distribution in an effort to heighten the service's mobile operational potential of its Airmen and the real-time functionality of its executives.
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FAA faces continuing challenges integrating UAS into national airspace, says GAO
The FAA faces continuing challenges as it seeks to develop strategies for integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the nation's airspace and has missed a number of key deadlines that the agency set for itself on the program, according to the GAO.
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FAA issues RFP for unmanned aircraft test sites
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a request for proposals Feb. 14 for where it might establish six unmanned aircraft system test sites in the continental United States.
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Like it or not, controversial CISPA cybersecurity bill is back
Two members of the House Intelligence Committee on Feb. 13 reintroduced their Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), which passed the House of Representatives last year but failed to make it through the Senate.
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DISA wants to refresh its network with next-gen transport tech
The Defense Information Systems Agency is seeking next-generation transport technologies for the Defense Department's information network, according to a procurement notice.
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General Atomics recognizes 43 suppliers for excellent performance
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has honored 43 suppliers with its annual Supplier Excellence Awards in recognition of outstanding quality and delivery performance.
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