Digital Government

DARPA seeks propulsion tech

The defense research agency wants new technologies in microelectric propulsion for smaller and more flexible spacecraft and satellites

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Spawar awards two support contracts

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (Spawar) in Charleston, S.C., hired M.C. Dean and Eagan, McAllister

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Virus hits Navy Marine Corps Intranet

Samaritan worm hampers NMCI's connection to outside networks.

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DCIS to start fall tests

DOD agencies this fall will start testing a cross-credentialing system that would give employees and contractors a single access card for any Defense facility.

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NSA boosts credentials

Scrutiny of job applicants' credentials at the National Security Agency has always been intense, and it's about to get even more intense for senior information technology security specialists

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Navy health portal hits next phase

NMO has passed its first test and will be recognized as an official program of record.

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Booz Allen hires Army general

The consulting firm hired retired Army Lt. Gen. Robert Noonan Jr., former deputy chief of staff for intelligence for the Army.

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BAE wins Spawar deal

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center awarded BAE a contract worth up to $54.5 million for support services for ship command and control

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Securify wins Navy network deal

The California company will get almost $6 million to help the Navy Department root out legacy systems that don't meet current standards for security.

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DOD board: Shift soldiers out of the office

DOD ponders focusing uniformed personnel on warfighting roles

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CSC wins $36 million Navy deal

Computer Sciences Corp. will provide business and program management support for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center.

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Defense group to get ID middleware

A California company has been hired to provide software so a defense group can use the high-tech features of its identification cards.

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Intercepts

Terror Computer Camp; Cyber Grim Reaper!; Swarming UAVs; Outsourcing at the Corps

Modernization

DOD to take bids on Iraq telecom

Contract, to be awarded in September, will cover two years of development and management

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Military items get universal IDs

Defense Department officials hope to boost DOD's inventory control by giving each physical item a unique identification code.

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Defense aims to cut office uniforms

Military officials want to move non-civilian personnel from the back office to the front lines.

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Sailors return from IT duty

Navy training program places sailors with IT companies for one year

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DOD looks to make joint IT buys

Review board would give priority to purchases with joint capabilities

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Joining forces

Proposed goals for joint forces-related acquisitions

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DOD: Systems need more protection

The military's reliance on off-the-shelf software could make it more vulnerable to digital threats, one expert tells Congress.