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Navy/USMCNavy Efforts To Reduce Ship Fuel Use Showing Positive Results
By Geoff Fein The Navy is turning to commercial technologies to find ways to reduce fuel consumption in the fleet. Naval Sea Systems Command has two efforts, one looking at […]
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Business/FinancialL-1 Tops SAFRAN’s Offer For Digimarc’s ID Business
By Calvin Biesecker Determined to secure the stronghold on the nation’s driver’s license credentialing market, L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] yesterday boosted its offering price for Digimarc Corp. [DMRC] by nearly […]
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CongressGAO Sees Some Progress In DHS SBI Spend Plans
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is doing a better job justifying some of its expenditures under the Secure Border Initiative (SBI) but its spending plan is still lacking in […]
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Pakistan Spending $75 Million For F-16 EW Pods
Pakistan is spending $75 million for 21 AN/ALQ-211(V)9 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) Pods as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]
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SpaceAstronaut-Teacher Barbara Morgan Leaves NASA For University; Astronaut James Reilly Leaves NASA For Private-Sector Job
Astronaut-teacher Barbara R. Morgan, who flew on Space Shuttle Endeavour last year and earlier was the backup to astronaut-teacher Christa McAuliffe, is leaving NASA to return to teaching. Also, astronaut […]
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Business/Financial
L-3 Wins Appeal of $129 Million Verdict That Favored OSI Systems
By Calvin Biesecker A federal appeals court last week overturned a March 2007 district court judgment that had awarded $129 million in damages to OSI Systems [OSIS] in that company’s […]
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Space
NASA Tests New Spaceship ‘Engine’ Using Solar Wind Power
NASA is moving to wind power — solar wind, that is — to propel vehicles through space. The system uses sunlight to propel vehicles through space. Engineers have successfully deployed […]
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Business/Financial
BAE Names King CEO; Completes Tenix Defence Acquisition
United Kingdom-based BAE Systems last Friday named Ian King to be its next Chief Executive beginning Sept. 1 following the planned retirement of Mike Turner. King, who is currently BAE’s […]
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Business/Financial
Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite Undergoes Thermal Vacuum Tests
The first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite is in thermal vacuum testing, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced today. The military communications satellite is in tests at the Lockheed facilities […]
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Homeland Security
NAPA Cites Progress In DHS Transition Prep But Says Comprehensive Plan Lacking
By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is taking "positive" steps to ready itself for its first presidential transition, a period in during which terrorists may feel that […]
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