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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyAccenture’s Army General Fund Business System Now Operational
Accenture Federal Services [ACN] yesterday said the company completed deployment of the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) in July, and the enterprise resource planning system is now operational. The […]
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CyberMajor Milestone For Army EMail Users Moving To Defense Service
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the Army yesterday said they have established accounts for 500,000 Army users of DoD Enterprise Email. This is a major milestone towards moving […]
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Business/FinancialAs US-VISIT Expands, DHS Seeks Operational Efficiencies
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) program that uses biometrics to verify the identities of foreign nationals seeking to enter the United States continues to expand and grow in complexity, […]
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Army
Companies Prepare For Potential JLTV Contract Awards
Six competitors are awaiting the potential award of as many as three engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contracts for the planned Army-Marine Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. The goal […]
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InternationalU.K. Ministry of Defense To Slash 25 Percent of Top Posts
U.K. Defense Secretary Philip Hammond yesterday said the Ministry of Defense will have a new structure as of April 2013 to make the ministry less top-heavy and save about $5.9 […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin Debuts Surveillance Radar Developed For MEADS Program
For the first time, Lockheed Martin [LMT] has put on public display its UHF Surveillance radar originally developed under the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program. The UHF Surveillance […]
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CongressRomney, Obama Field Questions About Afghanistan
GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney criticized President Barack Obama’s handing of the war in Afghanistan yesterday as Republicans met in Tampa to plan their party’s platform on matters including the […]
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Army
BAE Systems To Provide More Army Gunner Protection, Shield, Kits
BAE Systems yesterday said it received an $11.4 million Army contract to provide 3,602 Gunner Protective Kits and 799 Gunner Shield Kits for M1151 and M1114 vehicles. “Providing products that […]
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Army
Kongsberg Awarded CROWS Framework Agreement Valued Up To $940 Million
Norway’s Kongsberg Gruppen late last week said it’s Protech Systems was awarded a new, five year framework agreement valued up to $940 million from the U.S. Army for production, system […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin Receives $64 Million To Move JAGM Forward
Lockheed Martin [LMT] Friday received a not-to-exceed $64.15 million value contract for Joint-Air-To-Ground Missile (JAGM) guidance section work in the Extended Technology Development (TD) Phase. The JAGM Extended TD Phase […]