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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyLockheed Martin, Esri To Collaborate On Geospatial Online Apps
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Esri yesterday said they will collaborate on technologies to put online geospatial apps and services in the hands of more military, intelligence, homeland security and emergency […]
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Army
Soldiers Need To Drive Acquisition, General Says
The acquisition of new equipment should focus on outcomes rather than process and the user, Army soldiers, need greater involvement and to speak with one voice to get what they […]
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Air ForceUK To Run Interim SAR Helicopter Competition
The U.K. Secretary of State for Transport (DfT) Philip Hammond yesterday told Parliament that to ensure continuity of service his ministry will run an interim search and rescue (SAR) helicopter […]
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Army
ATK Receives Contract To Develop, Qualify Advanced Tank Ammo
ATK [ATK] yesterday said it was selected over General Dynamics [GD] and awarded a $77 million, three-year contract to move on to another phase and develop and qualify the M829E4 […]
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Army
Focus On Outcome, Not Process, of Major Acquisition Programs, General Says
Acquisition Category 1 (ACAT 1) systems acquisition needs major surgery, said Michael Vane, deputy commander of Army Training and Doctrine Command and director of Army Capabilities Integration Center. “That doesn’t mean […]
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Business/FinancialTASC, INCOSE Sign Agreement Promoting Certifications
TASC Inc. and the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) yesterday said they have signed an agreement to promote INCOSE’s certifications to qualified TASC engineers. Under the agreement, TASC […]
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Air Force
DEFENSE WATCH
Reprogramming Rundown. The Pentagon’s $5 billion omnibus reprogramming request, dated June 30 and now before Congress, seeks to shift money for varied vehicle efforts including $51 million for 14 more […]
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Army
Major Army Evaluation Could Be A ‘Catalyst’ for Change, Officials Say
White Sands Missile Range, N.M.–The Army’s oft-stated number one priority, the network, is undergoing its first major integrated evaluation in the West Texas desert, in what is expected to become […]
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Deputy SECDEF Lynn To Step Down
The Pentagon yesterday said William Lynn plans to step down as deputy secretary of Defense and return to private life once a successor is in place this fall. The third-longest […]
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Air Force
Global Hawk Completes First Acceptance Flight of Block 30 Multi-Int Sensor Package
The newest Northrop Grumman [NOC]-built RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft completed the first production acceptance flight of an operational Block 30 multi-intelligence sensor package, the company said yesterday. The […]