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Industry Day for Navy’s NGEN Coming Up in May

Valerie Insinna

Thursday, April 9th, 2015

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Industry Day for Navy’s NGEN Coming Up in May

The Navy is gearing up to recompete its next generation enterprise network, or NGEN.Two years ago, the Navy awarded Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services [HP] the NGEN contract, which runs until 2018. The first industry day for the new contract will occur next month, giving the service plenty of time to figure out what innovative capabilities are out in the marketplace, said Victor Gavin, the Navy’s program executive officer for enterprise information systems."In this space ... five years is an eternity,” he…

Space

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Congress

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Pentagon

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Congress

Counter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says

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