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Defense authorization targets industrial base

Industry groups are concerned about some provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act.

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Terrorism detainment provision overshadows 2012 defense bill

Debate over a controversial measure that allows the military to detain terror suspects around the world, even American citizens on U.S. soil, is eclipsing other aspects of the 2012 Defense Authorization Act.

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Basic training enters unfamiliar territory in cyberspace

Today's troops are getting the latest in high-tech training and education to learn how to combat a fast-moving cyber threat.

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Intell agencies look to the cloud to store classified data

With budget pressures bearing down and a workforce demanding mobile technology, intelligence agencies look to the cloud for solutions.

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DOD lone holdout on data center closure reporting

DOD has missed two deadlines to report data center consolidation progress, but an official says the department has surpassed target figures.

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Open source serves as linchpin to modernization: Justice

Open-source software and technologies are helping the military keep up with rapidly evolving technology, says Army Maj. Gen. Nick Justice.

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DOD looks to unconventional methods in fight against IEDs

The U.S. military's counter-IED agency is focusing on intelligence and robotics in the continuing fight against a critical threat to soldiers' lives.

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Senate committee calls contractors to task for phony military parts

Counterfeit parts, mostly made in China, have found their way into the U.S. military's supply chain, and now members of the Senate Armed Services Committee want to hold contractors more responsible.

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Air Force looks for ways to ease pain of civilian job cuts

Details are beginning to emerge on which Air Force installations will be hardest hit by civilian jobs cuts related to the service's restructuring effort.

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Despite overall cuts, defense IT spending expected to grow

DOD won't be spending as much on IT as it did earlier in the decade, but industry can still expect opportunities, especially in IT, in fiscal 2012, according to a new industry outlook from Deltek.

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Next stop for Army mobile devices: Tablet central

The Army is building on the popularity of smart phones in the field with further testing and expansion of the use of tablets for a range of applications.

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Air Force's Hawkins named to lead DISA

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta appoints former vice director to be the new director of the Defense Information Systems Agency.

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DISA leads cloud push despite security, mobility struggles

DISA has released an RFI which aims to develop a new framework, architecture and guidelines for a DOD-wide enterprise cloud -- but the agency is also considering the hurdles ahead in its implementation.

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Defense cuts now likely to prevent sequestration nightmare

Spurred by congressional action and military drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, Defense Department cuts are accelerating and will have the most significant impact on the Army, Marines and contractors, according to the TechAmerica Foundation.

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Will the Air Force go Facebook-style for next-gen comm?

Drop the traditional model of one-on-one communications in favor of a social media-format broadcasting of information, one top official advocates.

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Intell community looks to cloud computing

As pressure for spending cuts increases, the intelligence community is looking beyond its traditional classified stovepipes and toward cloud solutions, officials say.

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Collaboration must be lifeblood of joint combat operations

Collaboration among coalition forces on the battlefield would seem to be a given, but there are still major hurdles preventing critical information sharing, according to international military officials.

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SOUTHCOM looks to non-traditional information sharing

The U.S. Southern Command's commander wants to use non-traditional ways to achieve the intelligence capabilities required in South America.

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Intell agency zeroes in on apps, metrics and reform

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is working to improve the way it operates, shares information and buys systems and capabilities, officials said.

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NGA looks to open source to improve access, better analysis

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is making strides in opening its information-sharing environment and collaboration efforts to improve intelligence and analysis, according to the agency's director.