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Army awards contract for mine resistant ambulances

The U.S. Army has awarded Oshkosh $255 million to build 250 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) ambulances for Afghanistan.

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Oshkosh , M-ATV ambulance

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Army-University alliance speeds research to market

Several of the most promising technological research projects at University System of Maryland-related labs are getting a strategic infusion of federal cash to help them through the most difficult phase of development, and toward the commercial market. Maryland's Jacques Gansler explains.

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , UMd , Jacques Gansler , Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise , Maryland Proof of Concept Alliance , National Council for Entrepreneurial Technology Tr , technology , contracting

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Army researches warfighters as a network

Computer networks and social networks depend on interaction between individuals -- whether it's individual machines or human beings. The science of these complex interactions shares some common underlying themes, and a team of Army researchers hopes that examining these networks will provide feasible solutions.

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , technology , networks , Communications-Electronics Research, Development a

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Army moving quickly to get smart phones to warfighters

MACE program taking commercial technology and modifying it to make it more secure and rugged. The Army is asking for vendor ideas on how to do this and what apps are possible in theater.

Tags: technology , Defense , MACE , smartphones , Scott Carr , Tony Fiuza , DoD , Mobile technologychnology

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Smart phones coming to warfighters

The Army is developing technology for soldiers to use smart phones on the battlefield.

Tags: smart phone , DoD Update , technology , Dorobek Insider

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How warfighters fight HIV

DoD is on a mission to develop a preventive HIV vaccine for U.S. military personnel and for the global community.

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , World AIDS Day , HIV , Paul Scott

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Son of the Future Combat System rolls on

The Army has kicked off the competition to develop son of the Future Combat System.

Tags: Federal Drive , FCS , contracting

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Soldiers displeased with Army Knowledge Online

The Army Times received more than 70 e-mails from active-duty, civilian and retired users. Almost all of them expressed some dissatisfaction with the site.

Tags: AKO , DoD , social media , Gov 2.0 , DoD Report , Dorobek Insider

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Miltube: Army launches Youtube service

Learn more in today's DoD Report

Tags: Federal Drive , Defense , DoD Report , milTube , technology

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Army suicides on the rise

Learn more in today's DoD report

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Defense , Suicide ,

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