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Mobile broadband emerges as hot topic at MilCom forum

As MilCom conference gets underway, Roger Krone, president of Boeing Network and Space Systems, discusses challenges of taking broadband communications mobile.

Tags: Roger Krone , MILCOM , mobile , broadband , Boeing Network and Space Systems

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Despite budget cuts, DoD contractors make solid profits

An uncertain spending budget at the Defense Department isn't stopping large defense contracting companies from turning a solid profit.

Tags: DoD Report , Defense Procurement News , Lockheed Martin , General Dynamics , Northrop Grumman , In Depth , contracting

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SBINet Executive Director Mark Borkowski explains reassessment of program

DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano has ordered a departmentwide reassessment of the $6-to-8 billion SBInet program.

Tags: technology , homeland security , Mark Borkowski , SBINet ,

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Analysis: Virtual fence 'fundamentally flawed'

A string of technical glitches and delays has put the virtual fence in jeopardy. Two months ago, Napolitano ordered a reassessment of the project that has thus far cost the government $672 million.

Tags: contracting , technology , SBINet , DHS, Management , Command Consulting Group , Steve Atkiss , CBP , Dorothy Ramienski

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DoD makes it official: FCS is cancelled

Memo calls for smaller scale, incremental programs. Army must have plan in place in 30 days on how it will meet new project goals.

Tags: management , contracting , Ashton Carter , Robert Gates , Army , DoD , GAO , SAIC , FCS

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Tankers on Hold

Tags: contract , DoD , USAF , refueling tankers , Northrop , Winslow Wheeler , Center for Defense Information

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Tuesday Morning Federal Newsstand

Tags: P&B , OPM , mngt , Dirk Kempthorn , DoD , DOI , DTV , FBI , OMB , SEC

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Top Ten for 2010: USAF tanker deal predicted to be split in half

In our next installment of "Top Ten for 2010", Federal News Radio looks at a battle of two bidders.

Tags: series , Bold Predictions , Top Ten for 2010 , Northrop Grumman , Barry Watts , Center for Strategic and Budgetary Analysis , Defense , contracting

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Defense Appropriations: who gets how much

What's in the bill for feds and contractors?

Tags: mngt , Defense , DoD , Jim McAleese , McAleese & Associates , defense appropriations , FY 2010 , contracting , BAE , General Dynamics , SAIC , UAV , Lockheed , VH-71 , Pratt & Whitney , GE , Rolls Royce , GE-Rolls , Northrop , MRAP

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Carney: SBInet may get one more chance

The GAO reports DHS has not effectively managed key aspects of SBInet testing.

Tags: contracting , Congressional Spotlight , Congress , technology , SBINet , Chris Carney , DHS , Management, Investigations, and Oversight , mngt

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