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MISSION: Disembark But Never Disconnect

Hear attackers in surround sound, peer through dust storms, see through the floor of an aircraft, take key intel with you at all times: these are the advantages Raytheon provides with the Aviation Warrior wearable computer, the Advanced Distributed Aperture System imaging system, and other avionics and communications systems.

Tags: Raytheon , MISSION: Customer Success

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Congress, State Department slow program to sell drones

As many as 66 countries would be able to buy drones under revised weapons export guidelines the Pentagon drafted last year.

Tags: DoD Report , Federal Drive , acquisition , defense contracting , budget

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AFGE members address critical federal workplace issues - July 27th, 2012 and August 3rd, 2012

This week on AFGE's "Inside Government" AFGE members discuss the most critical issues facing federal employees. AFGE 6th District National Vice President Arnold Scott, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Local 3840 Women's and Fair Practices Coordinator Antoinette Jones and TSA Local 778 President Vaughn Glenn share their stories.

Tags: workforce , AFGE , Arnold Scott , Antoinette Jones , Vaughn Glenn ,

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Small contractors could be hit hardest under planned Defense spending cuts

Small and medium-sized contractors and suppliers receive 75 percent of appropriated dollars for defense or military programs. But these small businesses, who lack the lobbying power of top- tier defense contractors, may suffer more from sequestration than big companies.

Tags: defense spending , defense contractor , defense contracting , budget , acquisition , Iraq , sequestration , Lockheed Martin , Boeing , Mackenzie Eaglen , AEI

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Transforming Business operations at the Defense Department

How is DoD is adapting and how are military leaders taking advantage of innovations in the commercial world to be more mobile and, in many ways simplify how they use their systems to meet their missions?

Tags: DoD , Microsoft

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Panetta warns of 'disaster' from defense cuts

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pleaded with Congress Wednesday to avoid the disaster of automatic defense cuts even as he criticized lawmakers' affection for protecting aging ships and aircraft.

Tags: budget , Robert Gates , DoD , DoD Report , Pentagon

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Agencies feel strain of balancing mobility, security

The Army and DISA will release a broad agency announcement this summer seeking third party software to secure smartphones and tablet computers. The Marine Corps is looking at host of different possibilities to secure mobile devices, including a process to verify the software code in apps.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Army , Marine Corps , Stephen Smith , Ray Letteer , Howard Schmidt , Emma Garrison-Alexander , TSA , White House , mobile computing , McAfee , DISA , Jason Miller

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Air Force has new plan to increase small business contracting

The service will use both penalties and incentives to get their program offices and large businesses to award more prime and subcontracts to small firms. The Air Force issued a new small business improvement plan that details three goals to increase both the percentage of contracts and dollars going to small companies.

Tags: contracting , acquisition , Small business contracting , Joseph McDade , Air Force , industry , David Van Buren , SBA , AFCEA , Jason Miller

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Senate committee seeks expert testimony on DoD budget

The Senate Budget Committee examined the FY 2013 budget request for the Defense Department Tuesday. Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) said providing funding for national security is the "single most important responsibility" of lawmakers and the government. Three expert witnesses also testified.

Tags: Senate , Congress , Kent Conrad , DoD , budget , Senate Budget Committee , James Carafano , Brookings Institution , Heritage Foundation , David Barno ,

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DoD plans more formalized training for financial managers

The Pentagon has standardized, course-based training and certification programs for its acquisition workforce. DoD's CFO wants comparable standards for the department's financial management community.

Tags: Robert Hale , On DoD , Jared Serbu , auditability , financial management , GAO , Marines Corps , Navy , workforce , DAU , training

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