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DoD crowdsources combat vehicle designs

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working on the Experimental Crowd-derived Combat-support Vehicle.

Tags: crowdsourcing , Army , Nathan Wiedenman , DARPA , Experimental Crowd-derived Combat-support Vehicle , In Depth

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Under CR, new Navy ship-building on hold

The existing CR has caused the Navy to miss construction starts and other scheduled projects, Politico reports.

Tags: Todd Akin , John Boehner , Navy , continuing resolution , budget

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DoD social media guidelines extended to 2012

Soldiers and sailors, have no fear. You can keep Tweeting, at least for the rest of this yea

Tags: social media , technology , William Lynn , Dorobek Insider

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DoD's security contractors at all-time high

The Defense Department's reliance on security contractors keeps growing.

Tags: contracting , private security contractors , Dorobek Insider

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Gates warns against more land wars

Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned against committing the military to big land wars in Asia or the Middle East, saying anyone proposing otherwise "should have his head examined."

Tags: Federal Drive , Robert Gates , Defense , DoD

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DoD, veterans programs on the budget chopping block

Military Times reports that defense and veterans programs may get funding cuts in the upcoming budget battle.

Tags: VA , budget , Congress , Paul Ryan , Dorobek Insider , Military Times

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DoD conflict of interest rule to impact nearly every agency

The Professional Services Council's Stan Soloway explains on the Defense Department rule.

Tags: Stan Soloway , Professional Services Council , conflict of interest , contracting , Dorobek Insider

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Contractors still have questions about DoD cuts

Tags: contracting , Jared Serbu , budget , Dorobek Insider

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Can biology lessons help in cybersecurity?

DARPA Deputy Director Ken Gabriel explains how a new security program came out of a workshop with infectious disease biologists.

Tags: Ken Gabriel , DARPA , cybersecurity , biology , malware , technology , Dorobek Insider

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DoD conflict of interest rule does not apply to senators

The Washington Post reports on a double standard of a defense investment ban that applies to armed services committee staff but not to senators.

Tags: Senate Armed Services Committee , Senate , contracting , Dorobek Insider , Washington Post , investment

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