C4ISR


General Dynamics begins development of Knifefish UUV

An unmanned underwater vehicle that eventually will help protect the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships from mines on the seafloor has successfully passed through a critical design review and is now proceeding to the software and hardware development phases.

DOD plans major reorganization of cyber forces

The Defense Department plans to shift military and civilian employees from other areas to boost its cyber workforce, according to the DOD budget strategy report for fiscal 2014.

Northrop to assist Air Force with R&D for intelligence tools

A Northrop Grumman unit will furnish research and development services for intelligence tools used by the Air Force and other federal agencies under a $40.5 million contract.

DISA command gears up for comms exercise in Africa

The Defense Information Systems Agency command responsible for helping bring about interoperability among different U.S. forces and coalition partners is preparing to deploy this summer for exercises with the U.S. Africa Command.

Northrop wins Navy tactical data link contract

The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a five-year, $80 million contract to upgrade and enhance a tactical data link communication processor that furnishes critical information about friendly and enemy activity during combat operations

Navy, Virginia Tech partner on robotic jellyfish to monitor seas

That thing you see in the ocean one day might not really be a monster jellyfish that mutated into the size of a human being but rather the outcome of a university project to develop a autonomous robot for the U.S. Navy.

SPAWAR Charleston taps 15 companies for $900 million in C5ISR services

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic, Charleston, SC, awarded 15 companies contracts for “decision superiority” services—including interoperable command, control, communication, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems—that could potentially be worth about $900 million.

DISA moves to develop an ISR cloud with large object data storage contract

The Defense Systems information Agency's Enterprise Services division has awarded Alliance Technology Group, Hanover, MD, a $45 million contract to provide the agency with large data object storage (LDOS) technology to develop an intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) cloud that requires the storage of huge amounts of data in a secure environment with access across networks.

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  • Improving Performance Management and Project Control to Meet Cost/Schedule Milestones in DoD Procurement

    It can be nearly impossible to build annual budgets that consider forecasted project and program work plans along with detailed cost data, particularly when attempting to reconcile actual and projected program costs with actual schedule performance. In this webcast, a defense IT program manager will share best practices and hard-won lessons aligning critical data on project performance, cost systems and schedules for truly big picture program management insight. Read more