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Pentagon banks on teamwork to meet Gates mandate

The Pentagon has commissioned five teams of defense officials and experts to take on different aspects of realizing plans to cut the Defense Department budget by $100 million in the next five years, according to the Malcolm O'Neill, the Army’s top acquisition official.

Letter: SAP still in favor at USDA, Marines

SAP spokesman disputes characterization of agencies' removing SAP products in favor of a rival.

DARPA tries to know when to hold 'em

DARPA is opening the door for applicants to design solutions with the assumption that most systems and networks have already been compromised.

Air Force buys new tools for intelligence workstations

Lockheed Martin Corp. will upgrade workstations for the Air Force’s Distributed Common Ground System under a new task order.

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DOD's response could be driving traffic to WikiLeaks

Traffic data shows that government briefings and other activities could be driving traffic to the controversial WikiLeaks site that leaked documents about the war in Afghanistan.

Do UAVs really need HD cameras?

Industry seems to have solved the problem of how to outfit unmanned aerial vehicles with high-definition video, but the big question is what specific missions require such video clarity, reports Michael Hoffman at Defense News.

Would Patton survive in today's PowerPoint military?

Would Patton or MacArthur survive in the modern military's PowerPoint culture? Some of our readers doubt it.

L-3 unit will upgrade Marine Corps’ remote sensor system

L-3 Communications Inc. subsidiary L-3 Nova Engineering will provide equipment, upgrades and repairs, and program management services under a $52.8 million Defense Department follow-on contract to support the Marine Corps' Tactical Remote Sensor Systems program.

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