The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act requires the Defense Department to make a number of concrete changes related to IT acquisition, cybersecurity, and network operations and software that will change the way the department does business in the years ahead.
- By William Welsh
- Feb 19, 2013
Raytheon Technical Services Company has won a contract award worth $3.5 million for the engineering and manufacturing development of Common Helmet Mounted Display (CHMD) systems for the Army's Air Soldier Program.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 15, 2013
Furloughs, budget cuts and curtailment of training might significantly affect Army readiness if sequestration is allowed to take place March 1, Army Chief of Staff GEN Ray Odierno told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 15, 2013
The FAA faces continuing challenges as it seeks to develop strategies for integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the nation's airspace and has missed a number of key deadlines that the agency set for itself on the program, according to the GAO.
- By William Welsh
- Feb 15, 2013
The Defense Department's plan to shift its forces from Central Asia to the Pacific has been superseded by new terrorist threats that have sprung up over the past 24 months in Africa.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 15, 2013
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a request for proposals Feb. 14 for where it might establish six unmanned aircraft system test sites in the continental United States.
- By William Welsh
- Feb 15, 2013
Boeing has won a new contract from the Air Force to continue modernizing the Global Positioning System satellite constellation for up to five more years.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 14, 2013
The Defense Information Systems Agency is seeking next-generation transport technologies for the Defense Department's information network, according to a procurement notice.
- By William Welsh
- Feb 14, 2013