http://defensesystems.com/rss-feeds/industry-recon.aspx Rear Adm. Jerry K. Burroughs will take over as program executive officer for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) San Diego. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/burroughs-navy-peo-c4i.aspx Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/burroughs-navy-peo-c4i.aspx DOD's antiquated acquisition system and policies present major problems in fulfilling mission needs and contribute to government cost overruns. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/10/defense-acquisition-reform-panel-recommendations.aspx Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:50:56 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/10/defense-acquisition-reform-panel-recommendations.aspx Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a prime contract by the Navy to develop new command and control software for the Defense Department. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/10/saic-navy-award.aspx Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:32:05 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/10/saic-navy-award.aspx Harris Corp. will help Navy personnel at sea stay connected to home and handle routine activities online as a result of a follow-on order for 23 shipboard terminals worth $10.7 million. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/08/harris-navy-internet-terminals.aspx Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:00:21 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/08/harris-navy-internet-terminals.aspx Contracts are for CANES program, designed to streamline and consolidated Navy information technology networks aboard its ships. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/05/navy-awards-canes-contracts.aspx Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:55:15 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/05/navy-awards-canes-contracts.aspx L-3 Communications will continue to provide systems engineering and technical support to the Navy under a five-year contract renewal that could be worth as much as $187.4 million. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/04/l3-navy-contract-renewal.aspx Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:21:48 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/04/l3-navy-contract-renewal.aspx DARPA is looking to fund a new program that would develop a diffractive optics membrane and related equipment and structures for use in a geosynchronous orbit telescope. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/02/darpa-seeks-satellite-optics.aspx Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/02/darpa-seeks-satellite-optics.aspx Raytheon Co. has won an initial contract from the Air Force worth $886 million to develop a new element of the Global Positioning System that will improve the accuracy of information from GPS satellites. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/02/26/raytheon-gps-accuracy.aspx Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/02/26/raytheon-gps-accuracy.aspx The military's ad hoc reliance on commercial satellites is prolonging efforts to meet warfighters' urgent demands for bandwidth. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/cover-story-the-satcom-challenge.aspx Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:41:28 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/cover-story-the-satcom-challenge.aspx CollabNet, the provider of the software development platform behind the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Forge.mil, has acquired Danube, a provider of Scrum project management solutions. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/02/22/collabnet-forge-dot-mil.aspx Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:51:52 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/02/22/collabnet-forge-dot-mil.aspx