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IBM challenges HP to rumble; Trust, validate

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Boeing, Lockheed to study laser tech

The Air Force will pay $471 million to each company to determine the technology needed for laser communications and satellite processors and routers.

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Networx work continues

The head of FTS met with congressional staff to talk about what will follow the current FTS2001 telecom contract.

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Army sets April target for JTRS award

Officials expect a vendor to build devices for the Joint Tactical Radio System will be chosen in the spring.

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Spirit speaks to NASA

After two days of near silence, the Mars rover has successfully sent data to NASA engineers.

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NIST releases telnet, IT security drafts

Simple safeguards can help, the institute says.

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Justice to merge info-sharing programs

The department also expects other tech work to move forward, including two networking projects and a financial system, the CIO says.

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Spirit rover not sending info

Project managers working on the Mars mission have not yet found a reason for the interruption in the data flow.

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Franks: Net-centric tech is 'heaven'

The man who operations in Iraq and Afghanistan says networked forces can rule the battlefield.

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IBM, Novell raise Linux security

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 on IBM eServers now has Common Criteria's Controlled Access Protection Profile.

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Taxonomy use grows

Federal agencies are increasingly likely to use and understand the system of data classification that goes hand in hand with XML.

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Eagle Broadband looks to land fed sales

The broadband firm hopes new distribution deals will result in sales of its non-line-of-sight, satellite-based communications platform to agencies.

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Macromedia upgrades eHelp

RoboHelp and RoboInfo are getting changes.

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Sprint gets another Air Force contract

It will be the telecom company's fourth such deal in Asia.

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SOHO 6 delivers wireless security

Few wireless access point products have the top-notch security features found in WatchGuard's Firebox SOHO 6 Wireless firewall and VPN.

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Vendors debut new switching gear

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MCI gets FTS 2001 extension

Having dodged debarment, MCI will keep its place on the federal telecom contract that has yielded more than $400 million for the company since 1999.

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Bechtel wins Iraq II contract

The U.S. Agency for International Development will pay $1.8 billion for work that includes rebuilding Iraq's communications infrastructure.

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FAA sets target for telecom backbone

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to deploy it by September.

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MCI cleared for contracts

The telecom firm dodges debarment.