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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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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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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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