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Navy, Marines to build 12-inch spy plane
New, miniature plane would become the Navy and Marine Corps' hightech eyes and ears on the battlefield all for about $10,000 each
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Motorola, Sun to work on Army's next-generation architecture
'Sun's Jini and Java technologies will be used to revolutionize access to C4I information
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SAIC wins $271 million Army IT job
The 10year contract will provide a wide range of IT support services to more than 450 information systems at the Army's personnel command
Digital Government
Clinton budget boosts funding for IT research
President Bill Clinton proposed $2.3 billion in funding for information technology research and development in his fiscal 2001 budget released today, up 35 percent from the $1.7 billion earmarked for IT research in the fiscal 2000 budget. This includes allocations for long-term, fundamental research and strong backing for the Next Generation Internet and High Performance Computing and Communications projects.
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Army dedicates $7 billion to 'transformation'
The Army plans to spend $7 billion over the next several years to transform itself from a tank-heavy Cold War force into a light but lethal organization, while staying the course on its multiyear effort to digitize the heavy forces.
Digital Government
Clinton wants FAA operated like a business
Clinton proposes that the agency create a performance-based organization for ATC services
Digital Government
Big bucks for digital wiretapping, DOJ, Treasury
Digital wiretapping received a big boost in funding in the president's 2001 budget, with $240 million in funding ? up from $15 million in the 2000 budget ? allocated to allow federal agencies to install court-authorized wiretaps on new digital communications systems.
Digital Government
Transportation budget eyes intelligent roadways
The Clinton administration has proposed $338 million to fund "smart road" projects that will use information technologies to make travel more efficient
Digital Government
Crunching through the human genome
NIH expects to decode one-third of human DNA by 2001 with help from DOE's computer power and expertise
Digital Government
DOD trimming costs with outsourcing, work force cuts
NIH expects to decode one-third of human DNA by 2001 with help from DOE's computer power and expertise
Digital Government
Navy adds 'PC radios'
The Navy has added "the PC of the radio world" to its telecom arsenal.
Acquisition
CSC wins contract for automated communication system
FAA hopes system will reduce errors from misunderstood voice communications
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Intercepts
The National Defense University has stepped in to fill key gaps those pesky details that don't deserve attention from those who labor in the corridors of power here in the capital of the free world in the president's plan to develop a new corps of digital defenders to protect federal networks.
Digital Government
Navy takes PC game seriously
Jet jockey wannabes play Microsoft Corp.'s Flight Simulator game to capture a sense of what it's like to pilot a thundering jet. The game's realism makes it not only exciting to play but also an effective training tool.
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Pentagon budget takes aim at wage disparity
Fiscal 2001 budget proposal seeks to close the gap between government and private sector salaries
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Submariners get their turn
he Navy wants to use microsimulation in training areas besides aviation. The CDROM the Navy issued last month with the customized version of Microsoft Corp.'s Flight Simulator also included a simulation of an attack submarine.
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Motorola to supply Navy with 'PC Radios'
New softwaredriven Digital Modular Radios positioned to become the 'PC of the radio world'
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MicroStrategy, GTSI, target Defense
Industry leaders agree to get together to market data mining technology
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NSA says computer problem did not affect intelligence
The topsecret agency's computers went down for 72 hours on Jan. 24
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