The U.S. Army wants information on contractors who could provide electromagnetic research services to the branch’s Cyber Battle Lab, which is scheduled to start operating in October 2015. The Army Contracting Command published a sources sought notice on Oct. 16 and a draft performance work statement that specifies electronic warfare, …
Read More »Edward Cardon: Army Starts IT Talent Recruitment for New Cyber Force
Edward Cardon, commanding general of the U.S. Army Cyber Command, said the service has begun to recruit information technology professionals to join the branch’s newly formed cyber organization. The Cyber Branch will be housed at Fort Gordon in Georgia and be co-located with the National Security Agency headquarters, the Army …
Read More »Gary Cheek: Continued Overseas Demand to Pressure Army Budget
Maj. Gen. Gary Cheek has said the U.S. Army could face additional challenges in maintaining its force size, readiness and mission operations if sequestration cuts remain for fiscal year 2016, Defense News reported Monday. Joe Gould writes that Cheek, the service’s assistant deputy commanding general for operations, plans and policy, said U.S. needs to retain an ability …
Read More »Army PEO Aviation Buys Nutanix Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Offering; Chris Howard Comments
The U.S. Army Program Executive Office Aviation has selected Nutanix to provide additional data center architecture offerings as part of efforts to bolster PEO Aviation’s virtual desktop infrastructure for managing the U.S. Army‘s aircraft systems. Nutanix said Monday the Army has procured the web-scale NX-3050 and NX-7110 to support PEO Aviation operations and add capacity for as …
Read More »Scott Davis: Asian Pivot Spurs Army Plan to Seek Light Watercraft Upgrade, Funding
Acquisition officials plan to upgrade the U.S. Army’s small boats, a fleet they said is integral to the U.S. maritime mission, specifically in the Obama administration’s Asia-Pacific rebalancing initiative, DoD Buzz reported Wednesday. Brendan McGarry writes the service will soon post a request for information on a contract to supply …
Read More »U.S. Army Wants Fresh GPS Tech; Kevin Coggins Comments
The U.S. Army is seeking to build new positioning, navigation and timing technologies in a move to counter threats from enermy global positioning system jamming capabilities, C4ISR & Networks reported Friday. Joe Gould writes the Army is exploring the potential of atomic clocks, platform distribution PNT and inertial navigation systems to develop …
Read More »Gary Wang Joins U.S. Army as Deputy CIO/G6
Gary Wang, formerly director of the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance infrastructure division within the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, has joined the U.S. Army as deputy chief information officer/G6, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Jason Miller writes Wang will begin his new role on Nov. 1 and succeed Mike Krieger, …
Read More »CSIS’ David Berteau: Pentagon Cut 2012-13 Contract Spending Under Sequester
The Center for Strategic and International Studies has released a new study that says sequestration reduced the Defense Department‘s overall spending by $56 billion between 2012 and 2013, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Jared Serbu writes the CSIS study also indicates that the U.S. Army‘s spending dropped by 21 percent, the Air Force‘s …
Read More »Heidi Shyu: Army’s Tactical Vehicle Acquisition Program is ‘High Priority’
The U.S. Army has placed a “high priority” on developing joint light tactical vehicles to replace part of the service’s Humvee fleet, DoD Buzz reported Wednesday. Brendan McGarry writes Heidi Shyu, Army assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology, said Tuesday the branch considers JLTV a key acquisition program despite …
Read More »Gen. Ray Odierno Calls for National Dialogue on U.S.’ Global Military Strategy
The U.S. Army‘s top uniformed officer said rising global threats underscore the need for the U.S. to open a constructive debate over the military’s future international strategy, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Sean McCalley writes Gen. Raymond Odierno, chief of staff, has called for discussions to define the U.S. military’s …
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