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		<title><![CDATA[DoD nixes vendor of online monitoring software over privacy concerns]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Computerworld - Echometrix Inc., a vendor of parental control software that is already under fire for alleged violations of an online children's privacy law, has been suspended from selling its products on a Department of Defense shopping portal because of privacy concerns. The action was taken in late October, barely...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:21:55 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alion contracted to support OSCAR]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/news-analysis/alion-contracted-support-oscar/22457/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 2 UPI -- Alion Science and Technology has received a contracted to support the U.S. Defense Department with assessments automation services. U.S. company Alion was awarded the contract from the Navy Information Operations Command. The $2.8 million task order, awarded under the Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:02:25 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Carter: DoD May Buy More F-35s To Speed Tests]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. defense officials might swell the F-35 fighter test fleet to avoid schedule slips forecast by DoD analysts, Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter said. Buying additional F-35s for testing is one option Pentagon brass are mulling as part of a months-long effort to fashion a management plan for the Lightning...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:14:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Defense Department To Review Conflict Of Interest Rules Too Late For Northrop]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman announced that they would sell their SETA arm TASC earlier this month.  This was due to new conflict of interest rules limiting what contracts the company could bid on.  Now the Defense Department is having a forum to discuss these rules and what can be done...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:52 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ethics rule could slow DOD's revolving employment door]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DOD requires written ethics approval for senior officials, who have worked personally and had major decision-making authority on a DOD contract. Defense Department employees who have worked on large procurements must get a written opinion from an ethics officer before taking a job with a defense contractor, according to a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:46:53 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[URS Corporation Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Richard Paget &#8211; Morgan Joseph. Richard Paget &#8211; Morgan Joseph I wondered if you could talk a little bit more about the Federal sector. I now it&#8217;s been a strong growth driver this year. You&#8217;re expecting further growth next year...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:29:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Report Says DOD Fuel Use A Security Concern]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study looking at the U.S. military's dependence on fossil fuels lays out some jarring numbers concerning the amount of fuel being burned and the human cost of transporting it to combat zones. Tracking the U.S. military's energy use in conflicts from World War II to the current fights...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:42:43 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PSI attends to overseas military health care system]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three-year task order could be worth as much as $8.3 million Planned Systems International Inc. will render information technology services to the Defense Department under a three-year task order with a total value of $8.3 million if all options are exercised. The award calls for PSI to assist the Defense...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:50:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US Department of Defense backs open source software]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Department of Defense has backed the use of more open source software to boost its software development capability. Open source software enables the Department of Defense to develop its software capabilities faster to anticipate new threats and respond to constantly changing requirements, David Wennergren, chief information officer at...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:10:54 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lightweight Land Warrior gets second wind]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DOD canceled Land Warrior in 2007 The U.S. Army is continuing the resurrection of its Land Warrior program, which was officially canceled by the Defense Department in February 2007. The program provides a package of technological tools for combat personnel, including computers, global positioning systems and radios. The Army awarded a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:12:04 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US Defense Department to partially lift flash drive ban]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Elinor Mills CNET NewsPosted on ZDNet News: Oct 27, 2009 6:13:09 AM "In the future, we expect that a government-owned and procured USB flash media, that is uniquely and electronically identifiable for use in support of mission-essential functions on DoD networks, will be permitted for use by authorized individuals,"...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:02:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FCC May Target DoD Spectrum for Smartphones]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - U.S. regulators are seeking ways to make more efficient use of the airwaves as consumers' use of smartphones is expected to surge, the official spearheading the national broadband program said on Wednesday. "A key input is spectrum," Blair Levin, the top broadband official at the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:48:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Unions critical of decision to overhaul DOD personnel system]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citing its complete failure, abandonment of National Security Personnel System sought More on this topic from GCN: DOD, OPM conclude Defense personnel system needs overhaul DBB said it did not call for abolition of the system because "the performance management system that has been created is achieving alignment of employee...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:01:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Defense Department Translator Contract Criticized]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Defense obviously has a great need for translators considering the current main efforts are in Iraq and Afghanistan.  In order to procure these it had awarded an omnibus contract to L3 Communications in the early part of this decade.  Many of the translators used by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:52:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Health Costs Squeezing DoD Budgets]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/news-analysis/health-costs-squeezing-dod-budgets/7557/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As the body politic passionately debates the rising costs of healthcare and what to do about it, the country's largest employer is already feeling the pain. Even though the Obama administration is spending record amounts on defense, DOD's budget is being squeezed by rising healthcare costs that will increasingly crowd...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:28:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DISA director emphasizes importance of contractor workforce]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pollett also discusses evolution of DISA's mission, agency move to Fort Meade in 2010 Lt. Gen. Carroll Pollett, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, reiterated the importance of the contract workforce to DISA at an industry presentation Aug. 7, especially, he said, as the agency faces moving its staff...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:48:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Defense budget portends difficult trade-offs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/news-analysis/defense-budget-portends-difficult-trade/7459/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration's request for $538 billion for the Defense Department in fiscal 2010 and its stated intention to maintain a high level of funding in the coming years put the president on track to spend more on defense, in real dollars, than any other president has in one term...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:34:50 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Another U.S. Cybersecurity Official Resigns]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mischel Kwon, director of the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, submitted her resignation last week. Kwon will stay on with US-CERT until September, when she joins EMC's RSA cybersecurity division as VP of public sector security solutions. Though she has a new job, the Washington Post reported that Kwon's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:01:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rising Star Harold Schliesske]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Name: Harold Schliesske Jr. (pronounced: Shaa-LISS-Key)Age: 29Organization: Program Manager DOD BiometricsTitle: Assistant product manager/acting deputy product manager Nominated for: Stepping into a variety of roles to support the deployment and management of biometric systems in Iraq and other tactical environments. He updated systems at 10 installations in Iraq, and the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:05:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[British Troops Told to Tweet and Blog]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In contrast to a ban on US Marines from using Twitter and Facebook on the military network, Britain's Ministry of Defence has told troops they're free to use social media tools and should apply "common sense" when deciding what to share online.  What's more, the MOD has said it...]]></description>
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