http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2008 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 11:20:55 EDT U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) is the voice of the services when it comes to joint command and control(C2), according to a command official. "We are the sole joint voice in developing capability," Air Force Maj. Gen. David Edgington, JFCOM J-8, director... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3186.html Thu, 3 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Most information technology (IT) executives and officials in the federal, state and local government, and private sectors are reporting increased cyber threats and are placing a higher priority on information security, according to a recent survey on cyber... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3187.html Thu, 3 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT France's SAFRAN said it has made an unsolicited offer to acquire Digimarc Corp. [DMRC], the leader in the United States drivers' license credentialing market for $300 million in cash, which trumps the value of an existing $263 million offer from L-1 Identity... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3188.html Thu, 3 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Determined to secure the stronghold on the nation's driver's license credentialing market, L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] recently boosted its offering price for Digimarc Corp. [DMRC] by nearly $50 million to $310 million, trumping SAFRAN's $300 million... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3189.html Thu, 3 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT The Air Force is shifting its approach to GPS user equipment procurement from purchasing end-items to instead buying "chip sets" that can be installed on various platforms, a top space official recently. "They will be available as a commodity for platform... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3190.html Thu, 3 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Northrop Grumman [NOC] has received a 56-month contract from Lockheed Martin [LMT] worth up to $240 million to provide critical technologies for the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station (AMF) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS). An initial $186.7 million... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3183.html Wed, 2 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT ITT Corp. [ITT] said June 25 it has signed a $44.9 million contract with the Swedish Defence Material Administration, FMV, for the Reliability and Modification (REMO) upgrade of their PS-870 coastal/gapfiller radar systems. The REMO 870 program contract... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3129.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) is the voice of the services when it comes to joint command and control(C2), according to a command official. "We are the sole joint voice in developing capability," Air Force Maj. Gen. David... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3121.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Rockwell Collins [COL] said June 24 it has been awarded the sixth phase of the Mission Command Trainer (MCT) upgrade of the United Kingdom Army's Aviation Command and Tactics Trainer (ACTT). Valued at $5.5 million, this phase of the program includes 60... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3124.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Ann Roosevelt Northrop Grumman [NOC] said Monday it has successfully demonstrated the capabilities of a communications intelligence sensor package derived from its Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload (ASIP) Product Line aboard the Army's RC-12 Guardrail... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3128.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) is looking at ways to lower the barrier for entry for small businesses looking to compete for command, control, computer, communication and intelligence (C4I) contracts. "One of the challenges and one of the things we are... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3029.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT General Dynamics UK [GD] is demonstrating the latest capability for allied forces at the 2008 Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstrator (CWID) at Portsdown that runs from June 13-20. CWID 2008 will showcase technologies that are likely to benefit allied... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3030.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT ROME--The British military has made great strides delivering network enabled capabilities (NEC) to forces working at the Air-Land Interface (ALI) and has identified key steps toward additional interoperability, a Ministry of Defense (MoD) official said here... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3031.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Open architecture is key to the Northrop Grumman [NOC] team bid for prime contractor in the Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) competition to be awarded this summer, a company official said. "We've got to get rid of... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3032.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate will conduct a pilot test this summer involving the use of different types of stand-off sensors to screen people for weapons and explosives who are entering an event with... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3033.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT General Dynamics [GD] recently said it has agreed to acquire ViPS, Inc., a healthcare technology services business unit of HLTH Corp. [HLTH], for $225 million to expand its capabilities and customer base in the fast growing healthcare information technology... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3034.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT The Navy this week awarded Harris [HRS] a potential five-year, $77 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for development and production of multiband satellite communications terminals that will provide high-speed communications for... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3022.html Wed, 18 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT iRobot Corp. [IRBT] yesterday said the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Army Research Office have awarded the company a new multi-year, $3.3 million dollar research and development project to develop Chemical Robots (ChemBots). The... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3025.html Wed, 18 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT General Dynamics UK [GD] is demonstrating the latest capability for allied forces at the 2008 Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstrator (CWID) at Portsdown that runs from June 13-20. CWID 2008 will showcase technologies that are likely to benefit allied... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3018.html Tue, 17 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT By B.C. Kessner ROME--The British military has made great strides delivering network enabled capabilities (NEC) to forces working at the Air-Land Interface (ALI) and has identified key steps toward additional interoperability, a Ministry of Defense (MoD)... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/2927.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT