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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recently expressed reservations about a European missile shield and Russia\'s participation in the system. In a letter to leaders of NATO member nations, Medvedev clarified his country\'s position on and concerns about missile defense progress and cooperation. The United States\' current approach for missile defense in Europe would deploy land- and sea-based interceptors around Europe. In response to these concerns, the State Department reiterated its intention to cooperate with Russia on missile defense.
May 19, 2011 -
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In a recent Missile Defense Agency test, Raytheon\'s Army/Navy Transportable-2 radar, better known as the A-EN-Tip-ee-2, supported the first launch-on-remote engagement of the SM-3 Block one A against an intermediate range ballistic missile. Located on Wake Island, the A-EN-Tip-ee-2 supported the launch by detecting and tracking the target. This test demonstrates remote engagement capabilities of the system, a major milestone in the first phase of the Obama administration\'s Phased Adaptive Approach for missile defense in Europe.
May 19, 2011 -
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Agencies asked 125 annuitants for help last year with Army leading the way, bringing 44 retired federal workers back to help with acquisition processes.
May 19, 2011 -
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Several defense contractors are hanging out a \"Help Wanted\" sign.
May 18, 2011 -
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Defense budget cuts hit close to home for 112 General Dynamics employees. Learn more in today\'s DoD Report
May 17, 2011 -
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This is \"going to be a great weekend to be an American,\" Lt. Col. John Klatt told Federal News Radio. We get the inside scoop about this weekend\'s air show at Andrews Air Force Base, including a really fast jet-truck.
May 17, 2011 -
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Aargh! The Navy will deploy a new breed of fighters to combat Somali pirates: internet-gamers.
May 16, 2011 -
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The Navy has awarded Pratt & Whitney\'s Military Engines division a modification to nearly one billion dollars in contracts for F-35 Joint Strike Force fighter engines.
May 16, 2011 -
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Because of mandates requiring new DoD buildings to meet minimum requirements for environmental design, tens of thousands of Defense employees are making moves from older, energy inefficient buildings into greener ones.
May 13, 2011 -
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The game is called the Massive Multiplayer Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet (MMOWGLI).
May 11, 2011 -
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The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, including America\'s newest aircraft carrier, deploys today.
May 11, 2011 -
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Lockheed has officially opened a new cyber lab devoted to cyber security research, and will work closely with CMU faculty.
May 11, 2011 -
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In a column for Federal News Radio, Ft. Meade Commander Col. Dan Thomas says, \"By this fall, the official worker population of Fort Meade will have grown to more than 48,000. This is 13,000 more personnel than we had three years ago - you do the math: if BRAC growth is 5,400, who are all these other people?\"
May 10, 2011 -
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Moving into a new building has allowed DISA to revamp its technology infrastructure, including consolidating circuits, servers and paper records. The Joint Task Force, National Capital Region Medical is building a new network to carry health data and applications for three services to share. Both organizations say without BRAC, these changes would have taken longer to happen.
May 10, 2011
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