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U.S. Navy/Rick Naystatt090310-D-5972N-009 SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 10, 2009) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Ryan Allshouse uses the intrusion detection system to monitor unclassified network activity from the automated data processing workspace aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). IDS is part of the integrated shipboard network system and serves as an important computer network defense enabler protecting the unclassified shipboard network from cyber attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Rick Naystatt/Released)

Navy’s PEO-Digital turns to SBIRs for the first time

The Navy’s Program Executive Office Digital (PEO-Digital) turned to the Small Business Innovation Research program for the first time to find, test and…

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FacebookCrew on board the USS George Washington aircraft carrier.

A former submarine skipper on how to make the transition to post-military success

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MC1 (AW/SW) Michael D. Colenavy ships carrier 7th fleet

A messy dispute caught one company for millions of dollars of government refund demands

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How becoming ‘data ready’ can enable agencies to fully realize the value of analytics

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DoD Cloud Exchange 2023: Army, Navy execs share how cloud has made business systems more agile

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Navy Office of Small Business Programs hits the street to try and increase 8(a) awards

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The Defense Department is urged to get a better handle on its tactical aircraft investments

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Unleashing the power of data

In our new ebook, we learn from leaders across the government — at the Army, Homeland Security, NSF, Navy, State, Transportation and TSA — how they…

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FILE - Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro speaks at the 80th Pearl Harbor Anniversary ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in Honolulu. Del Toro announced Thursday, May 19, 2022, that a future destroyer will be named USS Telesforo Trinidad in honor of a Filipino sailor who rescued two crew members when their ship caught fire more than a century ago. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia,File)

Navy to break up some big contracts to increase small business participation

The Navy will also look to hold prime contractors accountable to meeting small business subcontracting goals.

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Staff Sgt. Galen Peterson, left, an ammunition NCO with Distribution Management Center, 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, poses with his son Spc. Justin Peterson, a Religious Affairs Specialist with 94th Military Police Battalion, in front of 19th ESC headquarters on Camp Henry. After growing up as an Army brat, Spc. Peterson enlisted in the Army in 2018 and now father and son are both stationed in Korea. (Capt. Cortland Henderson)

The armed services are drowning in ink

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If the armed services didn’t allow tattoos, they’d probably have to cut the forces in half. In recent years, they’ve relaxed rules on allowable tattoos, responding to the fact that ink has become a cultural norm.

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