House Appropriators OK $474M for DHS Network Surveillance Tool The House Appropriations Committee has approved $474 million in funds for the Department of Homeland Security’s network surveillance system that works to scan government Web traffic for intruders, Nextgov reported Tuesday…

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Anthony Ierardi: Sequestration Could Bring Army Total Force Size Down to 920K Lt. Gen. Anthony Ierardi, deputy chief of staff of the Army G-8, told Defense News in an interview published Monday that the military service will have to use natural attrition and involuntary turnover methods to meet force-reduction goals…

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Randy Fuerst: Oceus Updates LTE Broadband Platform for Tactical, Emergency Missions Oceus Networks has refreshed its portable 4G LTE broadband network technology in an effort to help military and emergency response organizations secure wireless communications during their missions. Xiphos is derived from an LTE macro radio system and built to facilitate mobile voice, data and video communications, Oceus said Tuesday…

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SAIC Deploys Customer Training Materials Through Blackboard System; Josh Jackson Comments Science Applications International Corp. has signed up for the Blackboard Partnerships program to deploy the company’s training materials to clients through Blackboard’s learning management system…

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Tractica Forecasts 22% CAGR for Facial Biometrics Tools Market by 2024 A new Tractica report predicts the compound annual growth rate for facial biometrics systems to reach 22 percent over the next nine years and be driven by the adoption of facial recognition tools for retail, finance and government applications…

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