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From Nextgov: Los Alamos lab will reopen Wednesday, after 10-day closure
It will be a few more days until supercomputers are up and running, but all other IT systems are ready to go .
Defense
From Nextgov: Firefighters struggle to contain fire near Los Alamos
It is unclear when the city's 12,000 evacuated residents can return home or when the nearby nuclear lab will reopen.
Defense
Fire near Los Alamos National Lab jumps 25% to 93,000 acres
Hazardous materials are safe, accounted for and protected, a spokesman says, but the nuclear lab will remain closed.
Defense
Los Alamos fire covers nearly 70,000 acres, up 12 percent in a day
The blaze has not spread to the nuclear lab, which will remain closed another day.
Defense
Size of fire near Los Alamos National Laboratory jumps 28% to 60,000 acres
No new fires have broken out on the nuclear lab’s property since a small one-acre blaze Monday.
Defense
Fire closing in on Los Alamos National Laboratory
Officials call for mandatory evacuation of town adjacent to the nuclear lab.
News
From Nextgov: Southwest fire center battles worst blazes in 28 years
Software tools help predict fire behavior and manage assets.
News
From Nextgov: Fire fighters relying on high-tech tools in Southwest
GIS systems, GPS data and satellite, and Wi-Fi networks help fire managers plan strategy.
Tech
From Nextgov: Satellite and aircraft images play key role in battle against massive Arizona fire
High-tech tools help managers plan where to set backfires, place bulldozers to clear fire lines, drop retardant by helicopter and position nearly 200 fire engines.
Defense
From Nextgov: Marines buying $880 million worth of PCs, laptops and tablet computers
Service aims to acquire more than 400,000 computers in five years.
Defense
From Nextgov: Defense looks for commercial alternative to its broadband battlefield radio
The Army could buy as many as 25,000 of the radios by 2022, if the procurement goes through.
Tech
From Nextgov: LightSquared cell network knocks out first responders' GPS in tests
The Pentagon and the GPS industry fear the system will interrupt navigation systems nationwide if it wins FCC approval.
Defense
Army reports significant jump in stress levels for combat troops
The findings reflect the 'historically high level of combat exposure' and the effects of multiple deployments, Army Surgeon General Eric Schoomaker says.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: SOCOM eyes Android smartphones, tactical cellular networks
U.S. Special Operations Command seeks a radio with a 1-mile range and the capacity to plug-and-play with Android devices.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: VA quietly awards Dell $476 million contract
Agency's IG sharply criticized an earlier, similar contract.
News
First nurse nominated as Army surgeon general
Patricia Horoho commanded Walter Reed Health Care System and was at Pentagon during 9/11.
News
The most notorious terrorist meets a watery grave
Intelligence agencies’ high-tech pursuit of bin Laden ends with a sea burial.
News
From Nextgov.com: Tornadoes knock out power to Redstone Arsenal, Marshall Space Flight Center
Outages will not delay Friday's scheduled shuttle launch from Kennedy Space Center, officials say.
News
From Nextgov: Pentagon needs alternative power sources for deployed troops
Deputy Defense secretary cites Marines’ war-zone use of solar panels to cut reliance on generators.
News
From Nextgov.com: NOAA eyes upgrade of outdated tsunami warning centers
Stations in Hawaii and Alaska should have common hardware and software to process increased amounts of data.
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