From NextGov.com: Navy changes course on IT outsourcing

A contractor will build the next-generation network, but it will be the service’s job to manage and defend the system.

The Navy, which had outsourced the management and defense of its most crucial network to industry, plans to bring that function back in-house, saying it now views such information technology functions as a "warfighting imperative," requiring the service's managers to supervise the systems.

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