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White House promotes whole-of-nation cyber deterrence strategy
In a much anticipated release, the White House finally provided congressional committees with its plan for protecting IT systems and infrastructure.
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US prepares to take the cyber fight to ISIS
The Defense Department is looking at ways to use its wide range of cyber tools to fight the terrorist group.
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DISA awards $4.3B in contracts for telecommunications support
Eight companies will compete for work on the Defense Information Systems Network over the next 10 years.
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SpaceX lands a rocket upright after orbital flight
The lower stage of a Falcon 9 lands vertically after delivering a payload of satellites into space.
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Army fields robots for chem/bio/nuke detection
Researchers and contractor iRobot enhance the PackBot 510’s detection capability for use in South Korea.
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Air Force to allow enlisted airmen to fly Global Hawks
In another effort to ameliorate the stress on remotely piloted aircraft crews, the service announced that enlisted personnel will be permitted to fly the surveillance-only aircraft.
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US agrees to sell military comms equipment to Taiwan
The State Department has approved a military sale of shipboard communications equipment to help the country counter potential threats from China.
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Army streamlines tactical network with virtualization
Upgrades to WIN-T Increment 1 increase capability while cutting back on the amount of equipment required on the battlefield.
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AFRL puts its new supercomputer to work
The Air Force Research Lab recently marked its new supercomputer, Thunder, which has been in use since October.
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Mercury Systems buys anti-tamper developer
Lewis Innovative Technologies develops a range of secure hardware and software used in embedded defense electronics systems.
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Army moves fast to get prototype kits for Cyber Protection Teams
Following the first Cyber Innovation Challenge, the Army used a fast-track development method to award two contracts worth a total of $4.5 million for the kits.
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General Dynamics to provide communications support for AFCENT
DISA has awarded the company a contract worth up to $450 million to support the Air Force's Central Command.
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DOD steps up the search for electronic warfare tools
The military services are looking for innovative ways to improve EW capabilities and blend them with cyber operations.
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DARPA looks to help utility companies survive power grid cyberattacks
The Pentagon's research arm wants to not only detect cyber threats against the power grid before they occur, but be able to restore power within days as opposed to weeks.
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Starting up a network is getting easier for the Army
The Initialization Tool Suite gives commands a faster, streamlines way to start up a network and keep it up to date.
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DARPA awards 9 contracts for Squad X program
The program is beginning work on bringing an operational picture down to dismounted soldiers and Marines.
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ONR taking virtual training to the next level
The BEMR Lab in San Diego is developing new "mixed reality" capabilities to improve training on a variety of platforms.
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Air Force looks to double its number of drone squadrons
The five-year plan would also add up to 3,500 airmen, expanding the unmanned aircraft program to meet rising demand.
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Air Force calls Raytheon's GPS control station 'a disaster'
The Space Command's head says GPS III’s operational control system is "embarrassing" to defend, as the service considers reopening parts of the program to competition.
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