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Report: DOD IT spending headed for a slight increase
The uptick will reverse a three-year trend of shrinking budgets and could hold through 2019, market research firm IDC Government Insights says.
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Air Force to offer $15K-a-year bonuses for drone pilots
The proposed changes also include stepping up training of new pilots.
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Latest GPS IIF satellite makes it into orbit
While delays hold back development of the next-generation GPS III, the Air Force is keeping the current constellation up to date.
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Transcom nominee takes aim at cyber threat
At his Senate confirmation hearing, Air Force Gen. Darren McDew stressed the importance of information sharing with the private sector, which handles 90 percent of Transcom’s activity.
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DOD trying behavioral analytics as a way to thwart insider threats
The defense and intelligence communities want to get inside the heads of those who would leak sensitive documents.
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Army connects VSATs to speed up battlefield logistics support
The commonly used small satellite terminals can provide real-time IP links to the Global Combat Support Systems-Army.
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Will OPM hack affect DOD's use of fingerprints for authentication?
The theft of 1.1 million fingerprints raises a host of questions.
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Army's new war game to focus on tech, innovations
The service will replace one NIE a year with the more innovation-focused Army Warfighting Assessment.
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The Intelligence Community wins with DI2E plugfests
Agencies can take advantage of existing commercial technologies from vendors often working in tandem, Thermopylae's AJ Clark writes.
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Navy adds $155M contract for electronic warfare systems
Lockheed Martin will continue to deliver SEWIP upgrades under the new deal.
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How network virtualization can aid military readiness
The increased speed and agility in delivering services can cut costs and meet the requirements for mission-specific, coalition networks.
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White House offers protections to 22 million affected by OPM hack
A suspected Chinese hack of a security clearance database netted information on background checks dating to 2000.
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Army addressing an emerging threat: drones as IEDs
The service has adapted missile defense technology to defend against small drones that could pose a threat to friendly forces or infrastructure.
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Report: NATO worried about comms gaps, Russia’s jamming power
A U.S.-Lithuanian joint exercise illustrated lingering allied communications problems as Russian electronic warfare capabilities improve.
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DOD looking for 'good enough' mobile security
Officials say they want enterprise-worthy devices that can be acquired quickly, but not ones that "try solve every problem."
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7 advance to finals of DARPA's automated cyber challenge
The Cyber Grand Challenge is aiming to developed software that can fend off cyberattacks in real time.
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Army's exoskeleton improves marksmanship
ARL's MAXFAS reduces involuntary tremors and improve the shooting proficiency of soldiers.
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Maryland National Air Guard to build a new cyber center
The move by the 175th Wing reflects the growing role the Guard and Reserves are playing in cyber defense.
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Army deploys 'flying command post' for paratroopers
The EMC2 system provides lets paratroopers plan missions en route and get live views of a landing zone right up to the time of a jump.
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