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Army mulls a cyber career field for civilians
The service's cyber commander tells Congress that recruiting and retaining civilian cyber warriors remains "challenging."
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Reusable rocket race heats up with Vulcan
ULA rolls out a new U.S. rocket with reusable components, while SpaceX again narrowly fails to recover a spent launcher.
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An unexpected source of mobile security: Ada
The longstanding DOD programming language goes from mainframes to mobile devices.
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Day of the LOCUST: Navy demonstrates swarming UAVs
ONR, in another breakthrough for autonomous technology, shows how a team of small drones can work together to protect an asset or attack an enemy.
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Pentagon's near-zero power plan could change the game for wireless sensors
DARPA's N-ZERO program would make devices that lie dormant but aware until triggered by a specified event.
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Army equips first combined Shadow/Apache unit
The move puts control of manned and unmanned operations under one roof as part of the service's restructuring plan.
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3 reasons software-defined networking is streamlining DOD IT
SDN is tailor-made for the consolidation, automation and security needs of the department, Juniper’s Brian Roach writes.
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DOD's acquisition reform effort focuses on cybersecurity
Under Secretary of Defense Frank Kendall says the latest version of Better Buying Power addresses a “pervasive problem.”
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Army maps out plan for better, smarter ground robots
A new program also wants to establish standard platforms and modular designs to allow for fast development and easy upgrades.
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Army outlines plans for the next-generation of virtual training
The tools, designed to address the changing nature of combat, will reside on a global, cloud-based network that will connect solders around the world.
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Army moves logistics processing to IBM's Hybrid Cloud
The move adds data analytics and other tools to help improve performance and cut costs.
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Attacks reveal China's 'Great Cannon' cyber weapon
Researchers studying attacks on an anti-censorship non-profit say China has weaponized its Internet.
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That would be an upgrade: DARPA wants software that lasts 100 years
The agency's BRASS program aims to build adaptive systems and that respond automatically to changes in resources or its environment.
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Army to create a marketplace for Manpack Radios
The service wants multiple vendors to compete for orders for the two-channel radios under a potential 10-year contract.
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Blue Origin reports progress on new U.S. rocket engine
The BE-3 engine could serve as a future upper stage, and represents a step toward replacing the Russian-made RD-180, Jeff Bezos says.
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Should DOD put IPv6 back on the front burner?
An IG report underscores the fact that, while IPv4 might be fine right now, its days are numbered.
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What's DOD doing to protect its networks?
In light the White House hack, we take a look at some of the department’s recent efforts to defend networks with a "whole of government approach."
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Army's cloud strategy outlines long-range goals, security precautions
The Army expects to reap benefits in cost and technical support, while increasing interoperability and ensuring cybersecurity.
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DISA soliciting bids for $4B global network project
The Global Network Services contract aims to create a single, high-speed network encompassing all wired and wireless communications.
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