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White House wants to encrypt every federal website
Proposal calls for using HTTPS across government to help protect privacy, prevent hacks.
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Handheld imaging tool makes light work of aircraft inspections
AFRL's HIT improves the quality of images while taking equipment weight from 1,200 pounds to 18 pounds.
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DOD's major IT projects fail to set baselines, GAO says
More than half of 20 major projects reviewed fell short of the two-year target, leading to hundreds of millions of dollars spent with little oversight or accountability, the report says.
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DARPA moves ahead on long-range 100 Gbps wireless links
The agency's program is looking to develop links about 500 times faster than the military's current wireless connections.
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AFRL's sweat-sensor app breaks new ground in bio-monitoring
The lab, working with the University of Cincinnati, develops a patch that can deliver key medical information in near-real time to a smartphone.
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How virtual reality helps treat soldiers with PTSD
Immersive, 360-degree simulations are being used in the therapy to help soldiers relive their experiences.
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Air Force continues to track debris from exploded satellite
Weeks after confirming the explosion, the Air Force monitors the resulting space junk in polar orbit.
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ARL developing new polymers to strengthen future armor
The lab is taking new approaches to polymer-based defensive equipment that will better protect soldiers in decades to come.
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AFRL working on insect-eye view for urban targeting
Lab awards additional funding for research into wide field-of-view image seekers for increased targeting ability in cluttered environments.
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Army puts tech-centric weapons and surveillance tools to the test
The Training and Doctrine Command tested prototypes of solutions that provide combined surveillance, lethal and targeting assistance to soldiers.
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NGA extends pilot for commercial cloud services
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency recently awarded a three month extension to a contract for a new hosted desktop management pilot due to changes in time tables.
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Preparations for NIE 15.2 focus on tactical vehicles
Communications equipment is being outfitted on tactical vehicles in preparation for the Network Integration Evaluation 15.2 this spring.
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DARPA awards contracts for ALIAS program
Phase I of the program will lay the groundwork for adding autonomy to manned aircraft without modifying the craft.
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Army streamlines updates to its tactical network
Tool suite allow units to make changes on the go, rather than waiting for a 'set in stone' disc.
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Army cyber chief cites 'exponential' growth in cyber force
The command's multi-component approach also includes teams from the Reserves and National Guard.
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25 teams in finals for DARPA's high-risk Robotics Challenge
The tethers are off and teams from seven countries are ready to throw down in the highly anticipated competition.
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Radar-on-a-chip prototype could guide drones
Chip researchers reported an advance in integrating a radar system on a chip that could be used to guide UAVs.
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Air Force looking to weaponized ultrashort pulse lasers
The technology could require only a modest amount of energy to create a destructive beam.
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Navy adds $54.5M modification to C4ISR contract
The Space and Navy Warfare Systems Command issued a contract modification to L-3 for continued work until 2016 on C4 systems.
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