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Hagel: US is losing its tech edge, needs new R&D strategy
The defense secretary says troops in future conflicts could face disruptive technologies that foil U.S. advantages.
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Amid shrinking budgets, DISA turns to the commercial cloud
Commercial services would be able to coexist with the agency’s milCloud program, DISA’s vice director says.
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Army proposes new classification for cyber warriors
It takes three years to train someone in cyber operations, and the Army, which is doubling its cyber force, wants to keep them around.
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Air Force restructures to better tie cyber to core missions
New definitions of information dominance and an internal reorganization seek to align cyber capabilities with strategic goals.
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DOD’s EHR project headed in the right direction, official says
The PEO of the Healthcare Management System says standardization is critical to a workable interoperable system.
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Army adds another $150M to ARL support contract
Seven companies will continue to work under the five-year deal, which now has a ceiling of $630 million.
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'Concrete step' toward robotic satellite repairs to involve industry
DARPA looks to develop a public/private partnership to develop a craft that could inspect and repair satellites in geostationary Earth orbit.
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Marine Corps, Army take autonomous convoys for a spin
Robotic vehicles react to IEDs and follow-the-leader in the latest demonstration of the Autonomous Mobility Applique System.
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Army to put high-quality radar into smaller drones
A $99 million contract for small synthetic aperture radars expands the options for radar-equipped UAVs.
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Army's air defense simulator gets a big upgrade
The new Improved Moving Target Simulator fixes the glitches of its predecessor while providing more realistic scenarios.
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NRL pushes research to draw power from the sea
The Naval Research Laboratory has demonstrated several energy concepts that convert seawater and microorganisms into electricity.
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Navy's tactical cloud would see all in expeditionary warfare
The Office of Naval Research wants to combine cloud, big data and cross-domain technologies into a comprehensive, real-time view.
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MDA awards $25 million for missile interception modeling
Modern Technology Solutions Inc. will provide algorithms and models to be incorporated into simulations of thee Ballistic Missile Defense System.
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Defense spending cuts hitting contractor workforces
The top five defense contractors have lost a cumulative 70,000 jobs since 2008, according to a Politico analysis.
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Efforts to track space junk continue to expand
DOD’s tracking website will release new positional information, while private companies partner up to build a new ground site.
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DOD, at last, invites bids for electronic health records system
The project, which could be worth up to $11 billion, seeks a commercial system that will be interoperable with VA’s records.
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DARPA: Atomic-level assembly could lead to new classes of materials
The new Atoms to Product program plans to develop ways to make human-scale products that have nanoscale properties.
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China to debut its own OS amid cybersecurity concerns
Spying scandals and anti-trust investigations drive development of a homegrown Chinese operating system.
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NGA's map to put a world of geospatial intell in one place
The digital Map of the World will be the bedrock of the intelligence community’s information sharing.
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