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Small satellite terminals could be open to cyberattacks
VSATs, which are widely used in military units and UAVs, are vulnerable if not configured properly, IntelCrawler says.
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AFRL’s plan to make smartphones, tablets more secure
The lab announces a four-year program to explore internal CAC authentication, expanded biometrics, near field communications and other innovative steps.
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Marines planning to virtualize desktops
The Corps’ System Command has issued an RFI looking for a VDI solution that can run on classified networks.
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Army expanding, streamlining tactical network
As communications reach further into the field, the complexity of the network grows. New NetOps tools help simplify operations.
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Pentagon plan calls for smarter, networked drones across air, sea and land
Despite a budget crunch, DOD wants to add autonomy and layers of integration to a growing unmanned force over the next 25 years.
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Ferrell takes the reins as Army CIO
Former commander of CECOM takes over C4 strategy and LandWarNet 2020 initiative.
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ARL’s ‘ghost imaging’ cuts through battlefield turbulence
The Army Research Lab uses quantum properties of light to get high-resolution results from low-resolution transmissions.
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Opportunity in chaos: fighting the war on network complexity
The mushrooming use of private clouds, big data and tools such as software defined networking makes effective network management more important than ever.
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Air Force agrees to use OASIS for professional services
Officials signed an agreement to use OASIS and OASIS Small Business as the primary source for complex services ranging from project management to engineering.
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Army names site for consolidated cyber command
Fort Gordon, Ga., will host ARCYBER, putting the Army’s cyber operations in one location for the first time.
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DoS attacks get more complex – are networks prepared?
Attacks move up the OSI stack to the application layer and use organizations’ big bandwidth against them. Here’s how enterprises can improve their defenses.
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NGA maps the future of geospatial intelligence
Agency COO Ellen McCarthy discusses activity-based intelligence, the ICITE framework, the Map of the World and other aspects of NGA’s five-year plan.
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Air Force wants new tech for cross-domain, mobile info sharing
The service’s research lab is soliciting ideas through 2018 on multi-level security information sharing, both within the enterprise and out to mobile and tactical environments.
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Air Force lab wants to advance multisource analysis
The lab is looking for automated, real-time analysis of potential threats and activities performed closer to sensors in the field or in the air.
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Army intell wants to scan social media from 40 countries
The Intelligence and Security Command is looking for the ability to collect and analyze huge data sets of social media and open-source information in up to 66 languages.
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Robots to the rescue: Humanoid systems take up DARPA’s challenge
Seventeen teams will test the boundaries of robotics technology in a disaster-response competition.
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Air Force to cut 900 civilian jobs, leave 7,000 others unfilled
Facing the pressures of a tightened 2014 budget, the service said it will use early retirement and voluntary separations reduce the workforce.
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DARPA seeks to bring satellite costs back down to Earth
Concerned about the soaring cost of access to space, the R&D agency is investigating re-usable rockets and space planes along with modular “satlets” as part of an on-orbit repair service.
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Tactical apps arrive on Androids in Afghanistan
DARPA’s Transformative Apps program delivers apps built with soldier input to customized mobile devices on the battlefield.
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