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Finding a common operating picture for UAV data
The proliferation of unmanned systems on the battlefield has opened new avenues for gathering data for the warfighter, but warfighters risk being overwhelmed by that data if it cannot be exploited in a timely and systematic fashion.
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Sequestration slows the pace of data center consolidation
Efforts by the Army and Navy to meet the Defense Department’s mandate to consolidate data centers have been slowed by the automatic budget cuts that took effect earlier this year – an irony considering that the process is one of the Pentagon’s top priorities for saving money in a tight budget environment.
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Joint information and enterprise capabilities top DISA's priorities.
DISA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins Jr. discusses enterprise services, mobile device management and security, big data analytics and the effect of sequestration on DISA programs.
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Cyber winners in the fiscal 2013 budget
Though Pentagon planners are committed to making some hard line-item choices in their budgets in the coming years, they got it right when it came to accelerating the funding for cyber defense in fiscal year 2014 so it at least can have a fighting chance of keeping pace with technical and IT developments in the commercial/consumer world.
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Navy steams ahead with virtual desktop technology
By upgrading the computers and software in its classrooms and training centers the U.S. Navy is modernizing how it trains its personnel.
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Simplifying control of unmanned systems
Military and industry researchers are working on ways of simplifying the control of unmanned systems as the number and types used by the armed services continue to grow.
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Putting the cyber threat domain into context
Things are rapidly changing in the cyber threat domain.
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Adapting the radio development process to meet Army acquisition strategies
The U.S. Army’s recently released Equipment Modernization Strategy sends a strong message about the new way of doing business at the Pentagon.
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Army moves to tighten quick reaction development
Stephen Kreider talks about moving the PEO IEW&S enterprise to a system of systems architecture and bringing its quick-reaction technology development programs into a more structured construct as the war in Afghanistan winds down.
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What might special operations in cyber look like?
The concept of special cyber ops is rapidly evolving, as are most of the concepts, strategies and weapons used in the cyber domain.
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Defense Department to connect itself via $750 million contract for a high-speed fiber-optic network
CenturyLink wins Defense Research & Engineering Network III contract.
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Differing Opinions on Cyber Threat
It is important to understand why there are differing opinions as to the current cyber threat level
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