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Should a greater effort be made to hunt down cyber criminals?
Fighting cyber crime might be much more effective if less money was spent on cybersecurity software and more spent on old-fashioned law enforcement effort to catch and punish the perpetrators.
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Is a UAV fleet piloted by one mission impossible? Maybe not.
It hasn't been done before, but the DOD isn't letting that stop it from exploring whether a fleet of UAVs can be handled by one remote pilot at a controller.
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Air Force SBIRS GEO-1 satellite on track for certification
The Air Force's Space Based Infrared System geosynchronous satellite is on schedule to achieve operational certification later in 2012.
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DOD mobile strategy to serve as foundation for future
DOD's new mobile strategy seeks to keep DOD workforce relevant through a comprehensive approach to the technologies.
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Partnership grooms cyber pros for challenges that lie ahead
The University of Maryland and Northrop Grumman are working together to develop a college-level course to train and accredit tomorrow's cybersecurity professionals.
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Analytics holds promise for AF preventative health care
The Air Force Medical Service is turning to analytics software to improve patient care and support research into preventive medicine and disease management.
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Research effort focuses on UAV teamwork on missions
The Air Force is looking for scientists and engineers who can develop technology to help different unmanned aerial vehicles collaboratively track targets.
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There's a winner in DISA's GSM-O contract
The Defense Information Systems Agency on June 15 announced the winner of the GIG Services Management-Operations contract competition.
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Where do wounded robots go? A hospital for robots, of course.
The U.S. military used to dispose of ground robots damaged in combat, but in times of fiscal constraints they are being repaired rather than discarded at a robot emergency ward at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
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Guess who's helping Venezuela build UAVs?
Several nations are part of a partnership that is helping Venezuela build unmanned aircraft.
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Napper moving to Cyber Command; NETCOM commander named, too
Army Maj. Gen. Jennifer Napper has been reassigned to a key post at the U.S. Cyber Command.
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Air Force needs 600 more UAV pilots, sensor operators
The Defense Department is struggling to find enough people to operate its expanding fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles, and the Air Force in particular is suffering from the shortage.
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Sequestration would paralyze military, put US at greater war risk
Panetta, Dempsey tell Senate Appropriations Committee of disastrous consequences of scalping military spending.
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Leaky Americans could lead to big intelligence chill
The frequency and severity of recent U.S. intelligence leaks are far from typical.
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Navy, Boeing demo satcom for F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft
The Navy and Boeing recently wrapped up an in-flight demonstration of a satellite communications system that potentially would enable F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircrews to conduct two-way voice and data communications with SATCOM-enabled air, sea and land command centers.
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'Legislative pessimism' could kill cybersecurity legislation
Cybersecurity Act of 2012 co-sponsor and Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said June 12 that "legislative pessimism" might sabotage comprehensive cybersecurity legislation, resulting in no action on the pressing matter in an election year.
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Sandia opens new facility dedicated to cybersecurity research
Sandia National Laboratories cut the ribbon June 12 on a new laboratory that will provide a setting for assisting cybersecurity professionals locally and across the nation as they work on critical cyber research issues.
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Intelsat plans major satellite fleet enhancement
Intelsat S.A. plans to enhance its satellite fleet and global terrestrial network by installing a new commercial satellite platform built on a high-performance, open-architecture design.
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Senate instructs DOD to keep close tabs on network flow data records
The Defense Department needs to improve its ability to gather and analyze network flow data records.
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