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Big data poses big challenge for military intelligence
As sensors continue to generate enormous volumes of data, DOD planners are struggling with techniques to ensure such data remains useful to warfighters.
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Watch out, China, US spy drones headed your way
The Australian government is considering allowing the United States to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles to a coral atoll in the Indian Ocean where they might conduct surveillance missions of that ocean and also the South China Sea.
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Small businesses in cyberattack bull's-eye
A report by security experts at Symantec says small businesses and their owners are becoming a priority target for computer hackers.
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Pakistan rejected offer by US to scale back UAV attacks
U.S. officials offered key concessions to Pakistan's intelligence chief in January regarding the use of unmanned aerial vehicles against al-Qaeda in the southwest Asian nation in an effort to regain the trust of Pakistani officials, but the offers were rejected.
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Commercial satcom remains vital to military
The Defense Department's next-generation space systems alone cannot meet projected requirements for wideband communications.
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Military training suffices for cyber qualifications, says Navy CIO
The Navy will give the same weight to military training completed in the IT and cyber fields that it does for commercial certification, said Terry Halvorsen, the Navy's CIO.
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US cyber defense situation looks grim
The United States should call out Beijing for its relentless global hacking on the world stage, said an analyst at the Air Force Association's cyber conference.
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DOD vs. DHS: Who should mind the US' cyber defense?
A Senate budget hearing on the Defense Department's Strategic and Cyber commands became a duel over how the nation's cybersecurity should be structured.
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Intel community cloud faces bigger problems than security
Surprisingly, there are other more pressing concerns and barriers for intelligence agencies moving to the cloud.
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Nothing proprietary in Navy CANES contract
The Navy's Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Service project to upgrade shipboard communications is off to a brisk start following an initial contract award in February.
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Press delete: Sandia's idea for nuclear-powered UAV not practical
A research project by Sandia National Laboratories to create a nuclear-powered unmanned aerial vehicle that could stay aloft for days without refueling was eventually cast aside because "political realities" would not allow its development.
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Robotics juggernaut seen as unstoppable
The use and proliferation of robotic systems by the U.S. military will likely continue unabated because they offer far more advantages than disadvantages.
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Army resumes enterprise e-mail migration after hiatus
The Army has resumed migrating to enterprise e-mail after submitting a congressionally mandated report on cost efficiency and effectiveness.
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Army Cyber Command beefs up inspections, network defenses
The Army Cyber Command is changing its information assurance accreditation process by increasing automation and training additional compliance teams.
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US wants cyber weapons that zap enemy defenses
The Defense Department is pushing ahead with efforts to develop next-generation cyber weapons capable of disrupting enemy military networks even when those networks are not connected to the Internet.
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Revamped satellite launch schedule expected soon, Shelton says
The Air Force will soon release the terms of its revised multiple-year approach to purchasing launch services for military and intelligence satellites, says Gen. William Shelton.
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What's behind the Army's first purchase of radios vetted by the NIE
The Army is on track to make its first “agile process” buy stemming from lessons learned during the recent Network Integration Evaluation.
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Air Force on verge of awarding streamlined NETCENTS-2
After a string of contracting delays, the Air Force is poised to complete the award of $24 billion in contracts for the much-anticipated Network Centric Solutions-2 in April.
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Dump passwords, use biometrics instead, says DARPA
The agency's Active Authentication program would analyze typing patterns and other behavioral traits so that a user's ID is continuously being confirmed.
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