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Software tool speeds data searches for intell analysts
A new software tool allows analysts to search a variety of media streams more efficiently.
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Critical Joint Forces Command functions move to DOD
The critical functions and expertise of the Joint Forces Command will be preserved after it is shut down.
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Satellites, UAVs kept tight watch on bin Laden compound
Satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles offered long-range snapshots and full-motion video, respectively, of the compound where Osama bin Laden was hiding in Pakistan.
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CIA writes new chapter in information sharing
The CIA now makes all sorts of data available to more than 100,000 authorized users through its Worldwide Intelligence Review.
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Cloud poses challenges for warfighter data sharing
IT staffs confronted with providing unlimited capacities for warfighter data face a daunting task.
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Army, DISA concede enterprise e-mail struggles, but tout progress
The enterprise e-mail initiative that the Army is implementing through DISA is moving forward with costs contained, despite some struggles along the way, DOD officials say.
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Getting on the right side of disruptive technology
New computing systems and tools on the horizon can enhance operational processes and also foil adversaries.
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Why breaking rank is sometimes a good thing
Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry recounts how one employee saved the day by ignoring agency protocol.
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Tech partners unveil cross-domain data-sharing tool
Three IT companies have teamed up to demonstrate a new tool for letting users share data in cross-domain environments.
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Intell agencies poised for tech breakthroughs
Establishing standards and processes for data sharing and cloud computing can cut agency costs and boost security.
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DISA pursues broader, more efficient satellite services
Bruce Bennett, DISA's program executive officer for communications, discusses the desire for universality of transmission, key satellite services contracts and increased bandwidth from existing transmission pipes.
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DARPA picks IT provider to support office move
Wyle Information Systems will work for DARPA's support services office as it moves to new location in Arlington, Va.
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Biometric device likely part of toolkit for bin Laden raid
The U.S forces who participated in the May 1 raid on a Pakistani compound in which terrorist leader Osama bin Laden was killed are likely to have used a portable facial recognition device as one of several methods to verify his identity after his death.
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Measuring value is key to IT managers' success
A growing number of IT professionals are being viewed as equal partners in their companies instead of being seen as geeky outsiders, says Gartner Group's Richard Hunter.
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Cellular technology moves toward front
The Xiphos system brings the bandwidth capability of 4G Long Term Evolution cellular communications to mobile warfighters.
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The wetware problem: Humans still the weakest link in network security
Human interaction creates a variety of security issues for DOD networks.
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DIA plans global delivery system for intell support
Agency is promoting secure information sharing with other government intelligence and analysis agencies.
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C4ISR technologies carry the load for special forces
The intersection of new technologies has resulted in giant leaps forward in the development of powerful and lightweight equipment for special operations forces.
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Skope cells help dispel fog of war
Small teams of analysts are using software to sort through intelligence data and find elusive targets for warfighters.
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