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Social networking fuels collaboration among NASA researchers
The NASA Earth Exchange uses social networking to enable scientists around the world to share data, software code and research results.
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DOD proposes new conflict of interest rules
Defense officials proposed new definitions for various types of conflicts of interest.
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Navy picks leader for maritime intelligence center
National Maritime Intelligence Center connects several U.S. military intelligence operations, including those of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.
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Army puts safeguards in place for satellite transmissions
Efforts are under way to boost transmission security for very small aperture terminals that are an integral part of satellite communications on the battlefield.
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Battlefield broadband: Reinventing warfighters' communications
Wireless broadband that supports data, not just voice, is essential to battlefield operations and a key component in meeting the needs of the Defense Department's Quadrennial Defense Review.
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Cyber threats worsen every second
Stronger measures necessary to address more frequent and sophisticated cyber attacks, writes Kevin Coleman.
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Collaborative tech morphs data into intelligence
Defense and intelligence analysts are looking for new ways to use technology to help share information more easily and meaningfully.
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Marine Corps arranges tech support for intelligence unit
The Marine Corps Marine Intelligence Activity has chosen a contractor to furnish network services and information technology support under a new task order.
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CERDEC director shares vision for C4ISR innovations
Gary Blohm, director of the Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, on integration of C4ISR technologies with existing platforms, the upcoming C4ISR On-the-Move exercise and third-generation/fourth-generation networking technologies.
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Commercial satellite acquisition holds great promise
Bruce Bennett, director of satellite communications, teleport and services at the Defense Information Systems Agency, discusses the strategy behind the high-profile Future Comsatcom Services Acquisition.
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Military seeks to disrupt the enemy's decision cycle
Success in battle is increasingly about making decisions more quickly than your adversary can.
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Encryption may end flash drives' exile for good
In late 2008, the Strategic Command's Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations put in place an immediate ban on the use of flash drives -- USB storage devices that have become the modern version of the floppy disk.
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Army, Marine Corps rationalize robotics systems
Army and Marine Corps officials want to increase the number of robots in the battlefield but reduce the types of robots they buy to make robotic systems more interoperable.
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Space plane to make house calls for satellite repairs
The Air Force this week will test the flight capabilities of a new generation of unmanned space planes designed to transport satellite components to space, reports John Reed at Defense News
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The Army unfolds a roadmap for unmanned aircraft systems
The roadmap provides a grand vision for how all of its various unmanned aircraft technology eventually will work together, writes blogger Brian Robinson.
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GSA chief of staff job is no longer open
The General Services Administration has picked its next chief of staff from within its ranks.
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Marine Corps selects communications logistics provider
Lockheed Martin will furnish logistics support services to two Marine Corps Systems Command program offices under a task order potentially worth $30 million.
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Northrop Grumman names new head of Washington office
Lanzillotta takes over the corporation's DC office temporarily
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Satellite system won't see space anytime soon
As current military satellites become obsolete, time is running out to get the new Mobile User Objective Satellite program off the ground. Now, the Navy is looking to Congress and the commercial sector for help.
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