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DARPA wants razor sharp optics for satellite surveillance
DARPA is looking to fund a new program that would develop a diffractive optics membrane and related equipment and structures for use in a geosynchronous orbit telescope.
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Air Force picks contractor to enhance GPS ground control
Raytheon Co. has won an initial contract from the Air Force worth $886 million to develop a new element of the Global Positioning System that will improve the accuracy of information from GPS satellites.
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A heavier government hand may shape Internet policy
Ever since the advent of the Internet the government's philosophy has been to let innovation drive the growth of the information superhighway, but the complexities of the online universe are forcing it to contemplate a more activist role.
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The new P2P initiative
A common shared cyber intelligence repository that allows both sides to contribute must be constructed to facilitate a tightly coupled pairing of the private and public sectors.
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NETCENTS-2 stalls with new delays
A series of delays has kept the Air Force’s Network Centric Solutions-2 program in a holding pattern. Two of the four request for proposals expected at the end of January have still not emerged, and the remaining RFPs might be months away.
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Sorenson to announce Apps for Army challenge
Army looks to accelerate Web and mobile application development by rewarding Army personnel for creative ideas.
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DOD issues long-awaited social media policy
DOD issues a memo to address longstanding uncertainties about the use of social media and networks within defense agencies and military branches.
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Marines bring solar energy to the battlefield
The Marine Corps is embracing renewable energy as a way to generate continuous electricity for communications and targeting systems on the battlefield.
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Data standard gains traction for intelligence sharing
The Universal Core, an XML-based data structure that offers a standard way to share intelligence data, has been widely adopted since its release last year.
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Army rolls forward with networked combat systems
The Army has awarded a contract to Boeing Co. to outfit its a brigade combat team with networked gear designed to improve intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities on the battlefield.
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Competition heats up over cargo UAVs
The U.S. military is keenly interested in employing unmanned aerial vehicles to support cargo delivery and contractors are scrambling to position themselves to win contracts to produce such systems, reports William Matthews at Defense News.
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It's put-up time for the emergency communications network
It seems the government will try again to build a nationwide public safety communications network, at least if Congress agrees with the FCC’s forthcoming recommendations.
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DOD's reliance on commercial satellites hits new zenith
The military's ad hoc reliance on commercial satellites is prolonging efforts to meet warfighters' urgent demands for bandwidth.
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SPAWAR technologist evaluates pros and cons of cloud
More sophisticated search capabilities and closer ties with industry are needed to secure private and public clouds, technologist says.
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Warfighters should be nerve center for logistics
Combining traditional logistics with intelligence gleaned from warfighters would create a more reliable mechanism for supporting warfighters and their missions.
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TIGR keeps troops in the field safer
Soldiers are embracing an information-sharing system they can call their own.
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DOD tests secure data sharing in the field
The Defense Department is testing a novel form of network encryption that fuses standard encryption with bit-splitting data packets.
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Army puts ground sensor program on fast track
The Army plans to bring networked sensors to the battlefield as part of the first stage of the Early Infantry Brigade Combat Team program.
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