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Auditors recommend critical review of military draft
The Selective Service System, which would administer a military draft if needed, hasn't been reevaluated in nearly 20 years, according to a GAO report.
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Former officials call on Senate to act promptly on cyber legislation
A group of former Pentagon, Homeland Security and intelligence officials have written the Senate's Democratic and Republican leaders urging them to bring cybersecurity legislation to the floor as soon as possible.
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Comms overhaul to ballistic missile warning system in home stretch
Air Force squadron conducted challenging upgrade to ballistic missile warning communications system while maintaining 100 percent reliability throughout a six-year project.
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Air Force longs to forget it ever wanted Blue Devil airship
The Air Force is getting read to put the Blue Devil 2 airship into permanent storage.
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Panetta's cyber ops plan gives Cyber Command some new partners in decision making
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has approved a new organizational framework that seeks to establish common standards for cyber operations throughout the Defense Department.
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DISA wants advice on building a system to manage mobile devices
DISA will hold a three-day brainstorming session with industry to explore ways to build a Defense Department-wide network that would manage mobile devices in a secure environment.
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GeoEye-2 satellite passes key tests in development
The GeoEye-2 satellite being developed for the Enhanced View Program has reached a critical milestone.
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US will pay heavy price for leaking classified information
We must expect fallout from recent disclosures regarding cyberattacks.
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CIO-SP3: New version of IT acquisition vehicle ready soon
IT chiefs will soon have a new updated model of the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center's governmentwide acquisition contract vehicle as the agency prepares to award two multibillion dollar contracts for IT goods and services.
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Novel contracting group can save big-time defense dollars on procurement
The Defense Department is using communal government contracting vehicles to save the military time and money.
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Budget blues force Air Force to cancel IT event
The Air Force's annual IT conference has been shelved for 2012 as event spending comes under tough government scrutiny.
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What exactly is Congress doing to undo defense sequestration?
Congress is attempting to avert mandatory budget cuts that some fear could seriously hamper the Defense Department's mission. But can members come together before it's too late?
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Cyberattacks against Iran herald new era, raise tough questions
The U.S. government will at some point need to address difficult questions about the use of cyberattacks against enemies of the state.
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Future UAVs might have two-way voice to speed communications
The U.S. military is working on improving the man-machine interfaces between unmanned aircraft operators and the aircraft they remotely fly on missions.
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Flame virus cloaked by extensive list of fake identities
The designers of the Flame cyber espionage malware used an extensive list of fake identities to register as many as 86 domains, which they used as part of their command-and-control center.
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Virtual soldier brings military training into the real world
A University of Iowa program is using virtual reality to help arm and prepare the troops of tomorrow.
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Boeing completes satcom-on-the-move demo for US, Australia
Boeing recently demonstrated a satcom-on-the-move technology product on a live Ka-band satellite network for Australia and the United States that enabled simultaneous secure videoconferencing with military radios and telephones.
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Obama's 'kill list' dictates who the drones will strike
U.S. President Barack Obama personally oversees a "kill list" of individuals selected to be the target of unmanned aerial vehicle strikes in Yemen, Pakistan and Somalia in a highly secret manner that has given rise to calls for greater transparency in the shadow war against al Qaeda.
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Phantom Eye holds promise, but has long way to go
Boeing's massive hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye UAV performed its first test flight at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center June 1 reaching an altitude of 4,080 feet and a cruising speed of 62 knots, which is short of the performance attributes the military wants it eventually to achieve.
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