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Calling all gamers: Navy to crowdsource piracy problem
The Navy is turning to crowdsourcing in an attempt to generate fresh ideas for how to combat piracy on the high seas.
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Vince Lombardi and federal management
Sen. Tom Carper recalls a saying by a legendary sports figure to illustrate the importance of setting clear goals.
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What Networx and Whitesnake have in common
Government and industry leaders gave a range of answers when asked to respond to the word, Networx.
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Task force mines bin Laden cache for high-quality intelligence
The Defense Department and CIA are participating in a multi-agency task force to glean actionable intelligence from the large volume of material taken from Osama bin Laden's compound.
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An app that saves life and limb
A new application being developed by Harvard Researchers enables anyone with an iPhone to detect land mines, and to do so from a safer distance.
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Looking for a silver lining in military clouds
Two significant events with a bearing on military cloud computing occurred on the same day in the latter half of April.
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Standardized tech reaps rewards on battlefield
The strategy of using common technology standards for ground combat systems offers an array of benefits for warfighters.
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Time ran out for bin Laden thanks to latest tech
Terrorist leader Osama bin Laden's low-tech approach kept him hidden for years. But being off the grid eventually helped expose him, and new technology assisted in finding him.
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Kathy Conrad joins GSA Office of Citizen Services
Kathy Conrad of Jefferson Consulting is joining GSA's executive team to help federal agencies adopt new technologies.
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Open government goes gangsta
Show everyone you're down with open government without saying a word.
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Navy CIO rolls out new plans for IT, cyber recruitment
Navy CIO Terri Halvorsen's new memo outlines ambitious plans for integrating and reforming naval IT.
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Air Force awards pair of contracts for UAS support
Dynamics Research Corp. will continue to provide engineering and technology services to the Air Force, having won a pair of two-year delivery orders worth a combined $24.5 million.
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Beat the GSA administrator by a stride and win
GSA is giving out pedometers in a contest to out-walk Martha Johnson, GSA's chief, at the GSA Expo.
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Satellite terminals slim down for battlefield missions
The U.S. military is fielding compact satellite terminals that apply advances in electronics and satellite technology in smaller packages.
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Infantry squads struggle with weight of devices, batteries
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey has asked the service's Training and Doctorate Command to put together a list of integrated capabilities that will drive the requirements for what is needed by the infantry squad of the future.
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New missile warning satellite launched into orbit
A military satellite designed to substantially boost the Air Force's missile defense and detection capabilities was launched into space May 7 atop an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket.
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DARPA dares to explore strange new worlds
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a request for information for a "100-Year Starship Study."
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Osama bin Laden's tech gear leaves communications trail
Now the U.S. military is tasked with making sense of all the technology seized at Osama bin Laden's compound.
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Small unmanned systems play outsized role in tactical operations
Technological advances for unmanned aircraft systems programs have facilitated new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions for soldiers and Marines.
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