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DARPA wants 'pre-crime' technology
DARPA is seeking technology to help identify soldiers likely to commit crimes before they do so.
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DARPA seeks to shape young minds
DARPA launches a program to interest grade school students in computer science careers.
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Can you hear me now? How to stay connected in Afghanistan
Army Col. Chuck Hoppe, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical project manager, discusses what he learned about equipment reliability, systems integration and information architecture while serving in Afghanistan.
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Wennergren sees changing role for DOD CIO -- and department's IT progress
In an FCW exclusive interview, former DOD CIO Dave Wennergren reflects on the significant shifts in the way the department works -- and what will be required to sustain the ongoing changing tides.
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Navy on course for smarter shipboard networks
Capt. D.J. LeGoff, program manager of the Navy's Tactical Networks Program Office, discusses critical elements of the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program, including integration of existing systems and contract milestones.
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Dave Wennergren: Teri Takai could still become CIO
Dave Wennergren, in an exclusive interview, says Teri Takai's chances to become DOD CIO are still alive.
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Army pursues vision of common architecture
Maj. Gen. Nickolas Justice, commander of the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, talks about the Army’s drive for a common architecture into which everything connects, the push for smarter integration of communications systems into vehicles, and the development of an infrastructure to support future modernizations.
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Inside the Pentagon's cyber war games
Tom Patterson, CSO of MagTek and an adviser to the Air Force on cyber operations, took part in the recent Pacifica cyber war games and describes some of the lessons learned.
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DARPA plans tools to lighten load of battlefield data
DARPA's Insight program will develop automated tools to help human analysts sift and identify valuable battlefied data from a variety of information sources and platforms.
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Wennergren move throws DOD CIO spot into further shadow
The future of DOD's CIO job, long vacant and federally required, hangs in the balance.
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DOD unhappy with electronic records upgrade
The Defense Department should learn from the problems with its AHLTA medical records system before buying a new system, GAO says.
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New network tech heightens battlefield awareness
Defense Department technicians are working to break down barriers so that warfighters on the battlefield can have better situational awareness drawn from multiple networks.
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Wennergren's new job announcement
Former DOD CIO Dave Wennergren has been assigned as assistant deputy chief management officer, Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.
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Marines’ manpower branch re-ups for IT services
CGI Federal Inc. will provide IT services to the Marine Corps under a five-year, $11 million contract.
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DOD considers distributing task, delivery orders electronically
Defense Department officials want to make the electronic distribution of task and delivery orders standard.
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Cyber Command grew from 12 years of work
Robert Lamb relates how lessons learned by the DOD's Joint Task Force for Computer Network Defense paved the way for U.S. Cyber Command.
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Telework tool: A DOD innovation goes wide
As legislation requiring agencies to move more aggressively to allow telework comes closer to passage, managers worry about security. A tool the Air Force developed could ease their minds.
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