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U.S. Cyber Command not ready for prime time
Announcement that the U.S. Cyber Command is late in reaching full operational capability comes as the Army cyber component installs a commander and the Air Force cyber agency achieves full capabilities of its own.
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Product interoperability effort is showing promise
The Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium demonstrates the first products and programs that meet its interoperability standards.
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Takai nomination for DOD CIO withdrawn
California CIO Teri Takai's nomination as defense CIO is dead at least for now; the job and its responsibilities are being shifted between Defense Department agencies.
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VT Group adds unmanned systems expertise to portfolio
VT Group has acquired the Evergreen Unmanned Systems, a division of Evergreen International Aviation Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not reported.
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Departing DARPA exec leaves legacy of creativity
Peter Lee, the head of DARPA's Transformation Convergence Technology Office, is leaving to head Microsoft's research office in Redmond. He spoke to GCN about his accomplishments.
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Administration's wiretapping push could damage cloud security
If Internet service providers give the FBI backdoor access to online communications, the bad buys might benefit as well, notes blogger Brian Robinson.
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DOD isn't poaching, but it is hiring, official says
The Defense Department is a unique place, and that attracts young people to leave industry and join its civilian workforce, Undersecretary Ashton Carter says.
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DOD officials face Senate ire over budgetary measures
DOD officials were questioned over plans for trimming the defense budget, including closing the Joint Forces Command.
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Army takes on acquisition, cyberspace and culture
The Army's cyber component's opening comes during unprecedented challenges in upgrading its IT services.
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Army tests electronic, updatable manuals for the field
The Army is testing a variety of applications and devices, including a Kindle, six iPads and an Entourage Edge, as potential platforms for battlefield systems manuals.
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Solar-powered drone would perform high-altitude missions
Boeing will develop and test a high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle fueled by solar and electric power for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency as part of Phase 2 of the Vulture demonstration program, company officials said.
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Proposed secure network for critical infrastructure draws fire
Gen. Keith Alexander suggests developing a secure zone for civilian government and critical commercial systems.
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'Green Marines' bring solar power to the battlefield
A Marine Corps unit will field solar power generators to cut logistics needs.
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Stuxnet worm deemed 'best malware ever'
The highly sophisticated malware known as the Stuxnet worm operated undetected for nearly six months while carrying out its stealth attack on utility infrastructure around the globe. Read about how it was brought to bay.
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Army intell command lines up network support
General Dynamics Corp. received a $62 million task order for IT services that support the Army Intelligence and Security Command.
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Building private and community clouds for DOD
Cloud computing can't be properly implemented on any sort of scale without automation in place, says Ben Newton with BMC Software.
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Contractor death toll surpasses military's in Iraq, Afghanistan
More contractors than military personnel are now dying in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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DARPA aims for fiber-optic link between warfighters' minds, bodies
An award to Southern Methodist University will fund development of two-way, fiber-optic communication between prosthetic limbs and the wearer’s peripheral nerves, reports blogger Brian Robinson.
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