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The Army Wants Robot Four-Wheelers and Decepticons

The service is outlining a multi-decade plan for autonomic and robotic systems.

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These Human Rights Activists Want To Ban 'Killer Robots'

A new report, released in advance of a major UN meeting next week, implores countries to stop developing deadly autonomous machines before it’s too late.

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The Army Expands Its Use of Cloud Computing

IBM is beefing up its cloud computing services with the Army to expedite the service's nearly 40 million logistics data transactions per day.

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The Russian Hackers Taking on the Kremlin

Their name is 'Humpty Dumpty — and they're getting past telecommunications firewalls.

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Snowden's Leaks Forced the DEA To End Its Own Mass Surveillance Program

By exposing the NSA’s spying programs, fugitive leaker Edward Snowden forced the Justice Department to shut down a separate phone-surveillance operation.

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6 Facts About the Future of the Air Force

Air Force officials wanted to reconstitute the force as the war in Afghanistan wound down. Here's why that will have to wait.

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The Islamic State's Cyber War Crimes

The Islamic State group's grisly videos are much more than a mere record of war crimes.

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It's Taking Nearly a Decade To Upgrade the Pentagon's Internet

Defense Department IT officials are still using a technology transition plan that doesn't even reflect the role of U.S. Cyber Command, which launched in 2009.

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The Navy Is Stepping Up Its Cyber Defenses

Part of a forthcoming cyber strategy focuses on the Navy's capacity to conduct cyberattacks from anywhere across the globe.

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Can the Military Make a Prediction Machine?

The planet is awash in open, free data. Can military-funded research turn it into a crystal ball?

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The Army's Plan To Move to the Cloud

It won't happen overnight, but the service plans to take a solid step towards storing data externally.

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These Robotic Spiders Could Fix America's Satellite Infrastructure in Space

Instead of sending complete structures into space, the rockets of tomorrow could be filled with raw materials that dozens of multi-limbed robots could assemble in orbit.

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How Fish Could Give Us the Body Armor of the Future

A new study out of MIT may have found a protective, flexible solution for today’s soldiers in an unlikely place: the sea.

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Military's Ebola Vaccine Tests Safe

Months of clinical trials have shown a military-supported Ebola vaccine to have 'robust' effectiveness to stop future outbreaks.

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3 Questions on Obama's New Cyber Sanctions Order

An executive order permitting the Treasury Department to sanction 'malicious' cyber criminals leaves key details out.

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Why Sharing Information on Cyber Threats Is So Difficult

Two barriers, one cultural and the other technical, continue to plague well-intentioned policy efforts.

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Obama Expands the US Response to Cyber Attacks

A new executive order will allow the government to impose financial sanctions against foreigners waging malicious cyberattacks against the US.

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Why the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Dollars Don't Add Up

This is not the first time the Pentagon has had difficulty labeling its cyber investments.

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Pentagon Rolls Out 'NSA-Proof' Smartphones

The Defense Department has introduced supersecret smartphones made by a company founded by a former Navy SEAL.

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'Own The Night'? Army Aviation Wants To Own Bad Weather

The service is seeking technology to allow helicopters to fly and strike in rain, snow, dust, or fog.