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Clapper Plays the 'Insurance' Card To Defend NSA Surveillance
Maintaining Americans' phone records is sound policy, Clapper said, adding 'Every time we lose another tool in our toolkit, it raises the risk.'
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What the Future of Government Surveillance Looks Like
A future awaits where countries share intelligence one minute, then hack and cyberattack each other the next.
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NSA Spying Continues With Another Rubber Stamp
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court late last week extended the NSA's mass surveillance of U.S. phone metadata through May unless Congress acts.
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‘Jihadi John’ and the Future of the Biometrics Terror Hunt
The future of the biometrics dragnets that identified an Islamic State executioner is on a hilltop in West Virginia.
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Inside the Glitz of a Middle East Arms Show
IDEX has become a must-attend event for defense firms and consultants alike as conversation with a powerful decision maker could translate into billions of dollars in weapon sales.
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Cyber Teamwork Between Federal Agencies Still Too Hard, Says Army Cyber Commander
It's still difficult for the military to work with civilian agencies and the private sector on cybersecurity.
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The Pentagon Is One Step Closer To Awarding a New $11 Billion Health Records Deal
The Defense Department has narrowed down the list of contenders vying for a chance to upgrade its health records system to the tune of up to $11 billion over ten years
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Spy Research Agency Is Building a Machine To Predict Cyber Attacks
The intelligence community is holding a contest to design software that combs open source data to predict cyber attacks before they occur.
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How the Military Will Fight ISIS on the Dark Web
ISIS already is on the Dark Web raising money through Bitcoin. The military is on the Dark Web, too.
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Multiple Companies Protest $1.6 Billion Pentagon Contract
Several companies have filed bid protests citing unfair terms in the Defense Information Systems Agency’s recent $1.6 billion cloud services contract.
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Welcome Back from Your Trip Abroad, Now Hand Over That Bugged Phone
Officials at the Justice and Homeland Security Departments are experimenting with various ways to neutralize foreign spy gear.
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Cyber Firm: The NSA Is Out-Hacking the Chinese and the Russians
A new report exposes the agency's efforts to penetrate systems in multiple countries.
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Obama To Sell Armed Drones To More Countries
New rules suggest that more drones are headed to the Middle East to fight the Islamic State.
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Can Industry Cloud Providers Compete With the milCloud?
The widespread adoption of the milCloud has been slower, and more expensive than what DOD officials would have liked.
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Here Come the Drones: FAA Announces Civilian Rules
New regulations allow for wider civilian drone use in U.S. air space, but pizza delivery is still a ways away.
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DARPA's New Search Engine Puts Google in the Dust
After only one year in use, DARPA's Memex search engine has already played a key role in nearly 20 different investigations.
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How a Homeland Security Shutdown Would Imperil US Cyber Defense
An agency official told House lawmakers a partial shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security would do more than just slow a timely response to critical threats.
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The Marines Are Building Robotic War Balls
The future of amphibious assault looks kind of like an explosive inner tube. It’s really a drone.
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'Dramatic Improvement' in US and European Intel Sharing Because of ISIS
The FBI is tracking every ISIS member it knows in the US, but needs Congress to block companies from offering encryption.
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