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Air Force Says It Recovered Trove of Files in Corrupted Database
The service is still investigating how files from more 100,000 inspector general cases — and their backups — became corrupted.
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What the Joint Chiefs’ Email Hack Tells Us About the DNC Breach
The two attacks share a perpetrator and even some techniques. Here’s how to stop them.
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Defense One Tech Summit: In Review
Did you miss our first-ever Defense One Tech Summit? Catch the whole thing, start to finish, right here.
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The Navy Is Making a New GPS for Drone Submarines
Right now, GPS signals can barely travel below the surface of the ocean.
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How US Counterterrorism Funds Ended Up in the Orlando Terrorist's Pocket
The U.S. spends billions a year on counterterrorism, with generally poor oversight.
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Computer Crash Wipes Out Years of Air Force Investigation Records
Fraud and abuse investigations dating back to 2004 vanished when a database became corrupted, service officials said.
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Essentials: The Changing World of Defense Technology
On the eve of the Defense One Tech Summit, here are a few don't-miss articles about how defense tech is evolving.
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France Launches New Terror Alert App Ahead of Euro 2016 Tournament
With millions of sports fans expected to fill multiple venues in western Europe, the French are beefing up security.
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Meet the Navy SEAL Leading the Fight Against ISIS Messaging
Michael Lumpkin, who joined the State Department after serving as DoD's special-ops leader, believes he’s got a model for future efforts to counter extremism online in real time.
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US Homeland Security Could Get Its Own Cyber Defense Agency
A panel of House lawmakers want to turn the existing National Protection and Programs Directorate into the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency.
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US Spies Are Building Software to Spot Your Suspicious Behavior In Live Video
The program is called Deep Intermodal Video Analytics—or DIVA—and it seeks to locate shooters and terrorists before they strike.
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Drone-Helicopter Teams Performing ‘Very Well’ Against ISIS
Future unmanned-human teaming looks a lot like the Predator’s little cousin.
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Can the Navy’s Electric Cannon Be Saved?
The Pentagon’s futuristic railgun may be obsolete before it arrives. But not its high-tech bullets.
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Gunfight! Does the Navy's Little Warship Need a Bigger Cannon?
Size matters to gunmakers competing to arm the Littoral Combat Ship against pirates, China, and Iran.
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White House Slates $19B for Cyber Defense. Next Step: Find Contractors to Help
The Cybersecurity National Action Plan seeks a 35% increase over last year's proposed budget.
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The Military Is Building an Employee Database to Predict Traitors
The “DoD Component Insider Threat Records System” is part of the U.S. government's response to the 2010 leaks of classified diplomatic cables by former Pfc. Chelsea Manning.
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‘Give Surprising New Capabilities to Old Platforms,’ Carter Tells Engineers
At a Navy R&D lab, the defense secretary reveals a deeply layered concept of 'innovation' — and a geek's love for tech.
Threats
America’s New Special Operations Commander Wants to Predict the Future
With so many elite troops fighting ‘an extremist phenomenon that’s gone rabid’ in failed states, Gen. Tony Thomas wants to get his operators ahead of the curve.
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Look at the Military’s New Stealth Bikes
These motorcycles of the future are turning heads at special operations conference in Florida.
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