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Terrain offers clues to choppers used in bin Laden raid
Although the exact chopper types used to infiltrate the Osama bin Laden mansion are unknown, the surrounding terrain offers a clue.
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Army to expand participation in apps competition
The Army will allow the public and industry to participate in its next Apps for Army challenge, tentatively scheduled for 2012.
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DOD issues 'should-cost' guidance for achieving acquisition savings
DOD Undersecretary Ashton Carter is expanding on plans he announced last September to reign in runaway acquisition spending on major weapons programs.
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Leadership training needed for cyber warfare
Educational institutions throughout the military are trying to define the set of skills and knowledge that their leaders will need to prevail on the cyber battlefield of the 21st century.
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Army app store to offer alternate development path
Last year’s Apps for Army competition is set to evolve into a servicewide apps store that would let soldiers download straight to their work computers, and possibly even mobile devices.
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Latest Apache net-enabled for battlefield
The Army’s Block III Apache helicopter will have a family of sensors and data links built into it that will enable pilots to exchange video and data with soldiers on the ground and nearby manned and unmanned aircraft.
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Army tests comprehensive plan for wireless services
The Army Knowledge Online portal is serving as a mechanism to test a new wireless plan.
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Army picks contractors for $2.5B operations support deal
Thirteen large contractors and 22 small businesses have been named to the Army's $2.5 billion Operations, Planning, Training and Resource Support Services prime contract.
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Army works to extend range of ground robot comms
Army effort seeks to increase the operational range of ground robots with help from flying communications relays.
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Army favors Android in smart-phone push
Indications are that the Army will use Google's Android operating system to power handheld smart phones that might eventually be distributed in large numbers to soldiers.
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Army to streamline ERP system
The multiple-task contract to support the Army's Enterprise Systems Integration Program has been awarded to Attain LLC, along with InSap Services and Oakland Consulting.
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Army smart-phone efforts face uphill battle
Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Army's new chief of staff, appears to be a keen supporter of the service's plans to continue exploring wide distribution of smart phones, but such an initiative would face serious budget challenges.
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Army to consider iPhone brain for networked soldier kit
Army program officials will explore if a smart phone might be the best solution for the computing device that serves as the "brain" for the Nett Warrior slated for production around June.
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New GPS-guided mortar fires first round in Afghanistan
Precision Guided Mortar Munitions provide a sevenfold increase in accuracy.
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DOD aims for flexibility with brain injury Web tool
The Pentagon is upgrading its chief brain injury assessment tool, but some officials are criticizing its reliability.
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Army accelerates critical satcom efforts
Col. William "Chuck" Hoppe, project manager of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical, discusses the service's vital at-the-halt and fixed satellite communications programs.
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Shutdown impact on DOD uncertain, but ominous
The Defense Department is closely studying its authorities to determine how to keep department functioning if the government shuts down.
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Petraeus could become CIA head
Rumors suggest that Gen. David Patraeus, America's top military man in Afghanistan, could become CIA director.
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Boots on the ground, intell in the cloud
Cloud computing has revolutionized how the federal government stores and accesses data, but now the Army is taking it all the way to Afghanistan.
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