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Army opens its training network to non-CAC access
Soldiers can now log in with only a username and password, which opens up access to smartphones and tablets.
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Army avatars have the human touch
An ARL-sponsored program is using natural language processing to create virtual humans who can interact with and even counsel soldiers.
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Future soldiers could be part of the Internet of Things
The recent Mad Scientist Conference addressed the idea of embedding sensors into humans to help produce "sentient" data.
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Army awards $3.9 billion deal for Rifleman radios
Thales and Harris will compete for order of up to 193,276 of the software-defined radios, designed to take tactical communications to dismounted soldiers.
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3D body scans are a fit for Army clothing, equipment
A database of 3D data at Natick's research center helps make clothing, armor and other equipment that fit and function better.
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The Army Is Testing Handheld Ray Guns
Fittingly, these rifle-sized weapons would gun for other electronics.
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Army awards $36M deal for tactical communications support
General Dynamics will produce and repair components of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 1 network.
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The move to autonomous ground vehicles requires a leap of tech
It might seem a small step to remove the "semi" from in front of "autonomous," but there's a lot more to it than that.
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The Army Is Sharing Its Top Cyber Warriors With Hollywood and Wall Street
A new public-private program wants to 'marry-up' cyber soldiers with a civilian career to defend against online threats.
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Army says intelligence system is getting easier to use
The service plans to reduce complexity and improve training for DCGS-A, which has met with criticism and resistance from users.
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Army mulls a cyber career field for civilians
The service's cyber commander tells Congress that recruiting and retaining civilian cyber warriors remains "challenging."
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Army Shows Women No Slack at Elite Army Ranger Qualifiers
No debate about it, the Army is making the women trying to qualify for Ranger School meet every male standard – just like they want it.
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An unexpected source of mobile security: Ada
The longstanding DOD programming language goes from mainframes to mobile devices.
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Army outlines plans for the next-generation of virtual training
The tools, designed to address the changing nature of combat, will reside on a global, cloud-based network that will connect solders around the world.
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Army maps out plan for better, smarter ground robots
A new program also wants to establish standard platforms and modular designs to allow for fast development and easy upgrades.
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Army moves logistics processing to IBM's Hybrid Cloud
The move adds data analytics and other tools to help improve performance and cut costs.
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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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What's DOD doing to protect its networks?
In light the White House hack, we take a look at some of the department’s recent efforts to defend networks with a "whole of government approach."
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Army to create a marketplace for Manpack Radios
The service wants multiple vendors to compete for orders for the two-channel radios under a potential 10-year contract.
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