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New details emerge on Army cloud initiative
The scope of work that nine companies will provide under the Army's Area Processing Centers Army Private Cloud program include furnishing the Army with "mobile data center" services and even cybersecurity assistance as part of a grand strategy to help the military service scale back its data-center footprint.
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Raven tactical UAV to get sensor boost
Aerovironment's Raven RQ-11B unmanned aerial vehicle will get a new miniature, gimbaled sensor payload that will give warfighters better situational awareness via higher visual fidelity and continuous observation of an item of interest.
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Blue Devil Block 2 airship has friends in high places
A pair of influential U.S. senators are upset about Air Force plans to cut the 370-foot-long Blue Devil Block 2 airship program and have informed the Defense Department that they believe it would be "a significant failure to stop work and not deploy" the platform to Afghanistan.
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Cloud migration requires well-mapped acquisition strategy, panel says
A successful cloud migration requires careful planning and risk assessment to succeed, according to a FOSE panel.
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Army finishes fifth and final regional communications hub
The Army has just completed the last of five planned Regional Hub Nodes, allowing soldiers to connect back to the service's global information network from any position around the globe.
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Is continuous security monitoring worth the payoff?
Moving to a risk-management model of cybersecurity with continuous monitoring of systems can be difficult on a tight budget, but if done right, the savings can make it all worth the work.
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Tactical radios and mobile devices: Powered by imagination
Designers think creatively to meet the evolving communications needs of dispersed and mobile forces.
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Are miniature drones with flapping wings really practical?
The main challenge in making miniature drones with flapping wings work on the battlefield is finding enough battery power.
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Army over-estimated enterprise e-mail savings, report says
Army estimates of the expected cost savings from deployment of its enterprise e-mail initiative were exaggerated, reveals a report from the Army CIO to Congress that was released to the public April 2.
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WIN-T 2 undergoes unusual test on road to full-rate production
After braving overnight temperatures of negative 35 degrees in Alaska, elements of the Army's second-generation tactical communications network backbone were still fully operational.
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Winners and losers in the fiscal 2013 budget
It's been several weeks since the release of the fiscal 2013 defense budget, and heads are certainly still spinning in the Pentagon. Here are some of the winners and losers at each of the services.
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Intel community cloud faces bigger problems than security
Surprisingly, there are other more pressing concerns and barriers for intelligence agencies moving to the cloud.
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Army resumes enterprise e-mail migration after hiatus
The Army has resumed migrating to enterprise e-mail after submitting a congressionally mandated report on cost efficiency and effectiveness.
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Army Cyber Command beefs up inspections, network defenses
The Army Cyber Command is changing its information assurance accreditation process by increasing automation and training additional compliance teams.
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What's behind the Army's first purchase of radios vetted by the NIE
The Army is on track to make its first “agile process” buy stemming from lessons learned during the recent Network Integration Evaluation.
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Army private cloud to attack IT sprawl and save millions
Industry experts estimate the Army should save millions in IT costs after its recently awarded Army Private Cloud contract is fully implemented.
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Army app store prototype for future one-stop shop
The new marketplace has a small number of apps for now, but there will be more to come.
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Army PM DCATS transition means many contracting opportunities
The Army's Defense Communications and Army Transmissions System program is ready to issue new contracts to industry.
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Army pins hopes on common operating environment
The Army's common operating environment could transform the way the service runs its IT systems.
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