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Navy Picks Dell for Cloud Email Pilot Program

The Navy has tapped Dell to provide it with a Microsoft enterprise-as-a-service cloud email system for its reservists. By Bob Brewin

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Mass Surveillance Distracts an Overwhelmed Intelligence Community, Snowden Says

Fugitive leaker Edward Snowden said surveilling extremists and following through on intelligence leads is a better counterterrorism tactic than mass spying. By Dustin Volz

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Researchers Use 3D Printing To Create Bomb-Sniffing Dog Noses

Researchers are using 3D printing to make anatomically correct artificial noses modeled after a female Labrador retriever. By Rebecca Carroll

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Preparing for Future Catastrophes, the VA Reaches to the Past

The VA wants a network for two-way radio communication and links to national wired, cellular and IP phone networks in case a crisis knocks out standard communications. By Bob Brewin

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These Web Sites Are Tracking the Spread of Ebola

Clinicians, governments and humanitarian organizations are tracking the Ebola virus so you don’t have to. By Bob Brewin

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ISIS Is Better Than Al-Qaeda At Using the Internet

Both terrorist groups have embraced digital communications to spread their message. However, its the newer organization that has made a much bigger impact. By Laura Ryan.

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The CDC Is Relying on People To Tell the Truth About Contact with Ebola

The CDC’s proposed thermal screenings provide a fictional sense of security, according to both border protection officials and health experts. By Patrick Tucker

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How Canine 'Smart Collars' May Soon Help Secure America's Borders

'Smart wrist-watches' and wearable cameras are already used by U.S. border protection agents. Similar devices could soon be found on their 1,500 canine teams. By Frank Konkel

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Should We Put Robots in Charge of Cybersecurity?

Most network intrusions can be traced back to human error. Are robots the answer? By Aliya Sternstein

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Twitter Sues the Government To Disclose More About Spying

Twitter’s legal action breaks from an agreement other tech giants made with the government earlier this year. By Dustin Volz

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The Quiet Rise of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

The NGA's intelligence-gathering has played a key role in every major world crisis since the raid on Osama bin Laden in 2011. By Jack Moore

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Taliban Spokesman Gives Away His Hiding Spot on Twitter

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid made a series of tweets last week which accidentally geolocated him to Sindh, Pakistan. By Adam Epstein

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The Defense Industry Is Expanding the Use of 3D Printing

The Navy is still several years away from being able to print spare parts for ships and airplanes, but ‘that day will surely come.’ By Marcus Weisgerber

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Arab Twitter Users Like Iran Even Less Than the US

Arab reaction to major events on Twitter from 2012 to 2013 points to broad animosity toward any non-Arab military interventionist power in the region. By Daniel A. Medina

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This Site Tracks the Guns Going Into Syria

The movement of weapons into Syria and Iraq just became much more visible to the entire world. By Patrick Tucker

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The Navy Wants a Tactical Cloud

The Office of Naval Research says the cloud infrastructure will exist at the 'tactical edge' of Navy and Marine forces, not ashore. By Bob Brewin

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DOD's Quest for Better Email Will Test Microsoft's Cloud

The Navy Reserve is the latest Defense Department component to launch a commercial cloud pilot program to lower costs. By Bob Brewin

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Here's the 'Game-Changing' Tech Special Operators Want for Tomorrow's Wars

Directed-energy systems, night vision googles with full color displays and suits you might find in a comic book origin story. By Bob Brewin