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Experimental surveillance camera boasts super zoom
DARPA is funding a Duke University project to create an extremely powerful surveillance camera.
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AfPak opposition may be in trouble with UAV expansion
United States and NATO conventional forces may be moving to leave Afghanistan, but terrorists could be on the run more than ever as leaders consider increasing the use of drones there and in bordering Pakistan, where they often take refuge.
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Flame cyber weapon controlled by humans, not machines
Flame and its targeted attacks apparently were being controlled by individuals rather than being automated.
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Officers needed to lead cyber troops
Management and officer programs are needed to support the cyber domain.
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US took steps to reduce collateral damage from powerful cyber weapons
The Obama administration took considerable care to minimize the risks to U.S. computer security posed by its use of major cyber weapons against Iran and other Middle Eastern nations.
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Sequestration might result in raft of contractor claims against gov, says Lockheed CEO
The drop-off in funding that would result from a possible sequestration might result in countless "requests for equitable adjustments for claims" resulting from modification to contracts up and down the defense supply chain that would be submitted to the federal government.
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The real savings in data center consolidation is in the applications
The Army will achieve much bigger savings in the future from IT operations when the service can eliminate application duplication and prepare apps for movement to other environments.
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Navy's Triton UAV fleet key to rebalancing Pacific
The U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle made its first official appearance June 14, and that is just the beginning.
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Should a greater effort be made to hunt down cyber criminals?
Fighting cyber crime might be much more effective if less money was spent on cybersecurity software and more spent on old-fashioned law enforcement effort to catch and punish the perpetrators.
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Lethal tweets? Twitter as a weapon against Taliban
Coalition forces in Afghanistan continue to use Twitter to wage a war of words with the Taliban for the hearts and minds of the people in the southwest Asian nation.
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Air Force SBIRS GEO-1 satellite on track for certification
The Air Force's Space Based Infrared System geosynchronous satellite is on schedule to achieve operational certification later in 2012.
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Air Force needs 600 more UAV pilots, sensor operators
The Defense Department is struggling to find enough people to operate its expanding fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles, and the Air Force in particular is suffering from the shortage.
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Napper moving to Cyber Command; NETCOM commander named, too
Army Maj. Gen. Jennifer Napper has been reassigned to a key post at the U.S. Cyber Command.
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Guess who's helping Venezuela build UAVs?
Several nations are part of a partnership that is helping Venezuela build unmanned aircraft.
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Where do wounded robots go? A hospital for robots, of course.
The U.S. military used to dispose of ground robots damaged in combat, but in times of fiscal constraints they are being repaired rather than discarded at a robot emergency ward at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
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Research effort focuses on UAV teamwork on missions
The Air Force is looking for scientists and engineers who can develop technology to help different unmanned aerial vehicles collaboratively track targets.
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Analytics holds promise for AF preventative health care
The Air Force Medical Service is turning to analytics software to improve patient care and support research into preventive medicine and disease management.
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Sandia opens new facility dedicated to cybersecurity research
Sandia National Laboratories cut the ribbon June 12 on a new laboratory that will provide a setting for assisting cybersecurity professionals locally and across the nation as they work on critical cyber research issues.
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'Legislative pessimism' could kill cybersecurity legislation
Cybersecurity Act of 2012 co-sponsor and Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said June 12 that "legislative pessimism" might sabotage comprehensive cybersecurity legislation, resulting in no action on the pressing matter in an election year.
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