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Balloon-mounted cameras serve as eyes in the Afghan sky
The United States is stepping up its game in Afghanistan with $1 billion worth of gear to help with the rising threats this spring.
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DISA shifts to new strategy for network support
The Defense Information Systems Agency will soon award a contract for the day-to-day operations and support of the Defense Information Systems Network and its Global Information Grid networks.
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DOD cyber strategy to focus on training, equipping forces
A new Defense Department cyber plan, set to become official in a few days, would ramp up U.S. strategy to pursue cyber bandits.
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Clock might be ticking on 'cyber Pearl Harbor'
China and other nations might already have managed to insert hidden malware in the U.S. national power grid and other systems that they could activate at any time, UPI reports.
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Army to test UAV sensor system
Unlike receive-only systems, the new system allows users to see a UAV's video and control its sensor at the same time.
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DOD wants bump in security spending
To buoy network security adequately, the Defense Department is requesting another $1 billion to cover activities previously left out.
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Army CIO Lawrence gets third star
Susan Lawrence, the Army’s CIO, was promoted to three-star general today.
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Cyber Command to combat growing cyber threats
As cyber threats to Defense Department networks increase, Gen. Keith Alexander is pursuing an aggressive 5-point strategy.
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Military software to spread pro-American propaganda online
To counter violent extremist and enemy propaganda outside the United States, the military has hired a contractor to develop online persona software to intervene in foreign social networks.
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Military's cyber defense ability graded
Gen. Keith Alexander, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, says our nation's ability to protect its networks can be improved.
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DOD installs new technology to prevent Cablegate 2
Defense Department CIO Terri Takai tells the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee that action is being taken to prevent another Cablegate scandal from occurring.
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Army must cure mobile radio's failure rate
The Defense Department's weapons tester told Congress this week that the Army's Ground Mobile Radio in development failed 72 percent of the time in tests conducted in 2010.
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Satellite 2011 to offer updates on milsat programs, trends
The Satellite 2011: Celebrating 30 Years! conference kicks off March 14 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Defense Systems' staff plans to report on a number of key sessions related to military satellite communications from the conference.
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U.S., South Korea hammer out Global Hawk sale
The United States and South Korea have reached a tentative agreement for the sale to the latter of four Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft.
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Top 20 defense contracts highlight trends in weapons, IT services
Washington Technology's annual roundup of defense contracts includes 20 contracts with ceilings that total $161 billion.
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Cyber warfare just one of many defense factors, group says
Many countries around the world are establishing new organizations to tackle threats in cyberspace although the main threat to their infrastructure comes primarily from civilian or group hackers and not other nations' intelligence or military agencies.
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Investigators look into plans for cyberattack on Quantico base
U.S. law enforcement agencies are investigating the possiblity that a worldwide hacking collective known as Anonymous has plans to disrupt activities at the Marine Corps Base at Quantico, Va., in protest over the rough treatment of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, a suspect in the Wikileaks scandal, reports Joseph Menn at FT.com.
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Unmanned aircraft system new arsenal in battling pirates
ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system is a new tool in the escalating war against pirates.
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Naval Academy weaves cybersecurity into curriculum
The U.S. Naval Academy is adding two cybersecurity courses to its curriculum in an effort to elevate training in a field now considered essential to national security.
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