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Army moves to equip troops with handheld technologies
The Army and Special Operations Command launch new efforts to equip combat troops with networked communications gear.
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Army poised to deploy first phase of combat team upgrades
The first part of the Army's long-delayed combat brigade modernization program enters field tests.
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Army takes steps to cope with shrinking budgets
Upcoming Defense Department efficiency measures have Army officers thinking about balancing the need for force modernization with tight future budgets.
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Army effort seeks to keep drones aloft despite battle damage
The Army is working on new hardware and software designed to help stabilize unmanned aircraft.
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Army moves e-mail to DISA cloud
Army announces joint effort with DISA to move the service's email and calendar applications to the agency's cloud.
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Army confronts LandWarNet modernization challenges head-on
A panel of senior Army officers on Oct. 25 discussed the state of progress in upgrading LandWarNet at the AUSA conference and symposium.
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5 agencies design robots of the future
Five agencies team to design robotic doctors, helpers, farmworkers and bomb-removers.
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Army to match processes to budget reality, says top official
The Army will revise its developmental model and make other adjustments to successfully counter adversaries around the globe and adjust to changing fiscal circumstances at home, Army Secretary John M. McHugh said today at the opening session of the AUSA conference and symposium in Washington, D.C.
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Carey to replace DOD's Wennergren
Navy CIO Robert Carey will replace David Wennergren as deputy assistant secreatary of defense for information management.
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Army logistics gets a new worldview
A new Army logistics program uses Google Earth technology to create an interactive system to plan supply routes and track cargo.
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As UAV use grows, bandwidth limits become a concern
Ongoing operations are driving the need for unmanned aerial vehicles. But more platforms could actually limit commanders' operational flexibility. The Air Force is looking at new technologies such as autonomous flight and multi-aircraft management to avoid this pitfall.
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DOD, DHS working on one-two punch for cybersecurity
The Defense and Homeland Security departments have launched an initiative to share analysts and coordinate their cyber operations to protect critical infrastructure in the United States.
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Army cyber unit guards computer networks
The Army's Cyber Command, which reports to the overall Cyber Command, is now fully operational.
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DARPA seeks to shape young minds
DARPA launches a program to interest grade school students in computer science careers.
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DARPA plans tools to lighten load of battlefield data
DARPA's Insight program will develop automated tools to help human analysts sift and identify valuable battlefied data from a variety of information sources and platforms.
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Cyber Command grew from 12 years of work
Robert Lamb relates how lessons learned by the DOD's Joint Task Force for Computer Network Defense paved the way for U.S. Cyber Command.
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Product interoperability effort is showing promise
The Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium demonstrates the first products and programs that meet its interoperability standards.
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Departing DARPA exec leaves legacy of creativity
Peter Lee, the head of DARPA's Transformation Convergence Technology Office, is leaving to head Microsoft's research office in Redmond. He spoke to GCN about his accomplishments.
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Army tests electronic, updatable manuals for the field
The Army is testing a variety of applications and devices, including a Kindle, six iPads and an Entourage Edge, as potential platforms for battlefield systems manuals.
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