Defense Systems

DARPA crowdsourcing chief joins Microsoft

Peter Lee, head of DARPA's Transformational Convergence Technology Office, is stepping down to join Microsoft.

Defense Systems

Access granted: DOD makes OpenGov site more accessible

Feedback prompts department to make a Web site more accessible and detailed.

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DARPA plots supercomputing revolution

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a program that aims for high-performance systems with self-aware operating systems that use considerable less power than systems today.

Defense Systems

iPhones, commercial satellites prominent in joint DOD exercise

The Defense Department interoperability exercise stresses flexible networking and new uses for existing technology.

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New tech tracks space debris

New technology allows tracking of space junk without supercomputers.

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DISA to offer storage, Office apps via its private cloud

Two pilot projects will test delivering Microsoft Office and file storage services to military users via DISA's cloud environment.

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Emergency notification tool helps soldiers at home and in Iraq

Mass notification software supports Army forces at their home base in the U.S. and in the Middle East.

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China threatens U.S. supercomputing supremacy

With its Dawning Nebulae supercomputer, China reached the No. 2 spot of the TOP500list, edging closer to the high-performance computing speed record.