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How Army PEO IEW&S is using sensors and cloud to seek battlefield clarity

EW technologies and ISR sensors boost situational awareness, force protection, and reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition.

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What's the answer to better geospatial intelligence?

The military has grown so good at collecting data that it risks suffocating in its own success.

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Defending mobile networks: An uphill battle against endless threats

COTS solutions are the mainstay of military security, but they bring their own issues.

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Exactly what military data should reside in the cloud?

For the military, building a cloud infrastructure may prove to be easier than figuring out what to put into it.

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Tactical radios and mobile devices: Powered by imagination

Designers think creatively to meet the evolving communications needs of dispersed and mobile forces.

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DI2E framework aims for streamlined intelligence sharing

In the next few years, the Defense Department and intelligence community members are expected to begin reaping the benefits of a common cross-agency environment that's designed to help users access and use a wide range of essential intelligence resources.

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Military ruggedization on the ropes

Are formal ruggedization practices and procedures necessary for a military that increasingly relies on commercial-off-the-shelf computing and communications gear? Perhaps not.

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The future of military comms on the battlefield

New radio and network technologies present opportunities and challenges.

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DOD to build enhanced cloud computing capabilities

Military and intelligence organizations seek to build enhanced data storage and distribution capabilities -- and slash costs.

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Sophisticated cyberattacks became the norm in 2011

Future historians may conclude that 2011 marked a time when military cyber threats reached a tipping point, transforming a once mostly theoretical menace into an entirely new warfare domain.

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24th Air Force finds its place in cyberspace

Nearly two years after its launch, the 24th Air Force is defining its role in a rapidly expanding Defense Department cyber infrastructure.

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Military RFID evolves to include mesh networks

The Defense Department is mixing old and new technologies to speed logistics and provide better inventory insight.

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Data center consolidation promises improved performance

Seeking to increase IT efficiency and cut costs, the military is consolidating the number of data centers it operates.

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Military ponders private cloud services

The Defense Department's cautious approach to a private cloud seeks to maximize deployment, security and cost advantages.

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Navy network projects sail toward milestones

The Navy's two most important command, control, communications and computer systems programs are heading toward major milestones later this year and beyond.

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DOD's move to the cloud keeps security experts up at night

DOD is finding that the old security techniques, which weren't that great anyway, won't be enough in the dynamic world of the cloud.

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DOD adopts tactical approach to information assurance

DOD cyber experts are building a security infrastructure designed to armor-plate sensitive information and critical systems.

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DARPA to help shield cloud networks from cyberattack

DARPA's Mission-oriented Resilient Clouds program seeks to protect cloud networks vital to military missions.

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Cross-domain office aims for secure data sharing

The Unified Cross Domain Management Office ensures crucial information can flow unimpeded across security domains while vital secrets are preserved.

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Protection of moving data requires multipronged strategy

Defense Department and military service network administrators and users face a difficult job moving data securely across a vast array of data transmission technologies.