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NSA taps schools for cyber sleuths
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FROM NEXTGOV
The National Security Agency has launched a program that will designate certain schools as National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations to build out an identifiable pool of cybersecurity expertise it can tap into, the agency announced this week. It has selected Dakota State University in South Dakota, the ...
Pakistan says U.S. drone killed 10 militants
11:39 AM ET
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Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. drone fired two missiles, killing 10 militants in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, the Associated Press reported. The attack on Thursday killed Uzbek insurgents in a militant hideout. The Pakistan Parliament recently demanded the United States end drone strikes on its territory. ...
More than a million fake parts suspected in defense supply system
8:45 AM ET
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The Senate Armed Services Committee uncovered 1,800 cases of suspect counterfeit electronic parts in the defense supply chain during a two-year probe in 2009 and 2010, according to a report released this week. The number of suspect parts involved in the cases exceeded 1 million. The committee said 70 percent ...
TSA eyes iPads and iPhones for mobile computing
May 24, 2012
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The agency charged with airport security plans to spend up to $3 million for 1,000 Apple computers and another 1,000 Apple handheld devices, including iPads and iPhones, over the next three years, contract documents reveal. The devices will be used as part of a widening secure mobile computing pilot that ...
Navy rolls out 4G network on three ships
May 24, 2012
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The U.S. Navy will deploy 4G LTE wireless networks aboard three vessels this year, giving sailors on board cellular connectivity on smartphones and tablets for the first time, Wired News reports. The ships will receive a microwave-based wireless wide area network that covers distances of up to 20 miles. The ...
Pentagon enlists scientists to build intel-decoding software
May 23, 2012
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The Pentagon is launching a four-and-a-half-year research funding effort to build computer software that can analyze intelligence data and “see through language” to tease out hidden meanings in texts, cutting the time for analysts to file intel reports. The military’s venture capital arm, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, issued ...
Anti-pollution robotic 'fish' head to sea
May 23, 2012
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Robotic fish developed by European scientists to monitor pollution moved from the lab to the sea in a demo at a Spanish port Tuesday, Reuters reports. The new technology cuts the time it takes to detect a pollutant from weeks to seconds. It is tailored to port authorities and water ...
iPads could pick up on unique biological traits in individual hand gestures
May 22, 2012
FROM NEXTGOV
Tablets and iPads could soon pick up on unique biological traits of individuals who swipe and rotate their palms across touch screens -- a development that could lead to new methods of authenticating users. A scientist at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University is working on the foundations for ...
Air Force casts net for handheld touchscreen-controlled devices
May 22, 2012
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This story has been updated. The Air Force unit that hauls troops around the world is exploring its options for handheld touch screen-controlled devices, highlighting an increasing appetite for tablets on the battlefield. The Air Mobility Command is specifically seeking devices where users can only access data with secure digital ...
Pentagon-funded researchers refine 3-D printing
May 21, 2012
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Pentagon-funded researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a more cost-efficient way to make molds for precision parts and aerospace components using 3-D printing tools and computer software, the university announced. In 3-D printing, solid objects are created by layers from a digital file. This generates less waste ...
