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DISA to begin pilot programs of DOD mobile network
The agency is building the architecture for the Defense Department's mobile network and expects to have it at least partly up and running by the end of the year.
Popular DOD desktop app ready for mobile devices
A DOD desktop-based tool that lets users set up and join meetings on the go is available as a mobile app for Android smart phones and tablets.
By land, by sea, by air: DOD looks to take mobile devices global
The Defense Department has launched a number of mobile device programs, but the devil is in the details when it comes to deploying handhelds past the wire.
Army lab speeds technology to round 3 of NIE
The Army's new lab at Aberdeen Proving Ground tests and evaluates software and electronics bound for Network Integration Evaluation 12.2.
DOD develops Web apps to fight pirates (the real kind)
An international effort by the Defense Department and the U.S. Navy is developing Web-based applications that will let allied navies share data in the fight against piracy on the high seas.
DOD still has penchant for BlackBerry 7 devices
New Defense Department approval means personnel can now use the BlackBerry 7 line of products across the department's enterprise network.
New Red Hat Linux 5 version meets federal security standards
A new security certification allows federal agencies to use Red Hat's Enterprise Linux 5 with the KVM hypervisor on IBM systems for a variety of command and control and secure operations.
Partnership develops encryption for federal mobile devices
Verizon and Cellcrypt will offer voice encryption for smart phones and tablets running the Android, BlackBerry and iOS operating systems.
Mobile privacy risks: Who should alert end users?
Both industry and government are concerned about the potential for many mobile applications to share data with third parties without user consent.
DARPA wants gamers to design medical training software
DARPA is looking at the gaming industry to help it design medical training and education software for use on mobile devices.
FAA mechanics, attorneys test-fly tablets
Like the VA, the FAA has a mobile tablet pilot program under way, now being tapped by the aviation agency's mechanics and attorneys.
VA looks beyond iPad pilot to 'hyper portable' era
The department is planning beyond its current mobile device pilot test for the day it fields as many as 100,000 mobile devices across the enterprise.
IBM rolls out integrated systems to automate most management, updating jobs
IBM's new line of products is designed as an integrated package from the beginning, which is intended to eliminate time and money wasted on operations and maintenance.
Energy project looks to tame supercomputing's tsunami of data
A new facility at DOE's Argonne National Laboratory will develop tools to extract knowledge from petabytes of data and help researchers use their time more efficiently.
NASA looks to space for better earthquake data
The agency is testing READI, which uses satellites to detect minute changes in GPS-enabled ground stations, providing real-time data on quakes and better tsunami predictions.
Do agencies have a place for open-source hardware?
Open-source electronics components are emerging from university laboratories and entering the public arena.
DARPA aims to replace regular satellites with floating clusters
The Defense Department's research agency seeks to build clusters of small spacecraft that work together and share information.
Navy UAS program still flying high despite recent crashes
The Navy is forging ahead with key unmanned aircraft systems programs while trying to figure out what caused two of its Fire Scouts to crash recently.
Internet on a chip: MIT team aims for massively multicore processors
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed new ways for the processors on multicore chips to share information more efficiently while using less power.
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