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DOD at work on more wireless policies
One forthcoming policy will address the "Starbucks problem," in which remote DOD users connect to nonsecure wireless links.
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Army can now jam IEDs without disrupting communications
The Navy helped the service remove conflicts from the frequency spectrum so that IED jammers and communications equipment can be used in the same environment.
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Walter Reed tenants to get Internet access
The Army has begun upgrading the information technology infrastructure at Walter Reed Army Medical Facility. Injured soldiers in the dilapidated outpatient residence known as Building 18 will soon receive internet and cable TV in their rooms as part of the building's renovations.
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New Army CIO nominated
The White House has nominated Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson to become the Army's next CIO.
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DOD rolls out radio-over-IP net
Central Command is now using its new Radio-over IP Router Network (RIPRNET) for convoy operations in Iraq. The RIPRnet links analog radios to a network capable of transmitting signals regardless of distance or geography, using commercial technology.
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Air Force micro-satellite to test tactical data comms
The TacSat-2 is part of the Joint Warfighting Space initiative, which seeks to develop low cost, rapidly deployable space technologies to support tactical operations.
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DOD unveils next-generation CAC
The new card complies with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 and has added security features, Pentagon officials said.
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DOD pushes wireless to the edge
JFCOM prepares tactical mobile networks for homeland security and battlefield missions.
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Defense rethinks its wireless needs
DOD seeks new policies and technologies to stay ahead of surging spectrum demand.
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Military works to bridge the language gap
IBM and Joint Forces Command are testing new translation software.
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Software licenses will have exchange value
Bentley Systems to offer a licensing model based on efficient portfolio management.
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Deltek digs deeper into EVM field
Firm uses acquisitions to capitalize on federal mandates to use EVM.
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Lost conference costs more than dollars
The canceled Army show also results in missed opportunities.
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Boeing delivers 6 more JTRS radios to FCS
The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems program received a new batch of computer-like radios today. The radios are part of the Joint Tactical Radio System Ground Mobile Radio (JTRS GMR) program.
