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In fight over intelligence IT system, Army prioritizes access to data

The Army says hard-won lessons on the battlefield have taught it that stovepiped IT systems have no place in the business of intelligence collection and sharing. It also acknowledges that enforcing a single set of common standards comes with some tradeoffs.

Tags: Army intelligence , DCGS-A , Ray Odierno , Duncan Hunter , Palantir , Jared Serbu , technology

Friday - 05/17/2013, 04:18pm EDT
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Pentagon expects long war with terrorists

Another decade or two, that at least how long Senior Pentagon officials say the U.S. war against Al Qaida and its affiliates will last. Acting General Counsel Robert Taylor and Michael Sheehan, an assistant secretary of defense for special operations, made the point before the Senate Armed Services Committee, while arguing to prevent changes to a law that allows for the broad use of military force in the war against terrorism.

Tags: J.J. Green , Pentagon & Beyond

Friday - 05/17/2013, 10:55am EDT

China tests a missile killer

Reuters is reporting, "the U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit." They launched a missile on Monday that reached 6,000 miles above the earth, making it the highest suborbital launch seen worldwide since 1976.

Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , J.J. Green

Friday - 05/17/2013, 10:54am EDT

DoD upends slow approval process for mobile devices

In the past, DoD's security review process took so long that devices were off the market by the time the Pentagon allowed them on government networks. This week, DoD approved a secure, commercial version of Android before its manufacturer even released it.

Tags: technology , DISA , STIG , Samsung , mobile , Android , Android Knox , John Hickey , Jared Serbu

Thursday - 05/16/2013, 12:13pm EDT
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Drone launches from carrier

The U.S. Navy made aviation history on Tuesday by launching an unmanned jet off an aircraft carrier for the first time. Reuters reports, "the bat-winged X-47B stealth drone roared off the USS George H.W. Bush near the coast of Virginia and flew a series of pre-programmed maneuvers around the ship before veering away toward a Naval air station in Maryland where it was scheduled to land."

Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , J.J. Green

Wednesday - 05/15/2013, 09:18am EDT

Pakistan's presumptive leader criticizes U.S.

Was Nawaz Sharif just campaigning or was he serious? Pakistan's next Prime Minister, who has held the post twice before and soundly defeated current Prime Minister Asif Ali Zardari in recent elections. criticized the U.S. strongly yesterday, for drone strike against militants, saying it violates Pakistan's sovereignty. But some experts think, now that the election is over, his tone will moderate.

Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , J.J. Green

Wednesday - 05/15/2013, 09:15am EDT

US Army general facing sex charges back in court

Tags: Army , sexual assault

Wednesday - 05/15/2013, 06:00am EDT

Hagel makes 'difficult choice,' civilian furloughs to begin July 8

The Defense Department reduces the number of furlough days from 14 to 11. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said it's possible the number could drop further, but he offered no promises.

Tags: sequestration , workforce , furlough , Chuck Hagel , Jared Serbu , Congress

Wednesday - 05/15/2013, 03:44am EDT
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