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ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Google executive Alan Eustace broke the sound barrier and set several skydiving records over the southern New Mexico desert early Friday after taking a big leap from the edge of space.…
October 27, 2014 -
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BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft’s quarterly profit and revenue sailed past expectations Thursday, as CEO Satya Nadella’s push to embrace cloud computing and diversify into mobile devices helped lift sales…
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In this week's look Inside the DoD Reporter's Notebook, DoD reporter Jared Serbu reports the Defense Department has just posted an unclassified version of its joint military doctrine for cyberspace operations.
October 27, 2014 -
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The Defense Information Systems Agency is looking for a vendor that can support up to 2,000 smartphones that store and transmit classified data, part of DoD's gradual evolution beyond the SME-PED, a $3,000 handheld that only runs on 2G networks.
October 27, 2014 -
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In one of DoD's more creative responses to sequestration, the department is turning to credit card perks as one way to offset its appropriations cuts. The military services have begun implementing policies that require both uniformed members and civilians to use government-issued travel cards to pay for all of the expenses they incur while they're moving to a new duty station.
October 27, 2014 -
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Readers of Robert Gates' biography will remember that one of the former Defense secretary's biggest disappointments was how much effort and political capital he had to personally expend to get the DoD acquisition system to deliver results to the field when there was no clear constituency for a given program within the bureaucracy of the military services. But Andrew Hunter, the director of DoD's rapid acquisition cell says senior leaders have come to realize that they should be able to acquire urgent items quickly without the secretary of Defense having to effectively become the program manager.
October 27, 2014 -
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The new unclassified document doesn't give any indication of what had to be scrubbed in order to make the publication safe for public viewing, but in general, it's clear the department is trying to consolidate all of its thinking on cyber into one cohesive document. This article is part of this week's edition of Inside the DoD Reporter's Notebook.
October 27, 2014 -
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HAVEN DALEY Associated Press WATSONVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A Silicon Valley startup has developed technology to let dispatchers know when a police officer’s weapon has been fired. The latest product by Yardarm Technologies would notify…
October 27, 2014 -
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Andrew Traver, director of the National Criminal Investigative Service will bring us up to date on what's going on at the agency, and how its mission is expected to change in the future. October 24, 2014
October 24, 2014 -
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ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea may be capable of fielding a nuclear-armed missile that could reach U.S. soil, but because it has not tested such a weapon the odds…
October 24, 2014 -
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LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A series of colorful, eerie faces painted on rocks in some of the West’s most famously picturesque landscapes has sparked an investigation by the National Park…
October 24, 2014 -
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Veterans made 2 million virtual health care visits in fiscal 2014. Whether it's having a consult without leaving your living room or having medical data collected and monitored remotely, telehealth makes more care possible for many vets who can't make it to a clinic or don't have one nearby. Ellen Edmonson is deputy chief consultant of the Veterans Health Administration Telehealth Services. She joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to describe how telehealth works.
October 24, 2014 -
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The Defense Department wants to maintain its technological advantage in warfare. To do so, it relies on the U.S. industrial base. Next month, DoD will launch a competition to develop a new Institute for Manufacturing. But not just any manufacturing, in this case the work will have to involve photonics. The awardee will receive $110 million to jump start the institute. Adele Ratcliff is director of Manufacturing Technology in DoD's Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy. She joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss the objective of the new institute.
October 24, 2014 -
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The U.S. has kept combat forces on the Korean Peninsula since the Korean War fighting halted on July 27, 1953, with the signing of an armistice. There are still about 28,000 American troops based in the South. However for years the U.S. has tried to reduce South Korea dependence on the American military by setting a target date for the transfer of authority.
October 24, 2014
