February 2013

HOMELAND BORDER SECURITY
Customs and Border Protection Agency Eyes the Cloud
    The organization's chief information officer sets new priorities.
Industry Organizes to Speed Border Security Technology Development
   Competing companies are working to a common goal of testing and selling new technologies to government.
Better Visibility for Border Security
    Smashing stovepipes allows faster response against criminal activity even in systems with many smart mobile pieces.

INTELLIGENCE
Sensor, Listening Device Integration Provide Battlefield Intelligence Boon
   Industry opens up an array of real-time imaging.

SIMULATION AND GAMING
Joint Range Tailors Cyber Training to Warfighter Needs
    A cyberspace operations facility grows with the burgeoning mission.
Almost As Real As a Disaster Gets
    The fidelity and breadth of response preparation makes a difference for personnel responding to fires or other catastrophes.
NASA Leverages Video Game Technology for Robots and Rovers
    Hardware and software developed for entertainment find a serious purpose in space exploration.

MILITARY
Depot Service Changes With Technology
    Nuts and bolts have given way to bits and bytes at Tobyhanna.

COMMUNICATIONS
The Future of First Responder Communications
   Uncertainty still surrounds planned infrastructure and services, but the goal is enhanced domestic capabilities.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Researchers Organize to Share Data, Speed Innovation
   Alliance movers meet to formalize plans for a big data consortium.

CYBER
Joint Experimentation Enables Regional Cyber Protection
   A virtual secure enclave test methodology opens the door to guarding command and control elements.

PRESIDENT’S COMMENTARY
Teamwork Defines Homeland Security Success

INCOMING
What Color Is Your Money?