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Future Combat Systems Makes the Grade

Future Combat Systems Makes the Grade
TThe U.S. Army’s ambitious transformation program is making headway with a series of successful tests and demonstrations. Designed to create an integrated family of vehicles, robots and weapons systems linked through a unified battlefield network, the program has been criticized as being overly complex and expensive. But Army officials hope that the recent tests, coupled with the initial deployment of components of the new system, indicate that the overall effort is on track.
Army

Innovations Shape LandWarNet

Innovations Shape LandWarNet
The U.S. Army’s LandWarNet program is reinventing itself as it progresses toward its goal of full connectivity from the command level down to the individual soldier. Technologies deployed in support of warfighters in Iraq and Afghanistan are leading to changes in the overarching program, and capabilities introduced by the private sector are adding a new flavor to the Army’s contribution to the Global Information Grid. Even Web 2.0 capabilities are coming into play as they resolve long-standing problems and offer radically new ways of development.
Army

Don't Be Asleep When Protecting Data at Rest

Don't Be Asleep When Protecting Data at Rest
Watching my Cousin Billy in my backyard lying in a hammock as I prepared for my 4th of July barbecue reminded me why protecting Data at the Rest (DAR) is so important. Data at rest is a lot like Billy. Most of the time it just sits around not doing much, but it will move and work if you prod it. But, it isn’t the lack of initiative that bothers me. It’s the potential for the loss of information that keeps me up at night.

Plan Revamps Security Clearance Process

Plan Revamps Security Clearance Process

Say the words “security clearance” in a conversation with defense contractors, and the vast majority has a tale to tell of long waits and missed opportunities.

Innovations Shape LandWarNet

Innovations Shape LandWarNet

The U.S. Army’s LandWarNet program is reinventing itself as it progresses toward its goal of full connectivity from the command level down to the individual soldier.

NMCI in a Box

NMCI in a Box

Disaster zones are the latest home for a system that is more often seen in command centers and Pentagon offices than in operations.

The Toughest School of All

The Toughest School of All

Throughout the 1990s, the end of the Cold War brought with it a new approach to military doctrine.

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