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DARPA, the U.S. Defense Departments' primary research branch, is putting together teams of experts to embark on remarkable technology to make advanced arm prosthetics even more lifelike for amputees—technology that experts hope will send signals to the brain to indicate what the limb is actually feeling.

Having a single agency act as the cloud broker for the whole of the U.S. Defense Department's migration to commercial cloud services slowed the process too much, prompting a policy change to divvy up the duties among the services, says the department's acting chief information officer.

Brig. Gen. Dennis S. McKean, USA, has been assigned as commandant, U.S. Army Armor School, U.S.

Brig. Gen. Terrence J. McKenrick, USA, has been assigned as deputy commanding general, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Brig. Gen. John C. Thomson III, USA, has been assigned as commandant of cadets, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York.

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Maj. Gen. William J.

Rear Adm. Philip G. Howe, USN, will be assigned as president, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island.

Rear Adm. Mark W.