Digital Government
Intercepts
Programming languages. JTRS. Wireless workarounds. Army Knowledge Online. VSAT. NMCI.
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Army raises RFID spending cap
The Army's RFID contract with Savi Technology Inc. now has an upper limit of $207 million, more than double the original ceiling of $90 million.
Modernization
Semper Wi-Fi
A Marine unit in Afghanistan has built its own private, wireless network for personal e-mail and IP phone calls home.
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Munns sees NMCI improvements
In his final press briefing on NMCI, Rear Adm. Charles Munns says the program has turned the corner.
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Army pegs total transformation costs at $70 billion
Funding level seen as a major selling challenge for the Clinton administration, now in its eighth and final year
Digital Government
Dispatches
Lockheed Martin Corp. has developed a 'navigation warfare' system to deny U.S. adversaries access to precise location and navigation signals derived from the 24satellite Global Positioning System.
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Next generation Army vehicles will be 'Net-ready'
The Army's next generation of lightweight brigades will use newly designed combat vehicles that will come with network and digitization equipment built in
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GPS anti-jammer available
With top military officials expressing concern about the vulnerability of Global Positioning Systems to jamming, Lockheed Martin Corp. has developed an antijam device that promises to keep GPS signals free from interference
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Navigation warfare heats up
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. has developed a navigation warfare system that can deny U.S. enemies access to precision location information from Global Positioning System satellites
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Cyber Security Meeting Participants List
The president and his key national security advisors today will meet with top industry executives to discuss ways to jumpstart the administration's Internet security initiatives
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NSA concerned about PKI scalability
Senior official from the supersecret agency warns that deploying a PKI infrastructure throughout DOD may be costly and more difficult than originally thought
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More money needed for cybersecurity
Top officials from NSA and the FBI say the Clinton administration's proposed $2 billion for cybersecurity isn't all new money and is a mere drop in the bucket of what's needed
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Are microwave ovens jamming GPS signals?
Senior military commander warns that the same technology used to build microwave ovens could be used to jam Defense Department Global Position System satellite signals
Digital Government
Few downloaded FBI tool to detect e-commerce attacks
Despite the damaged inflicted on several highprofile Web sites by the recent spate of denialofservice attacks, few companies have opted to download the free tool being offered by the FBI to weed out the malicious code
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N/MCI still facing opposition in Pentagon and on Hill
Still, the Navy is moving ahead with plans to deploy the Intranet by fall 2001
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A PC for every sailor
Top Navy official suggests like Ford and Delta employees, all personnel need a computer and Internet service
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