Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have managed to transmit a quantum key from a fast-moving object, opening up new possibilities in cryptography.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Apr 04, 2013
Raytheon reports that the Cobra Judy Replacement (CJR) program surpassed expectations during its first tests against a live rocket launch on March 19. From approximately 100 miles off the Florida coast, X- and S-band radars integrated onboard the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen successfully acquired and tracked both stages of an Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Canaveral and collected all associated data.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Apr 03, 2013
The global space economy grew to $304.31 billion in commercial revenue and government budgets in 2012, reflecting growth of 6.7 percent from the 2011 total of $285.33 billion.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Apr 02, 2013
The inspector general of the Defense Department reports that the Army's Chief Information Office/G-6 has, in essence, lost control over commercial mobile devices (CMD) within the Army, and that more than 14,000 smartphones and tablets are untracked.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Apr 02, 2013
The acquisition strategy that the Army has used for its mobile, tactical network known as Capability Set 13 will now be applied to the acquisition of the entire network.
- By Barry Rosenberg
- Apr 01, 2013
The Army CIO has failed so far to implement an effective cybersecurity program for commercial mobile devices (CMDs, and until the service does so its networks will remain vulnerable to cyberattack and possible leaks of sensitive data, according to a report from the DOD IG.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Mar 29, 2013
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has completed its first assessment of the military's major automated information systems (MAIS), and reports mixed results--particularly for the Army's Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-A) and the Air Force's Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System's (DEAMS)--though Navy CANES received better marks.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Mar 28, 2013
The Army’s Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) has issued a Request for Information to provide the Army with a better understanding of industry capabilities, potential sources and best practices relevant to enterprise-level content management (ECM).
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Mar 27, 2013