http://defensesystems.com/rss-feeds/all.aspx SAP spokesman disputes characterization of agencies' removing SAP products in favor of a rival. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/09/02/letter-disputes-sap-story.aspx Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:07:47 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/09/02/letter-disputes-sap-story.aspx DARPA is opening the door for applicants to design solutions with the assumption that most systems and networks have already been compromised. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/09/01/darpa-cinder.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:52:10 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/09/01/darpa-cinder.aspx Traffic data shows that government briefings and other activities could be driving traffic to the controversial WikiLeaks site that leaked documents about the war in Afghanistan. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/09/06/cybereye-box-pentagon-vs-wikileaks.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:31:50 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/09/06/cybereye-box-pentagon-vs-wikileaks.aspx Lockheed Martin Corp. will upgrade workstations for the Air Force’s Distributed Common Ground System under a new task order. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/09/01/air-force-intelligence-workstations-upgrade.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/09/01/air-force-intelligence-workstations-upgrade.aspx Industry seems to have solved the problem of how to outfit unmanned aerial vehicles with high-definition video, but the big question is what specific missions require such video clarity, reports Michael Hoffman at Defense News. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/31/unmanned-systems-conference-hd-video-for-uavs.aspx Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/31/unmanned-systems-conference-hd-video-for-uavs.aspx Would Patton or MacArthur survive in the modern military's PowerPoint culture? Some of our readers doubt it. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/30/powerpoint-firing-draws-fire.aspx Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:10:56 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/30/powerpoint-firing-draws-fire.aspx L-3 Communications Inc. subsidiary L-3 Nova Engineering will provide equipment, upgrades and repairs, and program management services under a $52.8 million Defense Department follow-on contract to support the Marine Corps' Tactical Remote Sensor Systems program. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/30/l3-marine-corps-remote-sensor-system.aspx Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:36:22 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/30/l3-marine-corps-remote-sensor-system.aspx The Army is working on a wind-power project, while elsewhere wind turbines cause havoc with radar. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/27/military-blowing-in-the-wind.aspx Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:40:06 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/27/military-blowing-in-the-wind.aspx The Marine Corps and the Agriculture Department, citing cost, incompatibility and other issues, are replacing their SAP software with another vendor’s. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/26/usda-marines-dump-sap-software.aspx Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/26/usda-marines-dump-sap-software.aspx An Army Reserve colonel in Afghanistan is fired after writing a column slamming the military's use of PowerPoint, saying days are spent preparing, presenting and viewing slide shows. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/27/powerpoint-under-fire-again.aspx Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/27/powerpoint-under-fire-again.aspx DARPA's four-year Autonomous Robotic Manipulation program aims to produce robots that can perform complex tasks with minimal human intervention. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/26/darpa-autonomous-robots.aspx Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:22:15 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/26/darpa-autonomous-robots.aspx The Navy admits it lost control of a drone helicopter for half an hour in restricted airspace in Washington, D.C. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/26/drone-helicopter-violates-dc-airspace.aspx Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:49:43 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/26/drone-helicopter-violates-dc-airspace.aspx The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded a five-year, $170 million contract to a unit of L-3 Communications for portable satellite communications systems that will give special operations forces high-speed transmission capacity for voice and data communications. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/26/special-operations-forces-get-satellite-connectivity.aspx Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/26/special-operations-forces-get-satellite-connectivity.aspx A panel of experts said the lack of clear policies and legal framework for waging cyber war could hinder the nation in defending itself and waging war in the new military domain of cyberspace. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/26/heritage-panel-challenges-cyberwar-readiness.aspx Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/26/heritage-panel-challenges-cyberwar-readiness.aspx Five years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, the region continues to rebuild and the federal government is still trying to fix information technology-related problems that the storm and its aftermath exposed. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/25/web-katrina-it-five-year-anniversary.aspx Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:20:27 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/08/25/web-katrina-it-five-year-anniversary.aspx