Defense & Aerospace

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National Defense March 2014 Valerie Insinna	'Super Brain' Software to Add Functions to Google Glass Since the device was first announced, the halls of the Pentagon have been buzzing with the possibility of using Google Glass as a wearable computer for troops.
National Defense March 2014 Dan Parsons	Automation Key to Tackling Burdensome Big Data Problems BAE is developing systems that automatically mine metadata, time markers, photographs, video, maps and to identify patterns that precede a terrorist attack, then automatically alert authorities.
National Defense March 2014 Stew Magnuson	Power Companies Struggle to Maintain Defenses Against Cyber-Attacks When experts rank U.S. industries' abilities to ward off potentially damaging cyber-attacks, the electric utilities are normally near the bottom.
National Defense March 2014 Dan Parsons	Industry Melds Smartphones to Rifles The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has been seeking smart-rifle technologies for years.
National Defense March 2014 Sandra I. Erwin	Acquisition Business Reaches Inflection Point Acquisition flops over the past decade have put the fear of God into Pentagon leaders who now face the added pressure of having to ensure programs perform in a zero-tolerance environment, and with budget cuts to boot.
National Defense March 2014 Traci Thompson	Supplier Codes of Conduct Often Overlooked A thoughtful and effective supplier code not only decreases the likelihood of trouble to a defense contractor because of its supply chain, but also serves as a foundational tool that provides compliance stability and helps drive long-term success.
National Defense March 2014 James Mazzei	Why Military Satellites Matter At issue is the next generation of the Navy's Mobile User Objective System, a narrowband tactical satellite communications system that is designed to improve secure voice, video and data services communications for U.S. forces on the move.
National Defense March 2014 Sharp & Thurman	U.S. Military Needs Improved Missile Defense Technology The United States is confronting threats such as cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and ballistic missiles that can potentially overwhelm the Defense Department's legacy air and missile defense systems.
National Defense March 2014 A.J. Clark	Federal Agencies Rapidly Falling Behind Commercial Sector Most government IT is at least five years behind that of the mainstream commercial world of companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon.
National Defense March 2014 Robert Johnston	New Approach Needed to Counter Malicious Software For the better part of a decade, network security has been overly focused on perimeter defenses. This has triggered a change in nation-level techniques for launching cyber-attacks.
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