Digital Government
SGI, Intergraph form alliance
Silicon Graphics Inc. and Intergraph are forming a $100 million supercomputer strategic alliance
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SAIC's military maneuver
Under a $6.3 million Army contract awarded to Science Applications International Corp., information technologies developed for hospitals, universities, businesses and schools would be used to command missiledefense systems
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IT, security funding advances in DOD bill
The House passed a defense appropriations bill for 2001 that includes more than $250 million for IT programs
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SAIC's military maneuver
SAIC 'smart region' technology rerouted for Army missile defense infrastructure program
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Kellogg named to C4 post
The Pentagon announced yesterday that Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Kellogg has been selected for promotion and assignment to become the new director of C4 systems on the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Air Force consolidates readiness information
An Air Force lab has developed an application that, through a combination of smart cards and database integration technology, could provide commanders with uptotheminute information on personnel readiness.
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Making quick turnarounds
Expected benefits of the Deployment Personnel Accountability and Readiness Tool
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Army spearheads digital forces
The Army is equipping its first digitized division, the 4th Infantry Division in Fort Hood, Texas, with critical battlefield awareness software and Spearhead, a commercial tank combat computer game.
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Army's foreign service
Under a recent U.S. policy shift in foreign military sales, an Army team is helping the Czech Republic, Romania, Poland and possibly the Philippines build military command and control infrastructures.
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National missile defense test tonight
The test is expected to be a major factor in President Clinton's decision this fall as to whether the technology is mature enough to proceed
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Army lining up online education
The Army plans to provide online learning for service members by 2001, giving troops greater opportunity to earn academic degrees or technical certification
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Avoiding a logistics death spiral
The Pentagon is under fire from lawmakers for controversial logistics policies, including logistics reform, outsourcing and allowing contractors on the battlefield.
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Countdown to national missile defense
A blue-ribbon panel recently concluded that a limited national missile defense system is technically feasible.
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Who's under the NMD umbrella?
The NMD system to be deployed in 2005 is but a shadow of the socalled Star Wars system envisioned by former president Ronald Reagan. That system was expected to counter a massive nuclear strike from the former Soviet Union, which Reagan dubbed 'the evil empire.' Nearly two decades later, however, it is possible the U.S. and Russia will work together to build an NMD system.
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Roads not taken
After a great deal of analysis and debate, the United States has settled on a national missile defense system designed to intercept missiles in midflight. Other options include boostphase interceptors, which the Russians have proposed, and terminalphase interceptors. During a June 20 news briefing, Pentagon officials discussed the pros and cons of all three.
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Building the Army's confidence in high-tech
If future soldiers and commanders do not trust battlefield intelligence provided by information systems, the Army's revolutionary transformation into a more mobile and more lethal force could crumble, some service officials say.
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On a collision course
An upcoming test will require the national missile defense system to strike down a Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a single warhead target and a single decoy. The Minuteman will be launched from Vandenburg Air Force Base, Calif. Twenty minutes later, an interceptor missile carrying a prototype 'kill vehicle' will be launched from Kwajalein atoll in the Pacific Ocean and should home in on and clash directly with the target warhead.
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Army Spearheads digital forces
The Army is combining its situational battlefield awareness software with a commercial tank combat computer game
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Air Force vision focused on IT
The Air Force has a worldwide reputation for precision bombing, but information technology will define the service's future
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Army opening biometrics center
The Army is on the verge of opening a new R?#038; Amp;D facility for developing advanced biometrics technologies
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