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Army transformation built around IT
The rapid explosion of information available to potential foes is driving the Army's transformation to a lighter and more lethal force
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Producing holographic movies
Making a featurelength, threedimensional, holographic movie will require fixing numerous images on one crystal and rotating the crystal as the images are being read, creating an effect similar to traditional film making in which rapidly displaying images gives the appearance of movement.
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Building the future work force
When the Pentagon tasks you with drafting a detailed blueprint for how to recruit and retain the future acquisition work force, it helps to be a multifaceted person.
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Army downsizes battlefield tech
The Army's transformation to a smaller, lighter, more mobile force is mirrored by and ultimately hinges upon smaller, lighter and more mobile technologies, Army sources say.
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Army lab explores new dimension in data storage
Army researchers in July expect a major breakthrough in 3D holographic technology that eventually could be used for storing vast amounts of visual data, potentially revolutionizing applications for command and control, simulation, security and Hollywood moviemaking.
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How it works
Researchers use multiple laser beams and a crystal of ceriumdoped, strontium barium niobate crystal to create and read a 3dimensional holographic image of an object.
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Pentagon racing to reform procurement
New acquisition process will provide contractors with greater flexibility and enable DOD to field systems before they become obsolete
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Agencies act to secure the future
In the charge to protect computer systems against cyberattacks, the National Security Agency and the State Department are two prime examples of agencies that have taken a proactive approach.
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Litton/PRC's Pomata retires
Leonard Pomata, president of Litton/PRC Inc., announced yesterday that he will retire after about 21 years in the commercial sector.
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Failure to communicate
When the Pentagon released its new strategic road map last month that outlined how it plans to prepare for the hightech battlefields of the future, it confirmed what senior officials and experts have said for years: The U.S. needs its allies and coalition partners.
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Legacy code decommissioned
The Air Force is embarking on a project to transform millions of lines of outdated though still widely used mainframe software code into a much more flexible Javabased system that is accessible via the Internet.
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U.S., Russia launch joint missile-warning center
Building on the success of a joint Year 2000 venture, Pentagon and Russian military officials have signed an agreement to build a hightech center near Moscow where both sides can monitor the globe for ballistic missile launches.
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Experts: Center won't affect NMD
Experts say they view the agreement to build the earlywarning architecture as an important step to improve nuclear safety, but they downplay the impact the new center could have on the U.S. decision to field a limited national missile defense (NMD) system.
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Mainframe makeover
The software conversion tool that the Air Force is using transforms mainframe software to a Java-based architecture in four steps
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DOD keeps eye on imaging technology
An innovative surveillance device capable of giving military and civilian personnel a 360degree view of dangerous or hardtoreach locations is rapidly capturing the imagination of Defense Department officials, according to military and industry sources.
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Group campaigns for defense tech
Six national defense and security associations have demanded that George W. Bush and Al Gore prioritize attention on building effective defenses against chemical, biological and computer attack
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Joint forces seek collaboration tool
Looking toward future operations that will put a premium on being light and fast, the Joint Forces Command is looking into a collaborative planning tool to coordinate military efforts
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Army advances reverse auction
Taking reverse auctions one step further, Cecom has tested online procurement software that searches for more information and performs an analysis of the seller
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Learning by doing
The Army has begun to help a former Cold War adversary build an advanced command and control system in hopes that it can apply what it learns to improve communications among its own widely distributed systems.
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