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Sources: Pentagon planning new cybercommand

Technology / Internet

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The Pentagon is planning to create a new military command to focus on cyberspace and protect its computer networks from cyberattacks, U.S. officials said Wednesday.





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Gates approves creation of new cyber command

Technology / Internet

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates has formally ordered the creation of a new military cyber command that will coordinate the Pentagon's efforts to defend its networks and conduct cyberwarfare.


SKorea military networks under growing cyber attack

Technology / Internet

created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

South Korea's military computer networks are under ever-growing cyber attack with 95,000 cases reported daily on average, officials said Tuesday.


Pentagon spends $100 million to fix cyber attacks

Technology / Internet

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Pentagon spent more than $100 million in the last six months responding to and repairing damage from cyber attacks and other computer network problems, military leaders said Tuesday.


Growth in military contracting blurs lines of accountability

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The thriving use of private military contractors in place of citizen-soldiers allows nations to externalize the costs of war and outsource accountability during wartime, according to sociologist Katherine McCoy, writing in ...


The US Air Force has shot down fears that the space-based Global Positioning System (GPS) is going to crash

GPS satellites not 'falling out of the sky': Air Force

Technology / Telecom

created May 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

You can put those maps away. The US Air Force has shot down fears that the space-based Global Positioning System (GPS) is going to crash.


Senator Opposes Pentagon Plan To Downgrade Space Command

Space & Earth /

created Mar 10, 2006 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) has told the Defense Department he will oppose any Air Force proposal to downgrade its U.S. Space Command and said he is asking Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to justify the Pentagon's plan.


Russian Space Force Commander Visits US Facilities

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created Mar 17, 2006 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Russia's Space Force commander has visited U.S. military space facilities at the invitation of his American counterpart, Russian news wire RIA Novosti reported said Thursday.


Rutgers center sparks 'liquid bandage,' a new frontline wound treatment

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 07, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The Center for Military Biomaterials Research (CeMBR), part of the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials at Rutgers University, has enabled the development of a breakthrough spray-on dressing for injuries. The trademarked GelSpray ...


Pentagon reviews social networking on computers

Technology / Internet

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Pentagon is reviewing the use of Facebook and other social networking sites on its computers with an eye toward setting rules on how to protect against possible security risks.


A new computer simulator allows to design military strategies based on ants' movements

A new computer simulator allows to design military strategies based on ants' movements

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3

A researcher of the University of Granada, Spain, has designed a new system for the mobility of military troops within a battlefield based on the mechanisms used by ant colonies to move using a commercial ...



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