The Department of Homeland Security is working to use Twitter as an intelligence tool and is currently developing guidelines for monitoring social media networks, according to a Politico report. DHS Undersecretary Caryn
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Students from the Army War College will be the ones who will develop solutions to future national security challenges, the Army’s chief of staff said Friday. Gen. Raymond Odierno told the college’s
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The Defense Department will submit a five-year budget to Congress in February that includes $250 to $260 billion in cuts, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday according to a report from Reuters.
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The Department of Homeland Security plans to fly unmanned aircraft over the vast majority of the border with Canada, DHS officials testified to lawmakers Friday. NextGov reports the House Homeland Security’s subcommittee
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U.S. civilian intelligence agencies received $54.6 billion in funds for fiscal year 2011, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Friday. ODNI’s funding for fiscal 2011 was $1.5 billion, or
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Those futuristic flying cars movie-goers frequently see in science-fiction thrillers will be coming to real life in 2012, according to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. According to Aviation Week, program manager
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In uncertain times regarding the budget, the Defense Department can change the way it does business and be more efficient or change the business it does and shift strategy, according to a
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Recycling is spreading far beyond its debut platform of Earth. According to a Defense Department platform released last week, DARPA is working on plan to collect useful parts from dead satellites floating
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A top Air Force official, who spoke at the recent AFCEA event, urged the service to embrace social networking communications. Brig. Gen. Bob Ranck, director of warfighter systems integration, Air Force CIO/A6,
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The rising amount of data collected by U.S. satellites and other aerial platforms is overwhelming the Pentagon’s ability to process it, Air Force Gen. Robert Kehler said Tuesday. Kehler, commander of the
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