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5 Open-Source Technologies Powering The Army's Battlefield Cloud

William Welsh | GCN | October 8, 2013

Cloud computing has, without a doubt, forever changed military intelligence, according to Army and contractor executives working on the Distributed Common Ground System-Army Standard Cloud (DSC) in Afghanistan. Read More »

Agency Works To Draw Down Costs, Maintain Top Medical Care

Terri Moon Cronk | U.S. Air Force | January 6, 2014

The Defense Department’s goal to save medical dollars and deliver the best health care possible has made strides in its first 100 days, the director of the new Defense Health Agency said. Read More »

Exclusive: Pentagon Withholds Internal Report About Flawed $2.7 Billion Intel Program

Gordon Lubold, Shane Harris | Foreign Policy | March 18, 2014

The Army has spent years defending a multibillion-dollar intelligence system that critics say costs too much and does too little. A new internal report has found that there's a simple, relatively inexpensive program that could handle many of the same jobs at a fraction of the cost.

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Kitware Develops Novel System For Autonomous Robot Navigation

Press Release | Kitware | December 5, 2012

The developed technology will provide autonomous robots with advanced vision capabilities for use in military and search-and-rescue operations.
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Lost To History: Missing War Records Complicate Benefit Claims By Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans

Peter Sleeth and Hal Bernton | ProPublica | November 9, 2012

The loss of field records — after-action write-ups, intelligence reports and other day-to-day accounts from the war zones — has far-reaching implications. It has complicated efforts by soldiers like DeLara to claim benefits. And it makes it harder for military strategists to learn the lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan, two of the nation's most protracted wars.

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