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NSA surveillance is about to go on trial
A federal Appeals Court this week will review the government's controversial domestic spying program that collects the phone records of virtually all Americans, a...
Are the Night Vision Goggles Used in the Bin Laden Raid Really Classified?
The $65,000 goggles allow SEALs to clear corners better than the traditional night vision eyepieces, which are like “looking through toilet paper tubes.”
L-3’s Ground Panoramic...
The US Army will provide Wi-Fi in West Africa for the fight against Ebola
The Defense Department has started to beef up systems needed to support troops and nongovernmental organizations engaged in the Ebola fight in West Africa,...
UAVs of the future: small, lightweight, silent, stealthy and feature advanced payloads
AERONAUTICS is among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
The name of the game in today’s...
The next big thing to fight hackers? Self-healing computers
Agency networks should be able to not only continuously detect hackers and throttle their destructive tactics — but also robotically bounce back.
“We’ve talked about the...
Firefighters from the US to volunteer in Israel during emergencies
A group of 40 American fighters are enrolled in firefighting studies in Israel. They also joined a program of emergency volunteering in Israel.
Some 40...
GM, University of Michigan to work on connected vehicle corridor
Connected vehicle technology will wirelessly connect vehicles to each other, and to the Internet, with the promise of a reduction in accidents and other...
6 Cities and a county share 311 Data
With the rise of digital, cities are pressed to answer demand for high citizen engagement with minimal - or preferably no- face-to-face involvement. The...
Non-lethal crowd dispersal means: the gaffe
The riots and disturbances in Jerusalem and its outskirts in recent months have one again proven the need for non-lethal crowd dispersal means.
In fact,...
‘Widespread Harm’ likely from cyberattack in next decade
A majority of Internet experts think that by 2025, a major cyberattack will have caused widespread harm to a nation's security and capacity to...
The understated role of the Air Force in the battle against Ebola
With so much misinformation circulating about the scale and domestic danger of the Ebola threat, less attention has been paid to the U.S. military’s...
UAV global market forecast
According to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market research report prepared by Research and Markets, the global UAV market is valued at $6,762 million in...
Homeland Security Steps Up Security at Federal Buildings
The U.S Department of Homeland Security is increasing security at federal buildings as a result of growing concern over lone-wolf terrorist attacks such as...
NYPD equips officers with biometric smartphones
A new $160 million program will track police officers via GPS and give every officer a mobile fingerprint scanner.
New York Police Department officers and...
Travelers from Ebola-affected nations restricted to 5 U.S. airports
The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Tuesday that travelers from three West African Ebola-affected countries will now be required to enter the...
Fusion centers: have they found their sweet spot?
Increased state investment in fusion centers may suggest a change of opinion on the information-gathering groups.
Fusion centers combine data from the Department of Homeland...
The Pentagon Still Needs More Eyes in the Sky
Airborne intelligence has arguably given the U.S. military an advantage over adversaries on the ground during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the...
How 3D printing could help replace Russian rockets
As the Pentagon looks to develop a replacement for the Russian engine that blasts the Atlas V rocket into orbit, two U.S. companies have been working...
The US military is intensifying the fight against Ebola
A 30-person team of medical specialists training at Fort Sam Houston in Texas are expected to wrap up on Saturday, DOD spokesman Lt. Col. Tom Crosson...
Next-Gen 911: Two States, Two Approaches to Implementation
Connecticut and Kansas are working to install next-generation 911 systems, which some say are a necessity in an ever-burgeoning wireless mobile society.
A citizen at...
Even Cellular providers spy on their clients
Who should individuals be more concerned about – intelligence and espionage agencies or their own local cellular companies?
In an expose on Verizon (NYSE: VZ),...
FBI and Secret Service Team Up to Educate Private Sector on Cyber Crime
FBI Executive Assistant Director Robert Anderson speaks on cyber security during a joint FBI/U.S. Secret Service presentation before the Financial Services Roundtable that was...
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