U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
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Cyber
DoD's new cyberstrategy includes academia partnering - Story
June 10, 2015
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) operates the world's largest network - a diffuse patchwork of thousands of networks - and, as you can imagine, it's a giant target for state-sponsored and other malicious cyberattackers. One of the biggest factors enabling cyberspace attacks is the fact that security simply wasn't factored in when the Internet was designed. It was intended to serve as an open system to allow scientists and researchers around the world to connect and share data quickly and easily, which it does, but at the same time it creates an Internet-security "Achilles' heel" that allows attackers to do the same.
Avionics
DoD, industry partners plan to lower the cost of 5th gen F-35s by 2019 - News
July 10, 2014
WASHINGTON. The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced an agreement to reduce the price of the F-35 Lightning II 5th generation fighter to the equivalent of the 4th generation fighters by 2019.
Comms
Local grids to be powered by DoD electric vehicles - News
January 11, 2013
WASHINGTON. The Department of Defense (DoD) has allocated $20 million for a fleet of electric vehicles capable of exporting their own power in continuing efforts to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Beginning later this year, the DoD plans to begin leasing up to 500 modified electric vehicles that cost between $30,000 and $100,000 a piece for six locations, including Los Angeles Air Force Base.
Comms
Back on track: JTRS JPEO assures open SCA and coalition use - Story
September 19, 2008
Q&A with Dennis M. Bauman, JTRS JPEO
