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National Defense November 2012 Eric Beidel |
Cheetah Robot Breaks Another Record Developed by Boston Dynamics on behalf of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the robot, called Cheetah, has reached a peak speed of 28.3 mph for a 20-meter split.  |
National Defense November 2012 Eric Beidel |
Spacecraft, Free-Falling Satellites Perform 'Delicate Dance' The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working with researchers around the world -- including high schoolers -- to solve the problem of synchronizing the movements of tumbling objects in space.  |
National Defense November 2012 Eric Beidel |
Marines Stock Up on Precision Rockets The Navy has authorized full-rate production for a laser-guided rocket system that is intended to fill the gap between the Hellfire missile and unguided rockets.  |
National Defense November 2012 Eric Beidel |
Security Software Pinpoints the Unusual BRS Labs' technology allows computers to autonomously learn to recognize unusual behaviors and warn security teams about them.  |
National Defense November 2012 Pankowski & Bradel |
What to Tell Employees as Sequestration Looms Recently published guidance from the Department of Labor states that the WARN Act does not apply to hypothetical sequestration-related layoffs by government contractors.  |
National Defense November 2012 Lambeth & Rhodes |
How to Manage the 'Cloud' for Greater Cost Savings In July, the Defense Department unveiled its ambitious new cloud computing strategy, which builds on a similar Obama administration strategy to address challenges, requirements and goals specific to Defense.  |
National Defense October 2012 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Let's Face It: There Is No Shelter From the Fast Rising $$ Storm Defense faces a more than $50 billion reduction per year if sequestration is allowed to occur. Cuts through 2017 of 21 percent are less than the 35 percent reduction after the Cold War wound down, but sequester makes the cut totally arbitrary.  |
National Defense October 2012 Eric Beidel |
Industry Ready to Pounce on Embattled Radio Programs After nearly two decades and billions of dollars spent, the Joint Tactical Radio System, once a grand plan to build do-it-all radios common to the military services, is in a state of flux.  |
National Defense October 2012 Eric Beidel |
No Stranger to Scrutiny, New Truck Program Forges Ahead The Army and Marine Corps announced contract awards for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the marquee truck program, which is supposed to give troops greater off-road mobility than a Humvee.  |
National Defense October 2012 Stew Magnuson |
Ground Troops Demanding Smaller Robotic Systems Whether they are in the air or on the ground, small robots are increasingly becoming a vital part of a platoon's tactics, techniques and procedures.  |
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