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A team of Army Research Laboratory scientists has developed and tested a data transfer system that applies the concept of quantum mechanics to transmit information wirelessly. ARL believes the information teleportation network system could potentially help military users exchange and secure communications either over fiber optics or through space, according …

Steve Cooper, formerly chief information officer of the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Aviation Administration, will return to government service as CIO of the Commerce Department, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller writes Cooper will succeed Simon Szykman, who is leaving government after seven years of service. Szykman will …

Angela Zutavern, a vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, said believes government, public service and administration reform can be achieved if it is undertaken with technology, innovation, privacy and security in mind. “Technology and other innovations are outpacing government rules and regulations in many areas,” Zutavern said Wednesday. “This creates …

CIA Director John Brennan said Wednesday the agency needs to evolve to be an “indispensable” source of national security intelligence in the digital information age, Defense News reported Wednesday. Marcus Weisberger writes Brennan believes that nothing can replace human insights despite technological breakthroughs that have worked to aid intelligence gathering. …

NASA has begun to study the science data taken by its three instruments on board the European Space Agency‘s Rosetta spacecraft. The Rosetta spacecraft is set to orbit the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet in August and land a probe on the comet’s nucleus in November, NASA said Tuesday. “We are happy to …

(INMARSAT)—Military aviation service provider Satcom Direct Communications (SDC) will provide network services to the U.S. government, as appointed as a Value Added Reseller for Global Xpress by Inmarsat, the global mobile satellite communications services provider to the aeronautical market sector. “SDC is honored to be a partner of Inmarsat and …

NASA has presented some of the medical research conducted aboard the International Space Station through a partnership with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space and in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health. The space agency said Tuesday that astronaut Michael Hopkins discussed that research with NIH employees and the National Institute of Arthritis …

The House has approved a bill that would revamp the Department of Homeland Security’s acquisition process and require project cost reviews, Federal Times reported Tuesday. Andy Medici writes that Reps. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Ron Barber (D-Ariz.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced the DHS Acquisition Accountability and Efficiency …

In a statement issued yesterday, Google said has picked up Skybox Imaging for $500 million. “Skybox and Google share more than just a zip code,” says the Skybox team. “We both believe in making information, especially accurate geospatial information, accessible and useful. And to do this we’re both willing to …

The Marine Corps has added unmanned aerial systems training to the basic curriculum that newly commissioned officers must undergo, Defense Systems said Tuesday. Kevin McCaney writes that instructors at The Basic School took a two week course on a small UAS system and will begin teaching how to use the …