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  • U-2 spy plane keeps on soaring (photos)

    The Pentagon, smitten with the Global Hawk drone, had been ready to ground the U-2 fleet for good. But the latest Air Force budget proposal tells a different tale.

  • Still processing after all these days (9/11 Diary)

    In this article exploring the events of September 11, ZDNet Government columnist David Gewirtz examines the role of technology in the aftermath.

    Blog posts | September 7, 2011 5:00am PDT

  • 10 things you should know about the Pentagon's new cyberwarfare strategy

    Without a doubt, someday, you, too will have to defend against a cyberattack.

    Blog posts | June 2, 2011 5:00am PDT

  • Inside look at Pentagon's cyberdefense strategy: The battlefield beyond bad flash drives

    Our nation faces risks far greater than a rogue flash drive: Failure to properly safeguard our consumer and industry systems; unwillingness to invest in ongoing security; and ordinary computer...

    Blog posts | November 28, 2010 11:24pm PST

  • State Dept., Pentagon open Facebook, Twitter use

    The U.S. Defense Department and State Department are allowing greater use of Facebook and Twitter - along with a warning about spies.

    News items | July 13, 2010 1:11pm PDT

  • Pentagon kills $6.3 billion missile technology project

    The Pentagon terminated Northrop Grumman's Kinetic Energy Interceptor program amid accusations by Defense Secretary, William Gates, that the system's design would not accomplish key military...

    Blog posts | June 15, 2009 6:06pm PDT

  • Analyst: Breach revelations part of campaign for new funds, powers

    No doubt, you have seen the news that F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program was breached by hackers, with all signs pointing to China. The Post reports that Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon are saying...

    Blog posts | April 22, 2009 11:43am PDT

  • Dean Kamen cooks up bionic arm; Vets may benefit

    When Dean Kamen invented the Segway it was quite a breakthrough. But U.S. military veterans may be remember Kamen much more for creating bionic arms that will replace the clunky prosthetics of...

    Blog posts | April 13, 2009 2:20am PDT

  • Pentagon bill for cyberattack cleanup? $100 million

    The Pentagon spent more than $100 million in the past six months cleaning up after Internet attacks and network issues according to military leaders.

    News items | April 8, 2009 5:22am PDT

  • Will Pentagon take open source seriously?

    What happens to programmers who bring things in from outside -- do they win promotion for initiative or do they get pushed out? That's a more important question.

    Blog posts | February 2, 2009 7:08am PST

  • Pentagon decrees Cree LED

    After a financially compelling pilot test of LED lights, the Pentagon's renovation team has pledged to buy more than 4,200 LR24 recessed LED luminaires from green lighting manufacturer Cree. The...

    Blog posts | January 8, 2009 11:42am PST

  • NASA craft may ride on Pentagon rockets

    Obama will tear down walls between NASA and the Defense Dept, scrapping the Ares rocket in favor of Pentagon rocket power.

    Blog posts | January 1, 2009 9:25pm PST

  • A year after YouTube ban, Pentagon launches TroopTube

    After blocking YouTube from oversease bases last year, the Defense Department has launched TroopTube, as an authorized alternative. It is, the site says: the new online video site designed to...

    Blog posts | November 12, 2008 3:19pm PST

  • Leaked Pentagon doc slams Lockheed

    A leaked Pentagon report said Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest defense contractor, failed to "provide the requisite definition and discipline to properly plan and control complex,...

    Blog posts | June 5, 2008 7:59am PDT

  • Google Street Views and the military threat

    The Pentagon is not feeling too friendly towards Google these days. The brass got pretty pissed off when the discovered that Google Maps Street View had some up close and personal images of Fort...

    Blog posts | March 7, 2008 12:17pm PST

  • Military ready to defend and conduct cyberwar

    The Pentagon is well-aware of the importance of the computer networks -- known as cyberspace to the media and the "Global Information Grid" to the Defense Dept. -- to national security and is...

    Blog posts | March 4, 2008 9:29am PST

  • FBI building massive biometric database

    In The Simpsons movie, Marge, Bart and Lisa's conversations are tracked by the NSA. It's not that they've been targeted as specific threats to the EPA's plans to wipe Springfield off the map but...

    Blog posts | December 24, 2007 8:15am PST

  • Pentagon was hacked, some say by China

    Hackers breached Pentagon computers, including an unclassified email system in the Secretary of Defense's office, the Pentagon revealed Tuesday, according to a Reuters report. The security breach...

    Blog posts | September 4, 2007 4:22pm PDT

  • Photos: Pentagon pushes mine-resistant vehicles

    The Defense Department is urging Congress to spend an additional $1.2 billion on tough trucks for duty in Iraq.

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