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Transformation Reaches Far and Wide
As with any broad-based change, transformation can be counted on to unearth more than a few surprises. And as with any long-term endeavor, by definition the final version will look somewhat different from what was originally envisioned.
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BRAC Impacts C3I Bases
by Robert K. Ackerman

Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, heads the list of command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I) facilities recommended for closing in the U.S. Defense Department’s latest round of Base Realignment and Closure, or BRAC.
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Warfighters Gear Up to Address Interoperability Issues
Coalition demonstration participants assess capabilities that support homeland defense and homeland security.
by Maryann Lawlor

Warfighters at the Naval Surface Warfare Center participate in a training session in preparation for Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration 2005. Multinational event aims at identifying technologies to foster "need to share information" culture.
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Agency Gets on its Feet
Homeland Security's science and technology research arm enters the toddler stage.
by Cheryl Lilie

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Advanced Research Projects Agency proves that it has what it takes to get the department's technological needs to users while it continues to expand and learn as a fledgling agency.
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Self-Diagnosing Vehicles Improve Army Logistics
Test demonstrates benefits of electronic equipment status tracking.
by Dr. Miranda Keeney

Stryker Brigade Combat Team vehicles were equipped with enablers to test the Common Logistics Operating Environment during a U.S. Army Logistics Transformation Agency demonstration. Architecture fuses information and logistics processes to shrink the logistics support infrastructure required in the field.
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Demonstration Integrates Homeland Defense and Coalition Operations
Participants to examine capabilities in two-part scenario.
by Michael Brown

A Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration 2005 operator familiarizes himself with the scenario and assessment software that will be used during this summer’s event. Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration 2005 seeks to improve situational awareness in a full range of missions.
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Common Ground Program Sets Sail
Service revamps how it processes and exploits information.
by Henry S. Kenyon

The U.S. Navy’s Distributed Common Ground System will allow fleet operating units to share and disseminate intelligence data from a variety of sources. The U.S. Navy is on the verge of deploying the first parts of an intelligence collection and management network designed to share data between fleet task forces and command and analysis centers.
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Data Farming Cultivates New Insights
Project leverages small models to explore how random factors affect operational outcomes.
by Maryann Lawlor

West Point cadets participate in a Project Albert workshop in February. The project sponsors both local and international workshops to examine the potential of data farming. Predicting a volatile enemy’s next move is still the bailiwick of soothsayers, but technology may help future commanders choose an appropriate counteraction.
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More Than Connecting the Dots
New white paper looks at strengthening intelligence capability.
www.afcea.org/committees/intel/intelwhit...

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Changes in Online Career Service Underway
Lower fee structure and discounts attract employers.
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TechNet International This Week
www.technet2005.org

AFCEA International will host experts from around the world this week in Washington, D.C., for hands-on exhibits and top leadership networking.
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CONTENTS
AFCEA Chapter Links
AFCEA Educational Foundation
AFCEA’s 5th Annual SHAPE Symposium and Exposition
Agency Gets on its Feet
BRAC Impacts C3I Bases
Changes in Online Career Service Underway
Common Ground Program Sets Sail
Contact AFCEA
Data Farming Cultivates New Insights
Demonstration Integrates Homeland Defense and Coalition Operations
How to Submit Material for SIGNAL Connections
International Contracts
Meet the SIGNAL Connections Staff
More Than Connecting the Dots
Self-Diagnosing Vehicles Improve Army Logistics
TechNet Europe 2005
TechNet International This Week
The Association Advantage
Transformation Reaches Far and Wide
Transformation TechNet Focuses on Tomorrow's Realities
Warfighters Gear Up to Address Interoperability Issues
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