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Information Is the Open Back Door
No one disputes the importance of information security. No one disputes that a multitude of threats loom in cyberspace.
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Intelligence Community Gets a Backbone
by Rita Boland

The Distributed Common Ground System integration backbone is a joint-service project that uses a Web application similar to an Internet search engine and an open architecture to combine data into a database accessible by the entire intelligence community. Military aims to improve information sharing by using standard Web applications.
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Take Your Time ... Vacation Time, That Is
by Maryann Lawlor

Although technology enables employees to remain connected while away from the office, many staffers still are not able to take time off.
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Security Agency Finds Challenges as Varied as Networks
by Robert K. Ackerman

U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld uses a secure videoconference link aboard his E-4B airborne operations center aircraft. The need for secure links is spreading as network centricity extends connectivity down to lower levels of operations. Military, commercial information assurance paths both diverge and intersect.
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Prioritize, Synchronize, Mobilize
by Maryann Lawlor

At the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, a first sergeant from the 25th Infantry Division calls in his unit’s status. Addressing training issues is important to the U.S. Army’s Network Enterprise Technology Commmand's Campaign Plan. Army Command sets the azimuth for the future of its capabilities-based operations.
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BigDog Steps Into Action
by Henry S. Kenyon

The goal of the U.S. Army’s BigDog program is to develop four-legged robots to follow soldiers across any terrain. Roughly the size of a large dog or small mule, the robot is intended to carry several hundred pounds of supplies and equipment. Quadrupedal packbot pushes boundaries of locomotion technology to tread where other machines cannot.
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AFCEA Canada Investigates Security Issues
AFCEA Chapter Links
AFCEA Educational Foundation
AFCEA Interactive Planning Calendar
Andrews Elected AFCEA Board Chairman
BigDog Steps Into Action
Come Visit SIGNAL’s Renovated E-Home
Contact AFCEA
How to Submit Material for SIGNAL Connections
In Memoriam
Information Is the Open Back Door
Intelligence Community Gets a Backbone
International Contracts
Meet the SIGNAL Connections Staff
Prioritize, Synchronize, Mobilize
Rome Chapter Organizes Aerospace Technology Event
Security Agency Finds Challenges as Varied as Networks
Symposium Scrutinizes Terrorism and Technology
Take Your Time ... Vacation Time, That Is
The Association Advantage
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