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Homeland Security Increases in Complexity
No easy path looms to win the Global War on Terrorism.
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Homeland Security Department Releases Interoperability Scorecards
by Maryann Lawlor

Review shows that first-responder emergency communications still is a work in progress in several urban areas.
[FULL STORY]
 
Travel Tips for the Digital Age
by Maryann Lawlor

Physical security procedures at airports are the norm today. But information-toting travelers also need to take precautions to ensure the security of their data. Beware of lurking cyberthieves itching to heist your identity and bank account or even corporate secrets.
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Simulating the Worst-Case Scenario
by Henry S. Kenyon

During Vigilant Shield 2007, representatives from U.S. military and government agencies collaborate at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Training effort tests command and control, interagency cooperation in both disaster and war.
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Smart Software for Learning Machines
by Henry S. Kenyon

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, evolutionary algorithms and commercially reconfigurable electronics are used to develop systems that can tune and calibrate themselves. Evolutionary algorithms, reconfigurable processors permit systems to modify their performance.
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Research Organization Fights Techno-Terrorists
by Maryann Lawlor

Researchers Bryan Richardson (standing) and Weston Henry of Sandia National Laboratories demonstrate the Linking the Oil and Gas Industry to Improve Cyber Security, or LOGIIC, monitoring solution. Government, industry and academia unite to tackle threats to the national information infrastructure.
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Developing Reasoning Robots for Today and Tomorrow
by Rita Boland

At the Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence, “George,” a robot personality implemented in an iRobot B21r robot, understands speech and gestures and uses a cognitive model of human behavior to interact more naturally with humans. Scientists are working on projects for current deployment and preparing for future needs.
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Conservation, Innovation Fuel Defense Energy Efforts
by Robert K. Ackerman

The U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force is testing Transportable Hybrid Electric Power System units, or THEPS, for possible deployment to Iraq. These units generate power from renewable sources such as wind and solar power. The department thinks globally, acts globally.
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Iraq Deployment Survey

How will sending more U.S. troops to Iraq affect the operation?

Violence will decrease, and the U.S. will be able to withdraw the majority of its troops sooner.

Resentment from Iraqis is likely to grow, and the number of U.S. casualties will increase.

It won't change a thing.

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CONTENTS
AFCEA Chapter Links
AFCEA Interactive Planning Calendar
Carrier Access
Conservation, Innovation Fuel Defense Energy Efforts
Contact AFCEA
Developing Reasoning Robots for Today and Tomorrow
Educational Foundation
Free Software Demonstrated at Türkiye Chapter Event
Homeland Security Department Releases Interoperability Scorecards
Homeland Security Increases in Complexity
How to Submit Material for SIGNAL Connections
International Contracts
Meet the SIGNAL Connections Staff
Research Organization Fights Techno-Terrorists
Simulating the Worst-Case Scenario
Smart Software for Learning Machines
Thales e-Security
The Association Advantage
Travel Tips for the Digital Age
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