One of the projects spawned by the Department of Defense's massive investment in the social sciences is an ambitious visualization of how militant groups operate and interact.READ»
Canadian startup Ortsbo's new product can instantly translate Internet video into more than 50 languages in real time. And Gene Simmons is on board.READ»
“The goal,” says Paul Brinkley, a former technology executive and now Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, “is to create an indigenous economy in Afghanistan that gives the Afghans hope, creates employment opportunities for young people, and discourages association with the radicals.”READ»
The U.S. Department of Defense is giving a $6 million grant to researchers at Rice University and the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole for "metamaterials" that copy skin colors and patterns seen in sea creatures.READ»
WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, had an arrest warrant issued against him in Sweden, based on a rape accusation. But it was withdrawn within 24 hours. A molestation accusation still stands. Is it a conspiracy?READ»
U.S. Cyber Command, a subdivision of U.S. Strategic Command launched last month to help shield the Defense Department against cyberattacks, has a big job in the months ahead. The command has to protect the entirety of the ...READ»
There are many facets to what makes a good, innovative company, these days. Great products. Competitive prices. Top-notch service and support. A symbiotic relationship with one's customers. Even the Pentagon, it seems, is in on that ...READ»
Last October, WikiLeaks got a hold of the U.K.'s Ministry of Defense's Defence Manual of Security, a 2,400-page, restricted document designed to help government officials "maintain information security in the
face of hackers, ...READ»
A Department of Defense memo from Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynne outlines the Pentagon's new policies on the use of social networking services like Facebook and Twitter. To my surprise, it basically boils down to a total ...READ»
We noted yesterday the way the White House was embracing open source principles with its switch to Drupal for its Web site, and today there's news that a different quarter of government is keen to go open: The Defense ...READ»
President Barack Obama won an important victory late yesterday afternoon when the Senate voted to halt production of the Air Force's F-22 Raptor fighter jet (seen below). Nearly two billion dollars had been earmarked for the ...READ»
I've been closely following two stories that have implications for social responsibility this week.
First, Amazon.com's obnoxious decision to play bully and tell publishers with digitally published products that they can only ...READ»
