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Mapping Terrorist Networks To Better Understand How They Operate

BY Neal UngerleiderTue Jan 17, 2012

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»

SKYPE | Comment

Skype's Special Delivery For Active Duty Dads

BY Neal UngerleiderFri Nov 18, 2011

With the American military presence in Afghanistan continuing indefinitely, more and more troops have been missing the birth of their children back home. So the Defense Department is quietly setting up Skype birthing rooms for troops.READ»

PLANNING | Comment

What The Bin Laden Raid Teaches About (Project) Execution

BY Kevin PurdyFri Nov 11, 2011

The Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's compound was the ultimate lesson in project management. Here are four relevant lessons in planning, executing, and shifting on a dime. READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Regina Dugan's Innovative Strategy For DARPA

BY Adam L. PenenbergMon Oct 3, 2011

DARPA director Regina Dugan is bringing speed and creative thinking to the Pentagon.READ»

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | Comment

SolarStrong: Military Installations Help SolarCity Double Panel Use In The U.S.

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Sep 8, 2011

The solar leasing company has inked a deal to put solar panels on the housing in military bases in 33 states. READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Thomas Friedman To United States: Innovate Or Else

BY Gregory FerensteinTue Sep 6, 2011

The blockbuster author and New York Times columnist talks with Fast Company about his new book, "That Used To Be Us," which contends that prioritizing innovation can turn around America's free-fall from superpower status.READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Army Tweaks Recruitment Video Game To Train Soldiers For Real "Hurt Locker" Situations

BY Neal UngerleiderTue Aug 2, 2011

Soldiers are using a heavily modded version of America's Army to learn how to defuse bombs. While it may have been created as a game, the software's platform is proving versatile enough to use for battlefield training.READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

7 Ways To Get College Credit Without Taking A College Class

BY Anya KamenetzTue Aug 2, 2011

An edupunk is someone who doesn’t want to play by the old college rules. Maybe you’re in a remote location. Maybe you have a family, a job, or other responsibilities and you can’t take on life as a full-time student. Maybe you love new technology and new ways of learning. In any case, you need to know how to play the system. READ»

TECHNOLOGY | Comment

Zynga's New Game, Marines Embrace The iPad, Augmented Reality Translator App, And More...

BY Gregory FerensteinWed Jun 1, 2011

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Wannabe SEALs Help U.S. Navy Hunt Pirates In Massively Multiplayer Game

BY Neal UngerleiderTue May 10, 2011

It's not quite the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, but 1,000 military and civilian players could help the Navy--and presumably its elite SEAL teams--figure out tactics for fighting off maritime terrorists and securing the Horn of Africa.READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

Global Military Dominance Through Health Care And Solar Panels

BY Neal UngerleiderThu May 5, 2011

Two prominent advisers to the Joint Chiefs of Staff think adopting social and environmental change is the best path to maintaining America's global hegemony. READ»

DNA | Comment

CSI Islamabad: The DNA Identity Test Of Osama Bin Laden

BY Kit EatonMon May 2, 2011

Over 99.9% of everyone's DNA sequence is the same, but that still leaves millions of bits of code that are unique to you.READ»

TECHNOLOGY | Comment

The Backpack That Gives You X-Ray Vision

BY Neal UngerleiderFri Apr 29, 2011

From the fascinating-yet-creepy files, a British firm has unveiled a backpack-mounted radar that allows users to see through walls. The device, the Prism 200c, is marketed to law enforcement and the military in more than 60 countries. READ»

FAST FEED | Comment

Android Also Tracking Location, Ok Go GPS Art, Synthetic Brain Cells, And More...

BY Gregory FerensteinFri Apr 22, 2011

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.READ»

FAST FEED | Comment

Vevo Tops Facebook, A Pre-Paid Smartphone, Roomba Tech Sweeps For Bombs, And More...

BY Gregory FerensteinWed Apr 13, 2011

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.READ»

TECHNOLOGY | Comment

War-Zone Videos Get On-Demand Treatment in New Defense Department Project

BY Neal UngerleiderMon Apr 11, 2011

A new $29 million Defense Department project makes viewing military intelligence from Afghanistan as easy as ordering a movie from Netflix. READ»

SMARTBOMBS | Comment

DARPA Designing Augmented Reality Goggles to Fight Friendly Fire

BY Kit EatonMon Apr 11, 2011

DARPA is pursuing augmented reality goggles tech that'll let troops see through the eyes of a nearby UAV in order to more accurately target its weapons.READ»

FAST FEED | Comment

BP Manslaughter Charges, Twitter's Influencers, The Guardian's U.S. Expansion, and More...

BY Gregory FerensteinTue Mar 29, 2011

Welcome to Fast Feed, the Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--bite-sized and updated all day.READ»

EXOSKELETON | Comment

Robot Suits Transform Humans Into Super Strong Cyborgs

BY Kit EatonWed Mar 16, 2011

Cyberdine has just shown the next iteration of its HAL robots--strap-on exoskeletons that boost the user's strength with electric motors. Could they be used after the next large-scale disaster? READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Germany's Cyber-War Intensifies

BY Neal UngerleiderMon Mar 14, 2011

The threat of cyber-war--and of a catastrophic hacker attack to Germany's industrial or military infrastructure--is spurring the creation of two new high-level government organizations.READ»