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The Electronics Industry Adopted a Wealth of Practices to Foil or Identify Components
Mar 5, 2014The electronics industry has adopted a wealth of practices to foil or at least identify counterfeit components, from marking to x-raying. Now the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is calling upon engineers to ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
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US Justice Department Charged Former National Security Agency Contractor Edward Snowden
Jun 22, 2013Edward Snowden says he leaked information to show the extent to which citizens were spied on in the US. Picture: AP / The Guardian Source: AP The US Justice Department has charged former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden ...
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A Bill Proposed Aims to Block Imports of Products Containing U.S. Technology Stolen Online
May 10, 2013A bill proposed in the U.S. Senate aims to block imports of products containing U.S. technology stolen online, a move that appears primarily directed at China. Introduced by four senators, the Deter Cyber Theft Act would require the U.S. ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Massive ERP Software Projects at The U.S. Army Are in Danger of Missing Crucial Deadlines
Feb 18, 2013Massive ERP (enterprise resource planning) software projects under way at the U.S. Army are in danger of missing crucial deadlines due to inadequate planning and management on the part of officials, according to a new auditor's report. ...
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The Senate Armed Services Committee Plans to Investigate What Happened with a Massive
Jan 29, 2013The Senate Armed Services Committee plans to investigate what happened with a massive, failed U.S. Air Force ERP (enterprise resource planning) project, amid a rising tide of calls for action on Capitol Hill to reduce wasteful IT spending. ...
Tags: Senate Armed Services Committee, ERP project, IT spending
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The US Senate on Thursday Voted 54-41 to Reverse a Plan Included in a Defense Policy Bill
Dec 4, 2012The US Senate on Thursday voted 54-41 to reverse a plan included in a larger defense policy bill that would have ended the Department of Defense's participation in an agreement aimed at boosting the supply of biofuels available to the ...
Tags: defense policy bill, biofuels to the military, the supply of biofuels
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Fake ICs in US Military Aircraft Were Discovered Last Year
May 23, 20121,800 cases of fake ICs in US military aircraft were discovered last year,says the US Senate Armed Services Committee,and 70%of those could be traced back to China.After China come the UK and Canada as the biggest sources of fake chips. ...
Tags: Fake ICs, China, GIDEP, US Department of Defence