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    Every year, the US Army designates a set of its top inventions. This year's list includes a GPS-guided artillery shell and a new method for saving severely injured soldiers.

  • Robot race has serious consequences

    For Tony Tether, an upcoming race of robot cars isn't just about creating new technology for the military. It's also designed to inspire a new generation of technologists.

  • Worst CIO job in Australia?

    The Department of Defence has massive ICT problems and pays poorly ... do you want to be its chief information officer?

  • Defence outlines 'network-centric' vision

    Australian Defence Force officials have issued a roadmap for the network-centric warfare (NCW) vision that will link its command and control, sensor and engagement grid networks by 2020.

  • Yahoo denies family access to dead marine's e-mail

    The family of a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq was denied access to the soldier's Yahoo e-mail account due to the company's policies, raising questions of whether businesses should balance privacy with special requests.

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  • Department of Defence: Greg Farr, CIO (part one)

    Australian Department of Defence CIO Greg Farr spoke to ZDNet.com.au about how the organisation's networks are kept secure and why virtualisation and green issues are high on the agenda.

  • US Air Force Reserve Command: Colonel John Hayes, CIO

    Colonel John Hayes, chief information officer of the US Air Force Reserve command talks about tapping into the technology expertise of its recruits for the development of innovative ideas, like the military's new 'Emergency Notification' system.

  • Hack 2002: recognising the risks

    With over a trillion dollars in transactions passing over the Internet, the Hack 2002 Conference currently being held in Sydney attempts to expose some of the systemic flaws which lead to security breaches.

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