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The latest defense networks & cyber news and analysis from Breaking Defense.

Don't Share ALL The Data: Army CDO A single Army command, HRC, tracks more than 800,000 data elements, the service's new Chief Data Officer says. If you try to share all your data without setting clear priorities, the network will choke on it – especially in frontline units, where getting the right data can be life or death.

Army Seeks Security For 'Smart' Base Networks How can the Army bring the Internet Of Things and 'Smart Cities' technology to its bases, without opening new avenues for cyber attack?

COVID Delays Joint Warfighting Concept: Hyten "By this time we were supposed to already have done three major war games and a Globally Integrated Exercise. And we've only done one of them, and that one was less than satisfactory because of all the restrictions we had to put in place for COVID," Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Hyten.

Army Needs 'Unified Network' Linking Tactical & Home-Base Systems: G-6 The Army must link its tactical networks with its "enterprise" networks at home base, Lt. Gen. Morrison said, passing data on everything from artillery bombardments to cyber attacks.

NGA Faces Tech, Policy Hurdles To AI For Target Recognition The IC has major policy questions to decide "before we just go off and build Skynet," says NGA's AI guru Joe Victor.

Testing Concerns Won't Delay Tactical Network Upgrades: Army The Pentagon's top tester, DOT&E, had urged the Army to take more time. But Army leaders said today they've got plenty of field tests scheduled with real soldiers.

White House, DoT Promote More Dough For GPS Alternatives WASHINGTON: No currently available commercial alternative can provide a stand-alone backup to GPS, concludes a long-awaited study led by the Transportation Department. While some systems can stand in for GPS's timing function, none provide robust enough positioning and navigation capabilities, the study concludes. The study, Complementary PNT and GPS Backup Technologies Demonstration Report, was released Friday…

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