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<title>Apple devices officially OK'd for secure government networks</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/17/fips.14.2.certification.stig.approval.opening.dod.doors/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361922763_pentagon-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple's iPhones, iPads and other devices running iOS 6 or higher are officially cleared for use on the US government's secure networks, the Department of Defence announced on Friday. The final approval, which we first reported on in March, also grants Samsung Android devices that are running the Korean company's Knox security lockdown, as well as BlackBerry devices running BB10 the ability to be u...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google starts VetNet employment resource center for veterans</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/29/central.location.offers.one.million.job.postings.google.apps/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1354195428_googlelaunchesvetnet.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google has launched a central service to help veterans into civilian employment, that uses already built support tools. Dubbed VetNet, the site leverages Google+ and Google apps to provide resume-building assistance and help finding jobs to ex-military personel and their families, by moving all of the existing Google-connected tools for these purposes into a single hub....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Verizon teams with Cellcrypt for government phone encryption</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/30/joint.cellcrypt.and.verizon.service.by.fall/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/cellcryptthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Verizon and Cellcrypt are collaborating to supply the US government with secure mobile calling capabilities. The government-grade encrypted voice calling service is aimed to be marketed to military, intelligence, and civilian agencies in the fall as a currently unnamed co-branded service....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>AT&amp;T unlocking military iPhones, older models</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/10/support.extending.as.far.back.as.original.iphone/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/news/1204/iphone4-att3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[AT&amp;T is quietly extending its iPhone unlocking efforts to deployed US military personnel, regardless of their contract status, a report says.  Unlocking normally requires an iPhone to be off-contract.  Carriers are legally required to suspend service to deployed military members without penalty, but the unlocking appears to be a voluntary action on AT&amp;T's part, letting military staff use their iPh...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USAF may buy up to 18,000 iPads for cargo plane crews</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/02/08/military.follows.in.steps.of.civilian.airlines/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/deathdealers.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The US Air Force is looking to buy as many as 18,000 more tablets, likely iPads, reports say.  On the US government's Federal Business Opportunities website, a notice indicates that the Air Force's Air Mobility Command wants "a minimum of 63 and a maximum of 18,000, iPad 2, Brand Name or Equal devices" for use by the crews of cargo planes.  The tablets would replace the paper charts and manuals cr...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Iran alleges GPS spoofing tricked CIA's lost stealth drone</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/12/15/sources.make.more.dubious.claims/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1112/rq170sml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A source within the Iranian military has reportedly provided more details into the alleged hack that is claimed to have resulted in the loss of the US RQ-170 Sentinel drone. The unnamed sources have told The Christian Science Monitor that engineers exploited a GPS vulnerability to trick the stealth drone into making an autopilot landing on Iranian soil....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US Marine Corps tests iPads for in-flight use</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/05/31/tablet.saves.weight.space.for.mapping/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1105/killingmachine.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Pilots in the US Marine Corps have been testing iPads as an in-flight navigational aid, according to military news site Shephard.  The Corps has reportedly been experimenting since November, beginning with the iPad 1, but later incorporating the iPad 2.  Test vehicles have included not only larger planes like the KC-130J Harvest Hawk, but small attack aircraft like the F/A-18 Hornet and the AH-1W ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursby releases DoD-certified CAC software</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/02/28/simplified.version.of.enterprise.admitmac.pki/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1102/Thursby-PKard-for-Mac.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Government and military employees and contractors who need to access secure U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) or civilian federal websites on a Mac - which usually requires a login with a Common Access Card (CAC) -- now have a simpler method of doing so. Thursby Software Systems has released PKard for Mac software. PKard is short for Public Key Card and pronounced P-card, and the software works wit...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US Army consults with Apple on troop-ready electronics</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/03/24/military.keen.on.simple.designs/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1003/fallujah.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The US Army is consulting with Apple in hopes of attaining better technology for soldiers, an official press statement reveals.  Maj. Gen. Nick Justice, commanding general of the Research, Development and Engineering Command, is said to have visited Apple's Cupertino headquarters on March 5th with a portion of his staff in tow.  The group toured labs and other offices, also sharing examples of the...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US military turning to iPod touch, iPhone</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/04/20/us.military.goes.ipod/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0902/ipodtouch2g-iso.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The US armed forces are increasingly turning to iPod touches -- and iPhones, to a lesser extent -- in order to equip soldiers with multifunction handhelds, says Newsweek.  Although neither Apple nor the military will comment on how many have been deployed, the devices are now being used for a variety of purposes.  Beyond simple tasks such as mapping, translation, trajectory calculation and carryin...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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