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  • Soldier battling bombs irked by software switch

    07/26/2012 8:17:04 PM PDT · by huldah1776 · 17 replies
    By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times ^ | July 22, 2012 | Rowan Scarborough
    "The Army ordered the destruction of a report that praised the performance of an off-the-shelf software program that finds buried explosives in Afghanistan and replaced it with a revised, less-favorable assessment, according to internal Pentagon documents." --------------- At one point, a frustrated 82nd Airborne intelligence officer wrote to higher-ups, “We are trying to solve some very hard problems that pose life or death issues for the soldiers under this command, and [DCGS] is not making our job easier, while Palantir is giving us an intelligence edge. This is a pretty big redline for many of the units in the field,...
  • Hunter agrees to back measure

    12/06/2004 10:13:53 PM PST · by Former Military Chick · 15 replies · 295+ views
    THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | December 7, 2004 | Brian DeBose
    A key opponent of legislation to overhaul the nation's intelligence apparatus yesterday agreed to support the bill, opening the door for a House floor vote this week. Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican and House Armed Services Committee chairman, agreed to a compromise to alter the bill's language to protect the military chain of command's authority over wartime intelligence. But the deal leaves out House conservatives who want the bill to crack down on illegal immigration and identification fraud, and they said yesterday that they expect the bill to pass over their objections. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, Texas Republican, said...