Communications Engineering and IT
Digital Government 'Build for Tomorrow', says CIO
September 04 by Liana Bailey-CrimminsLiana Bailey-Crimmins, CIO at Correctional Healthcare Services California examines the impact of the new digital government strategy on government services in this IDGA exclusive interview. Furtherm...
Electromagnetic, Thermal, Stress and Deformation Analysis of a Space-Based Satellite Dish Antenna
August 29 by IDGA EditorSatellites in space often employ dish antennas to direct signals efficiently to a large but limited area of the earth’s surface. An example is a satellite radio transmitter in geostationary...
"Gauss" latest Stuxnet, Flame and Duqu relative
August 13 by Peter Smith"Gauss," the latest in a string of apparent government sponsored cyber-espionage toolkits, was uncovered by Kaspersky Labs last week. The threat posed by the existence of these pieces of militarized...
Electromagnetic, Thermal, Stress and Deformation Analysis of a Space-Based Satellite Dish Antenna
August 13 by IDGA EditorThis paper presents a multiphysics analysis of a space-based communication satellite dish antenna. Electromagnetic losses due to induced high-frequency surface currents lead to partial, asymmetric h...
Adams Industries Surface Anvis Mount (SAM) for Aviation: Night Vision Goggles Deployed in Ground Operations
July 27 by IDGA EditorOperators from the U. S. Army Special Forces and others have been conducting multiple recon and surveillance operations as well as direct action missions and engaging targets utilizing Army aviation...
Adams Inudstries Air Ground Warrior Battery Pack for Aviation: Night Vision Goggles Deployed in Ground Opperations
July 27 by IDGA EditorOperators from the U. S. Army Special Forces and others have been conducting multiple recon and surveillance operations as well as direct action missions and engaging targets utilizing Army aviation...
Wearable Antennas Weaving Technology and Textiles Together
July 26 by IDGA EditorThe next gen of military antennas could be as useful as the shirt on your back, at least that’s what Professor John Volakis, Director, Electroscience Laboratory,at the Ohio State University th...
Examining the Homeland Security Information Network
July 09 by IDGA EditorIDGA’s @DefenseInsider Chris Archer discusses the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) with Ray Ragone, Manager of Outreach and Mission Integration, HSIN, Department of Homeland Securi...
Countering the IEDs designed to kill them...
June 14 by IDGA EditorListen Up! EOD Technicians are critical to the success of defusing the dynamic and lethal threat of IEDs across the globe. How they learn, how they think, and how they combat our adversaries’...
A Word About Enterprise Architecture Tools
June 13 by IDGA EditorAutomated tools don’t kill enterprise architectures, people with automated tools kill enterprise architectures. This article provides some advice on how to make sure you choose the right auto...
Creating and Presenting Activity Models as Part of Your Enterprise Architecture
June 13 by IDGA EditorActivity models are an important component of almost all Enterprise Architectures, but there are competing methodologies for creating and presenting them. This article describes two methodologies, I...
What is Enterprise Architecture and What Good Is It?
June 13 by IDGA EditorLike all new disciplines, Enterprise Architecture (EA) has cheerleaders and detractors, highly methodical practitioners and seat-of-the-pants freewheelers. This article, by one of the pioneers of E...