Where
in the World is the Hidden Document Data?
December 2005
When it comes to many documents, what you see may be less than what
you get. Common office software stores information—called "hidden
data"—about authors, editors, reviewers, and deleted items.
MITRE was asked to evaluate commercial tools that can identify the
hidden data with the goal of preventing unwanted data spills.
MITRE
Fuels Its Own Innovation Engine
June 2005
MITRE exists to innovate—to use emerging technologies to solve
problems of national importance.
Through
the Eyes of the Enemy: Modeling Adaptive Behavior
May 2005
Every time agencies such as Customs and Border Protection thwart
a smuggling attempt, the smugglers respond by developing new techniques.
To improve the odds for the good guys, MITRE has developed a simulator
capable of modeling smuggling attempts, allowing agencies to gain
insight into the strategies of not only smugglers, but other forces
that threaten our borders.
Using
Floating Films to Capture Pathogens in Water
March 2005
MITRE is developing "floating films" that will collect pathogens
in the water and help scientists monitor water quality and check for
waterborne biotoxins that might be put into U.S. water supplies.
MITRE-Sponsored
Team Enters DARPA Grand Challenge
February 2005
To travel 150 miles on its own, a Ford Explorer Sport Trac will be
stuffed with computers, artificial intelligence, laser scanners, GPS,
onboard diagnostics, and other electronics. A team of engineers, sponsored
by MITRE, are going after the $2 million prize in the DARPA Grand
Challenge.
Move
Over HAL, MITRE's "Virtual Human" Assistant Is Real
February 2005
Does videoteleconferencing technology frustrate you? EMMA, the Electronic
MITRE Meeting Assistant, can help by offering an interactive, life-like
"virtual assistant" who does almost everything except plan the agenda.
Flight Testing:
How the Competition for Spectrum Threatens Aeronautical Telemetry
July 2005
All new aircraft require flight tests to make sure every piece of
equipment is working smoothly. Flight testing depends on use of the
electromagnetic spectrum that supports all wireless activities, from
cell phones to garage door openers. And, as the competition for spectrum
intensifies, government and industry are looking for ways to increase
the efficiency of its use and balance everyone's need for the same
piece of the pie. MITRE is applying its many years of expertise in
spectrum management to this problem.
Stormy
Weather: Managing Air Traffic Around Problem Areas
April 2005
Summer thunderstorms can wreak havoc on daily airline schedules.
To help keep flights on time, MITRE applies its analytical skills
to air traffic management problems.
UAVs Are Likely
to Affect Our National Airspace System
February 2005
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming a significant component
of military, civil, and commercial aviation but it's not clear how
UAVs will affect the evolution of our National Airspace System (NAS).
MITRE researchers explore how UAVs could impact the NAS by looking
at different flight scenarios.
TARGETS
Eases the Job of Designing Procedures at Airports
January 2005
TARGETS helps designers of airport traffic procedures deal with complex
requirements and constraints while working with many different stakeholders.
Interoperability
Is the Watchword for Foreign AWACS/AEW&C Program
December 2005
MITRE has been an integral part of the AWACS program since its beginning,
for both the United States and foreign nations. Now, as a new generation
of AWACS and the related AEW&C aircraft are readied for launch,
MITRE's role as the chief manager of interoperability is more important
than ever.
Digital
Rights Management: Better Information in the Right Hands
November 2005
MITRE is exploring how to apply commercial Digital Rights Management
(DRM) technology for controlled information sharing (CIS) in an effort
to better share information on potential threats to U.S. interests
while still retaining responsible control over it.
Need-To-Know
vs. Need-To-Share
August 2005
More and more, the difficulty in thwarting terrorism is not in gathering
intelligence, but in getting it to where it needs to go. Different
rules for different security classifications for different agencies
bogs down information distribution. To help solve the problem, MITRE's
Center for Integrated Intelligence Systems (CIIS) is launching the
multi-year Cross-Boundary Information Sharing (XBIS) initiative.
Making
Army Battle Command Systems Play Together
August 2005
How do you make 11 different software systems in the Army Battle
Command System work together and improve the horizontal interoperability
between them?
Caution!
Information Crossing: Security Guards for the Future Web
July 2005
MITRE's sponsors are placing more and more sensitive and classified
information on government networks. Keeping this information from
falling into the wrong hands is proving too consuming a task for human
operators alone. To help guide the design of automated security guards,
MITRE has issued a report examining the evolving security needs of
the Web.
SATCOM
Availability Analyst Keeps Ships Well Connected on the High Seas
June 2005
Sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees, but when Navy and
Coast Guard ships can't see the satellite for the antennas, it's a
real problem. With satellite communications enabling vital command
and control functions, a blocked satellite is something a ship's commander
can ill afford. MITRE has developed a software application designed
to keep that from happening.
A
Web of Vigilance: Deterring Terrorism with Improved Communications
April 2005
What if the United States could respond to a terrorist attack so
quickly that the attack never occurs? By improving the flow of information
between local, state, and national crisis and security agencies, MITRE's
Homeland Security Command and Control project aspires to evolve these
agencies' efforts from terrorism response to terrorism prevention
to ultimately terrorism deterrence.
Mobilizing
to Improve Local Readiness to Threats
March 2005
MITRE's technical expertise and long history of working with the
military is contributing to the development of several promising ideas
for passing information on potential threats and hazards to local
officials.
Project
Albert Reaps Results with Data Farming
February 2005
Today's warfighters face a host of agile opponents, but that doesn't
scare the United States Marine Corps. Instead, they're fighting back
with Project Albert, which uses high-powered computers and a concept
called "data farming" to analyze nearly endless possibilities in any
given scenario.
A
New Discipline: Systems Engineering for Complex Megasystems
January 2005
Systems engineering projects are becoming so complex that new ways
of applying the discipline have to be devised. MITRE has taken on
the challenge so that we can better advise sponsors, such as the Department
of Defense.
Precision
Negotiating Keeps Mission Planning Program Flying
January 2005
When the Air Force and its contractor could not bridge the $2 million
gap in their negotiations over the Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS),
a crucial element in the Air Force's Precision Guided Munitions planning,
they called in MITRE's Jim Watters to mediate. Armed with an expert's
insight into mission planning and an innovator's eye for the crucial
detail, Watters helped plug the $2 million gap and keep JMPS flying.
Biometrics
at the Border
June 2005
US-VISIT, a Department of Homeland Security initiative, uses sophisticated
new techniques to enhance security and facilitate travel at points
of entry around the country.
