A Cure for Iraq's Underprivileged: Technology Brings Modern Medicine Home

September 2008

Years of instability in Iraq means the country's healthcare infrastructure has suffered along with its citizens. A simple, yet innovative idea is providing a cure—linking local clinicians with medical centers around the world to help with diagnosis and treatment, using digital cameras, email, video hookups and satellite feeds.

Information Sharing Challenges on a Multinational Scale

September 2008

Recently, military and civilian leaders discussed the information sharing challenges facing joint and coalition forces worldwide. They did it at the MITRE-hosted Sixth Biennial Multinational Operations Conference—and what they said provides a close-up look at this complex problem.

A Moment in Time: 1960—The Winter Study

September 2008

During an intense six months in 1960, several of the leading minds in engineering and military thinking met at MITRE, eventually bringing forth the foundations of electronic command and control. Join us as we look back on that groundbreaking time.