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First Apps For The Army Ready To Go Online

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Thursday, August 12th, 2010

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The first Apps for the Army (A4A) are on line, only months after the service's first internal application development challenge launched March 1. A4A applications--25 of them--will be available for Defense Department CAC-card holders through the DoD Application Storefront on Aug. 3. Once launched, in 75 days A4A drew 141 soldiers and Army civilians registered individually or in teams to participate, the source said. By the May 15 deadline, 53 web and mobile applications were developed and submitted. Fifteen winners…

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