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Internal Aptitude Shows For Army Apps Challenge

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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

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Over the past 75 days, 141 soldiers and Army civilians registered in teams or as individuals to participate in the Apps for the Army (A4A) application development challenge. By the May 15th deadline, 53 web and mobile applications were developed and submitted, marking a prolific period of internal Army innovation. A sampling of submissions include apps that: support data collection in disaster relief situations, analyze threats in an area of operations, inventory property, and provide Mess Hall options. The apps…

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