US government awards contracts for smart surveillance clothing

The Smart Electrically Powered and Networked Textile Systems (SMART ePANTS) program is being led by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), the advanced R&D arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. IARPA involves itself in high-risk, high-payoff research programs to overcome leading challenges within the intelligence...

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