Defense Department officials are seeking new information-sharing and network technologies for use in the military under a program that pairs venture capitalists with small, high-tech companies, the Pentagon announced today. Officials in the Defense Venture Catalyst Initiative are interested in technologies in the areas of "flexible and secure data sharing," "data services customization," "efficient transitions to broadband Internet," "next-generation portal services and applications," and "smart" networks for improved collaboration, according to a June 27 notice posted on the Federal Business...