Water, climate change: recipe for trouble?(INSIDE SCIENCE +
TECHNOLOGY)
As the Navy likes to remind us, water covers 70 percent of our
planet and enables global commerce. Military strategists also caution
that future wars will be fought over access to waterways and . . .
Wanted: one unarmed aerial vehicle; must be able to take off from
ships.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)
The Coast Guard is in the market for a new vertical unmanned aerial
vehicle to fly off the deck of its new national security cutters.
It will take a look at any UAV that meets its requirements, . . .
TSA setting up cargo screening system.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND
DEFENSE BRIEFS)
The Transportation Security Administration has a congressional
mandate to screen 100 percent of air cargo traveling on passenger
airlines by August 2010.
President Bush signed the 9/11 Commission . . .
Want to know how to build a virtual fence? ask border
patrol.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)
Designers of the Project 28 pilot program, which was envisioned as
a virtual fence along the Southwest border, failed to ask users what
they wanted in the system, according to the Government . . .
Underground war: border tunnel problem worsening as fences go
up.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Tunnels underneath the southwest border are
expected to proliferate as improved fencing makes it harder for
smugglers to move illicit goods, said . . .
"We have fielded over 600 Internet cafes on the
ground.".(WASHINGTON PULSE: NEWS FROM INSIDE THE BELTWAY)
Rear Adm. Michael Bachmann, chief of the Space and Naval Warfare
Systems Command, commenting on SPAWAR's duties related to the war
in . . .
"Does the general staff there in the Pentagon understand
that they could very well go down in history as incompetent and
inadequ
Lou Dobbs, host of CNN's 'Lou Dobbs Tonight,' in an
exchange with Pentagon correspondent Jamie McIntyre about the strain
that the Iraq war is causing the U.S. . . .
"It's not a technology problem. It's governance
and culture".(WASHINGTON PULSE: NEWS FROM INSIDE THE
BELTWAY)
Jay Cohen, undersecretary for science and technology at the
Department of Homeland Security, explaining why DHS lacks
"interoperability" with the nation's first responders.
Police and fire chiefs . . .
Wanted: army contracting officers.(WASHINGTON PULSE: NEWS FROM
INSIDE THE BELTWAY)
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In past presidential elections, candidates often have vowed to
"clean up Washington" and downsize the "bloated"
federal bureaucracy. That anti-government mindset ultimately . . .
Influx of scientists and engineers at the Pentagon.(WASHINGTON
PULSE: NEWS FROM INSIDE THE BELTWAY)
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Pentagon officials for years have sounded alarms about the
dwindling supply of qualified scientists and engineers in the
government. But now the tide appears to be turning, . . .
'IED Defeat Task Force' also in the private
sector.(WASHINGTON PULSE: NEWS FROM INSIDE THE BELTWAY)
When the Defense Department launched its campaign against the
biggest killer of U.S. troops in Iraq--roadside bombs--it reached out to
defense contractors and academia for technologies to counter . . .
Battling for sales: joint strike fighter bracing for marketing
wars.(WASHINGTON PULSE: NEWS FROM INSIDE THE BELTWAY)
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The Pentagon is counting on its prized new Joint Strike Fighter to
guarantee victory against future enemies. But before it can secure its
place as the world's premier . . .
Weapons budget: the more you spend, the less you buy.(DEFENSE
WATCH)
When Pentagon officials are grilled on Capitol Hill about the
eye-popping price tags of military hardware, their standard response is
that next-generation weapons are justifiably expensive because . . .
Defense industrial base: plans needed to ensure soft
landing.(PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE)
Discussions about the impending collision between military needs
and resources mostly occur in the context of service priorities. Bur
what about the industrial base? What does a future of possibly . . .
NDIA calendar: upcoming exhibits, shows and events.(National
Defense Industrial Association)(Calendar)
APRIL
7-9
Defense Industrial Base Critical Infrastructure Protection
Conference & Technology Exhibition
Miami FL
www.ndia.org/meetings/8030
14-18
DoD Enterprise Architecture 2008
. . .
New rules for federal contracts.(Ethics Corner)
The Defense Department expects contractors to adhere to the highest
degree of integrity and honesty. Effective Dec. 24, 2007, the
government-wide federal acquisition regulation (FAR) mandates a . . .
Sustaining workforce is NDIA's top issues.(GOVERNMENT
POLICY)(National Defense Industrial Association)
* The National Defense Industrial Association identified the
sustaining of the U.S. national security workforce advantage as its
number one priority in 2008.
The association's board of directors . . .
Want to 'fight' terrorists, before the real thing?(TECH
TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)
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* Smart Entities, a simulation system for counterterrorism
training, has been unveiled by Elbit Systems Ltd. of Haifa, Israel.
The training program with artificial . . .
Muddy boots, wet boots, icy boots--no problem.(TECH TALK: A
TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)
* The Special Operations Command is due to receive 10,000 pairs of
rugged boots that were conceived for use in unusually harsh locales.
The Tora Bora Alpine Boot, which was developed by Bates . . .
Amphibious vehicle is a car for all seasons.(TECH TALK: A
TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)
* A Covington, Tenn., company following four years of research and
development is now marketing Hydratrek--a heavy duty emergency response
vehicle that can endure hazardous conditions.
The . . .
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