Rucksack generates electricity, lightens troops'
loads.(INSIDE: SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY)
* Anyone who has tried running while wearing a backpack knows how
cumbersome a small load can become even after a short distance.
On the battlefield, troops carry as much as 80 pounds of . . .
Airlines vehemently opposed to fingerprint collection
plan.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)
* The airline industries' financial woes are giving lobbyists
more ammunition to oppose a plan to collect fingerprints from visitors
departing the United States.
Last year, the Department of . . .
DHS version of the Quadrennial Defense Review in the
works.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)
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* The Department of Homeland Security has been infamous for
delivering congressionally required reports late, but officials insist
that its first Quadrennial Homeland . . .
GAO finds covert airport screening tests lacking.(SECURITY BEAT:
HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)
* The Government Accountability Office has been watching the watch
dogs who ensure airport screening systems--and the personnel who operate
them--are working properly.
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Under attack: DHS under constant cyber-assault, says new chief
information officer.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)
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* The Department of Homeland Security is facing thousands of
cyber-attacks on its computer networks each day, and these numbers are
increasing, said its new chief . . .
Washington pulse.(Brief article)
"At least 190,000 contractor personnel work in Iraq on
contracts funded by the United States. The ratio of U.S.-funded
contractor employees to members of the U.S. military is . . .
ISO a few good social scientists.(WASHINGTON PULSE)
* Calling all anthropologists, sociologists and criminologists:
Uncle Sam wants you. The Office of Naval Research is seeking experts in
the behavioral, cultural and social sciences for ideas on how . . .
No ship surveillance network yet on the horizon.(WASHINGTON
PULSE)(Brief article)
* The Bush administration in 2004 directed the Department of
Homeland Security to launch a "maritime domain awareness"
program to monitor the world's oceans and identify potential
terrorists aboard . . .
Pentagon advisors slam U.S. protectionist policies.(WASHINGTON
PULSE)(Defense Science Board)(Brief article)
* One of the Pentagon's most influential advisory panels, the
Defense Science Board, blasted the administration for its
"isolationist and protectionist" policies. "U.S. policy
continues to inhibit . . .
Help is on the way for Navy flacks.(WASHINGTON PULSE)
* The Navy is soon expected to award a multimillion-dollar contract
to a major PR agency to help the service deal with an onslaught of media
attention. According to the PR Daily newsletter, the . . .
Gas prices: estimating tanker cost is no modeling job.(WASHINGTON
PULSE)
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* The Pentagon is a huge fan of computer modeling and
simulations--for everything from training to designing weapons systems.
Models are also commonly used to estimate the . . .
Defense Dept. gripped by fear of the millennials.(DEFENSE
WATCH)
* Cybersecurity czars spend billions of dollars building virtual
wails to protect the Pentagon's vast computer networks from
relentless attacks by hackers, worms and viruses.
But they are now . . .
Defense priorities high on the agenda for next
administration.(PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE)
* The next administration will have a lot on its plate. Some of the
more pressing issues such as the mortgage and credit crises, the federal
budget deficit and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan . . .
NDIA calendar: upcoming exhibits, shows and
events.(Calendar)
SEPTEMBER
4-5
Disruptive Technologies Conference Washington, DC
www.ndia.org/meetings/8920
8-11
Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Fall Conference (Secret US Only)
Groton, CT . . .
Fewer engineering grads despite growing demand.(STEM
NEWS)
The number of engineering students receiving bachelors and
master's degrees declined for the first time in seven years,
according to survey results from the American Society for . . .
NDIA's Iowa-Illinois Chapter held a luncheon meeting at
Burlington, Iowa, with guest speaker Brig. Gen. James Rodgers, commander
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NDIA's Iowa-Illinois Chapter held a luncheon meeting at
Burlington, Iowa, with guest speaker Brig. Gen. James Rodgers, commander
of the Joint Munitions Command located at . . .
NDIA's Missile Defense Division held its fourth annual
awards dinner June 17 in Arlington, Va.(NDIA NEWS)
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NDIA's Missile Defense Division held its fourth annual awards
dinner June 17 in Arlington, Va. Shown from left to right are: John
Carlson, division chair; Willie Hardwick, . . .
Kusick elected vice chair of Program Management Systems
Committee.(NDIA NEWS)
* Joe Kusick of Raytheon Co. has been elected vice chair of the
Program Management Systems Committee of the National Defense Industrial
Association.
The first Raytheon executive to hold the post . . .
Corporate teaming needed to reduce false claims exposure.(Ethics
Corner)
* Recent Civil False Claims Act activity in Washington is causing
companies to reexamine their internal compliance controls, particularly
their reporting mechanisms.
Congress and the Department . . .
Sensor will lead to better soldier head protection.(TECH
TALK)
* In an effort to better protect the heads of soldiers from injury,
BAE Systems of Phoenix, Ariz., has developed a sensor that measures
helmet acceleration and environmental pressures. Soldiers . . .
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