Roger Ohlrich, NDIA general counsel.(IN MEMORIAM)(National
Defense Industrial Association)(Obituary)(Brief article)
* Roger Carl Ohlrich, general counsel of the National Defense
Industrial Association, passed away on Nov. 10. He was 69.
Ohlrich attended the University of Michigan, where he earned a
degree in . . .
Joseph P. Hylan, NDIA operations director.(IN MEMORIAM)(National
Defense Industrial Association)(Obituary)(Brief article)
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* The National Defense Industrial Association lost a dear friend
and colleague when Director of Operations Joseph P. Hylan suffered a
heart attack and passed away in the . . .
Codes of conduct don't always protect reputation.(Ethics
Corner)
The term "appearance of impropriety" invariably arises in
the context of conduct and ethics. Federal employees by regulation are
required to avoid conduct that creates the appearance that they . . .
Lamps reduce vehicle's electro-magnetic signature.(TECH
TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)(Brief article)
A light emitting diode retrofit kit for humvee military trucks
offers quick replacement of incandescent lighting systems.
Grote Technologies of Madison, Ind., is manufacturing the kits
which . . .
Concrete pads and walls are light and eco-friendly.(TECH TALK: A
TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)(Brief article)
Training facilities at the Army's National Training Center in
Fort Irwin, Calif., are being constructed at a record pace thanks to a
technology that was developed by Ecolite Concrete USA of Los . . .
Terrorist swimmers: don't go near the water.(TECH TALK: A
TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)
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The Navy and Kaman Aerospace have developed a
"programmable" grenade that is specifically designed to kill
hostile swimmers who seek to place bombs on the hulls of friendly . . .
Temporary camouflage features easy removal.(TECH TALK: A
TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)(Brief article)
The United Kingdom's Akzo Nobel Aerospace Coatings is
fabricating a range of high performance paints for military equipment.
Among these offerings is a "peelable" camouflage coating that
also can . . .
Protective shield gives shooters panoramic view.(TECH TALK: A
TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)(Brief article)
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Law enforcement and military personnel recently field tested
hand-held ballistic shields that feature a full range of vision and a
contoured design that allows straighter . . .
High grade flashlights tagged for cops.(TECH TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON
THE LATEST GADGETS)(Brief article)
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The U.S. subsidiary of FN Herstal S.A. of Belgium is producing
six-volt, all weather xenon flashlights that crank out 150 peak lumens.
They are powered by lithium CR123 . . .
Breathe easy: novel breathing system offers safer
alternative.(TECH TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)(Brief
article)
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A start-up company in Boise, Idaho, is offering a hybrid breathing
system which relies on non-corrosive chemicals to provide oxygen and
scrub carbon dioxide from expelled . . .
Rough seas: Coast Guard procurement programs struggling but
staying afloat.(Homeland Security)
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NEW ORLEANS -- Coast Guard officials are optimistic that a new
agency in charge of acquisitions can help salvage the service's
modernization plans and restore confidence in . . .
Steady state: DHS pressing on with troubled technology
programs.(Analysis)
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One truism that has emerged in the Department of Homeland
Security's first six years is that controversy always follows
whatever it attempts.
Whether it is program . . .
Turbulent waters: ship construction costs endanger Navy's
fleet expansion.(Defense Forecast)
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With runaway shipbuilding costs, disruptions in key programs and
competing budgetary needs, the Navy is heading into one of its toughest
procurement cycles yet.
"The U.S. . . .
Spending surge: bigger budgets disguise larger fiscal
dilemmas.(Defense Forecast)(Cover story)
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently quipped that he stopped
trying to predict the future when he left the CIA almost 15 years ago.
Gates' wry observation followed a . . .
Underwater killers: improvised explosive devices: Could they
threaten U.S. ports?(Maritime Security)(Conference notes)
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The U.S. Navy possesses one of the premier mine-hunting forces in
the world, but it is ill-prepared to thwart terrorist attacks on U.S.
ports and waterways, officials . . .
Satellite communications: army exploring new ways to beam
streaming video to fast-moving troops.(COMMUNICATIONS)
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Army and Marine Corps want battlefield
commanders to receive real-time streaming video, voice and other
communications beamed down from satellites . . .
Privatized operations: government needs to reexamine rules for
battlefield contractors.(Industry Study)
Privatized military operations have been a constant presence in
conflict zones throughout history. Today, private contractors support
the United States and its allies in Iraq and Afghanistan . . .
Almost green why not just call them 'soldiers?'.(IN
FOCUS: DEFENSE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
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The Air Force and the Navy are grooming their own class of ground
troops.
These new breeds of soldiers--known by names such as "common
battlefield airman" and "Navy . . .
Pentagon backs interagency program for disaster response.(IN
FOCUS: DEFENSE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
Government agencies are taking a fresh approach to information
sharing after being assailed for poor coordination and response to
Hurricane Katrina.
To help close information gaps that stymied . . .
After effect: nonlethal weapons: help or hinder?(IN FOCUS:
DEFENSE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
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A series of successful tests have boosted chances that the Defense
Department will deploy a new "nonlethal" crowd-control weapon
to Iraq next year.
But it appears . . .
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