Vol. 93 No. 662, January 2009
Index
- Erratic oil market should not derail U.S. energy goals.
- Industry braces for bigger crackdown on corruption.
- Buying the wrong weapons.
- Failing science.
- Acquisition workers: no more reforms!(WASHINGTON PULSE: NEWS FROM INSIDE THE BELTWAY)
- Government reports depict alternate realities.
- Industry protests: government need not worry.
- Navy reversing course on outsourcing.
- Washington pulse: news from inside the beltway.
- Soft underbelly: 'scrambling data' a greater threat than hacking, intelligence chief says.
- A domestic counterterrorism agency? It's a numbers game.
- Debate over next-generation radiation portals continues.
- DHS testing specialized plug to contain subway fires.
- Future of nuclear energy hinges on recycling technology.
- Renewable fuels: mileage mandates and biofuels aren't silver bullets.
- Economies of scale: analysts predict new wave of industry consolidation.
- Purchasing power: 'milspec' technology makes a comeback.
- Weapon cost overruns: from bad to worse.
- Feeling the pinch: small firms seeking federal contracts face uphill climb.
- Diplomacy from the sea: taking cues from new administration, naval forces shift focus to soft power.
- Marines eye littoral combat ship for future missions.
- Rescue mission: new patrol boats: a must-win for the Coast Guard.
- Coast Guard boosting cooperation with military.
- Friend or foe? Defense Department under pressure to share biometric data.
- Iris scan technology yet to take off.
- Coast Guard biometrics program expands.
- Defense Dept. 'institutionalizing' use of biometrics.
- Navy seeks to miniaturize biometric gear.
- Broadband on the battlefield: military services follow dissimilar paths toward digital communications.
- 'T-Sat Lite' on tap to replace troubled satellite program.
- Navy can text stealthy submarines 24/7.
- Ground control: drone operators ask industry for 'open' systems.
- Software improves connections to robots.
- Armor kits allow trucks on ships.
- Battery charger gets going on dash of H2O.
- Power wheels: prowler all-terrain truck for the military.
- Shocking products keep bad guys behind bars.
- Conflict-of-interest plight can be avoided.
- NDIA calendar: upcoming exhibits, shows and events.