Vol. 93 No. 658, September 2008
Index
- Collaboration is key to meeting war fighter technology needs.
- Defense and innovation.
- Turf battles.
- Waste of money.
- Wrong target.
- Selling weapons overseas.
- Virtual reality.
- Soldiers as Samaritans: what's the right balance?
- "Many of our coalition partners use Web 2.0 technology better than the Defense Department does.".
- "The nation currently has a consolidated 20th Century defense industry, not the required and transformed 21st Century national security industrial base it needs for the future.".
- Booming market: global arms sales top $1.3 trillion.
- Entitlements grew 60 percent in the past eight years in real terms.
- Now they're telling us?
- Renewed calls to privatize public diplomacy.
- State Dept. draws lessons from 'Cola wars'.
- Help for the little guys: Congress' small business advocate has harsh words for DHS.
- 9/11 aftermath inspires comic book writers.
- Federal officials prepare for aftermath of nuclear attack.
- Clock ticking on aviation cargo screening mandate.
- Scientists recruited to help fix failing U.S. infrastructures.
- Changing of the guard: transfer of power prompts homeland security fears.
- Under watch: government seeking clear path for biometrics data use.
- Nation-building: post-conflict reconstruction to remain a booming business.
- Shutdown? F-22 manufacturers brace for uncertainty.
- Boeing plant buzzing despite F-22 slowdown.
- Shifting gears: for the military, a future of 'hybrid' wars.
- Are troops best suited for post-combat civilian duties?
- Ready, aim, specialize! Marine Corps' strategy stresses regional culture.
- Set adrift: Marines' plans to deploy bases at sea faces rough waters.
- By air or by sea? Marines question the utility of their new amphibious warship.
- Navy retrofitting ships with fuel-saving technologies.
- Water-to-land: second opinions sought for Marines troubled amphibious vehicle.
- Compact system yields pure H20 for troops.
- First fuel cell powered flight scored in Madrid.
- Heavy weight: high-tech dirigible will lift 40 tons.
- Communication among first responders improved.
- Sensor will lead to better soldier head protection.
- Corporate teaming needed to reduce false claims exposure.
- Fewer engineering grads despite growing demand.
- Kusick elected vice chair of Program Management Systems Committee.
- 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 Rock Island Arsenal.
- NDIA's Missile Defense Division held its fourth annual awards dinner June 17 in Arlington, Va.
- NDIA calendar: upcoming exhibits, shows and events.