Defense & Aerospace

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National Defense November 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Defense Department Should Refocus Technology Spending, Experts Warn Investments in technology tend to miss the mark and do little to enhance the United States' competitive standing as a high-tech powerhouse, said Pentagon advisors and outside analysts.
National Defense November 2007 Stew Magnuson	Research Agency Wants Help Solving The Seemingly Impossible The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has a reputation for taking on challenges that sometimes seem to defy the laws of physics -- or at least common sense. Transparent Walls and Dirt... Building Simulators Without Computer Programmers... etc.
National Defense November 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Technology Spending Will Target Current and Future Navy Fleet The Navy should direct its future science, research and technology spending to both improving the current fleet and designing next-generation systems, officials say.
National Defense November 2007 Grace Jean	Electric Guns on Navy ships: Not Yet on The Horizon Scientists have been researching the electromagnetic rail gun for decades and as it slowly develops, analysts question when and if it will come to fruition in the face of ongoing engineering challenges.
National Defense November 2007 Breanne Wagner	Navy's Mine-Hunting Technologies Wait for The Littoral Combat Ship The Navy has a new suite of anti-mine technologies designed to roll on and off a ship as needed. It just doesn't have the ship yet.
National Defense November 2007 Stew Magnuson	U.S. Government Driving The Advance of Biometric Technologies Technology companies are rapidly developing biometric devices. But privacy policies, the tech backbone to effectively connect the scanners, and a market beyond the U.S. government, are lagging.
National Defense November 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	How Astronomical War Budgets Threaten U.S. National Security It is safe to assume that defense budgets will stay high as long as U.S. forces remain in Iraq, and then they will fall. Based on historical trends, the defense budget always takes a dive after a major war. But this time around the defense spending boom may suffer an unparalleled bust.
National Defense November 2007 Hickey & Connolly	Ethical Lapses Provide Valuable Training Tool A recently proposed amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulations would call upon all government contractors to have a written code of ethics and business conduct.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2007 Rich Smith	United Tech's Troubling Text The industrial and aerospace conglomerate's CEO changes his tune on future prospects. Investors, take note.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Boeing and Honeywell Help Airlines Reduce Inventories The Integrated Materials Management system project helps cut costs.
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