Defense & Aerospace

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National Defense January 2009 Grace V. Jean	Analysts Predict New Wave of Industry Consolidation Expectations of declining budgets for Pentagon big-ticket weapons and an overall uncertainty about future military spending priorities may set off new rounds of industry mergers and acquisitions, economists say.
National Defense January 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	'Milspec' Technology Makes a Comeback A rising propensity to "militarize" the Defense Department's information networks will be making it more difficult for the Pentagon to take advantage of cutting-edge technologies from the commercial sector, say analysts and industry experts.
National Defense January 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Weapon Cost Overruns: From Bad to Worse A report by the Government Accountability Office last year stirred up a scandal of sorts as it meticulously documented that the Pentagon's 95 largest weapon systems were nearly $300 billion over budget.
National Defense January 2009 Matthew Rusling	Small Firms Seeking Federal Contracts Face Uphill Climb Pentagon officials are fond of saying that small businesses are critical engines of innovation. According to recent government statistics, however, the Defense Department awards fewer contracts to small firms than it is obligated under federal guidelines.
National Defense January 2009 Stew Magnuson	Defense Department Under Pressure to Share Biometric Data Within minutes of knocking down the door of a suspected bomb maker in Iraq, U.S. troops can fingerprint everyone they find inside, send the scans across a satellite link, and find out if the subjects are suspected terrorists.
National Defense January 2009 Stew Magnuson	Iris Scan Technology Yet to Take Off But where are the customers? So far, the government is driving the development of iris scanners and other biometric technologies, said Jerry Thames, executive advisor to Booz Allen Hamilton.
National Defense January 2009 Stew Magnuson	Coast Guard Biometrics Program Expands A Coast Guard effort to collect and analyze biometric data gathered at sea has expanded and will be made into an official program next year, said a senior technologist from the service.
National Defense January 2009 Myra S. Gray	Defense Dept. 'Institutionalizing' Use of Biometrics Biometrics use crosses all services. The Army is using biometrics to assist in identifying detainees in war zones
National Defense January 2009 Kimberly Johnson	Navy Seeks to Miniaturize Biometric Gear The Navy plans to issue biometric-capable handheld computers that can help sailors quickly identify a terrorist suspect when they are searching enemy ships.
National Defense January 2009 Stew Magnuson	Military Services Follow Dissimilar Paths Toward Digital Communications All three services have programs in different stages of development that are designed to bring digital communications to the battlefield.
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