Defense & Aerospace

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National Defense September 2013 Sarah Sicard	New Textile Shields Troops from Sensors A new textile technology could help soldiers blend in with their surroundings by reducing their heat signatures.
National Defense September 2013 Steff Thomas	Logistics Agency Eliminates Transportation Costs for Some Goods The Defense Logistics Agency has begun implementing a new initiative that will save vendors time and drive down costs associated with transporting products to the agency.
National Defense September 2013 Sarah Sicard	Lawmakers Set Sights On TSA's Technology Acquisition Woes The Transportation Security Administration has come under scrutiny for long-standing problems associated with acquiring new technologies.
National Defense September 2013 Steff Thomas	Social Media Changing the Way FEMA Responds to Disasters More than 70 percent of people in disaster situations use social media to let their families and friends know that they are OK, according to a University of San Francisco survey.
National Defense September 2013 Steff Thomas	DHS Research and Development Under Scrutiny There are 35 cases of overlapping research-and-development programs totaling about $66 million at the Department of Homeland Security, the Government Accountability Office has found.
National Defense August 2013 Stew Magnuson	New Border Technology Programs Seek to Avoid Mistakes of the Past Before Congress took up legislation this year, Customs and Border Protection had already embarked on another effort to employ fixed-site sensors to help Border Patrol agents catch smugglers and illegal immigrants.
National Defense August 2013 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Can Washington Get Us Back on Track? The origins of the current fiscal and political crisis that is affecting the defense community can be traced back to the months following the 9/11 terrorist attacks when the United States began to gear up for two major wars.
National Defense August 2013 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Contractors Are Highly Valued Members of the National Security Team Government depends on industry to be a valued partner on the national security team. And while everyone must be vigilant, there is no truth to the myth that contractors can't be trusted or that they cost too much.
National Defense August 2013 Lou Kratz	As Spending Comes Down, Strategic Choices Needed After more than a decade of conflict, the United States has begun to draw down defense spending, with sequestration cuts expected to continue over the coming years.
National Defense August 2013 Insinna & Parsons	In a Post-Cold War World, Uncertainty Surrounds Nuclear Triad The world is a very different place than it was in the 1950s, when the United States needed thousands of nuclear warheads and three ways to deliver them on target to keep the Soviet Union at bay.
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