United States

Magazine articles on politics and society in the United States.

Old Articles: <Older 14861-14870 Newer>

Information Today July 14, 2015 George H. Pike	USA FREEDOM Act: Protector of Civil Liberties or Window Dressing? For the first time since the USA PATRIOT Act was signed into law in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, Congress has scaled back the scope of its provisions.
National Defense August 2015 Scott Trail	How to Unlock Innovation at the Defense Department Existing barriers in defense acquisition suppress the innovation that abounds across the Defense Department.
National Defense August 2015 William I. Oberholtzer	Helmet Technology Could Help Prevent Traumatic Brain Injuries Traumatic brain injuries are, again, center stage for not only those engaged in contact sports, but military operations as well.
National Defense August 2015 Allyson Versprille	Budget Cuts Boost Global-U.S. Partnerships As the domestic defense budget becomes tighter, U.S. businesses are looking toward international partners for support in the global marketplace, said chief executives of foreign-owned defense companies.
National Defense August 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Study: No One Size Fits All in Cybersecurity Over the next decade, the cost of managing cyberattacks will increase by 38 percent. The bulk of that increase will be due to rising costs associated with security programs.
National Defense August 2015 Allyson Versprille	Military Tests Energy Generating Backpack The Marine Corps and Army are edging closer to the development of a system that uses kinetic energy to recharge itself, supplying a continuous source of power to sustain essential devices for dismounted troops.
National Defense August 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	New Small Wide Area Sensor in Development Logos Technologies is developing a new ultra-small wide-area motion imagery sensor system, known as Redkite, that can be fastened onto an aircraft to give government agencies reconnaissance data over an area the size of a city.
National Defense August 2015 Allyson Versprille	Boeing Opens Cyber Facility in Singapore Boeing opened a cyber analytics facility in Singapore in July that it hopes will increase collaboration with U.S. partners, said a company executive.
National Defense August 2015 Sandra I. Erwin	Dirty Little Secrets of the Cyber Business The federal government can be the ticket to prosperity. Not so much for the amount of money it spends, but because government networks are ground zero for the cyber wars that are being fought on a daily basis.
National Defense August 2015 Craig R. McKinley	Realities of the Defense Industrial Base Pentagon policymakers need to give clear-eyed consideration to factors that encourage companies to enter rather than exit the defense marketplace. With the growing challenges in the strategic environment, it is imperative that they do so.
<Older 14861-14870 Newer> Return to current articles.