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Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 John McHale	Track It, Destroy It The key to any successful missile-defense shield is the ability of the sensors to track the missile accurately. Recent missile tests prove that an effective missile-defense shield is closer than ever before.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 Courtney E. Howard	Reaper Unmanned Vehicle Joins Fighters in Afghanistan The MQ-9 Reaper, the U.S. Air Force's new hunter-killer unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), is flying missions in Afghanistan while being remotely operated by pilots and sensor operators.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2008 David Blanchard	Lack of Standards Is Slowing Adoption of RFID for Cargo Security The U.S. government has been slow to issue any kind of mandate regarding the implementation of RFID on cargo containers.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2008 Thomas J. Duesterberg	The Competitive Edge -- Implications of the Falling Dollar on U.S. Manufacturers A weaker dollar makes it easier for foreign investors to acquire key U.S. assets, such as manufacturers. Will the U.S. government intervene?
National Defense January 2008 Lawrence P. Farrell	Stability, Reconstruction Skills Key to Long Lasting Security As U.S. forces carry out the difficult job of stabilizing and rebuilding Iraq, civilian and military leaders are beginning to realize that this nation-building expertise will be critical in the future.
National Defense January 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	Nonlethal Weapons: Help or Hinder? A series of successful tests have boosted chances that a new nonlethal crowd-control weapon will be deployed to Iraq next year. But it appears doubtful that nonlethal weapons will become pervasive in combat zones in the foreseeable future.
National Defense January 2008 Breanne Wagner	Pentagon Backs Interagency Program for Disaster Response Government agencies are taking a fresh approach to information sharing after being assailed for poor coordination and response to Hurricane Katrina.
National Defense January 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	Almost Green Why Not Just Call Them `Soldiers?' Both the Air Force and the Navy are launching a series of new training programs that cover the gamut from basic small arms marksmanship and truck driving to land navigation.
National Defense January 2008 Alan L. Gropman	Government Needs to Reexamine Rules for Battlefield Contractors The contractor headcount in Iraq nearly matches U.S. troop strength, which raises questions of whether the private sector's role in combat operations has outpaced regulatory, doctrinal and management practices.
National Defense January 2008 Alan L. Gropman	Industrial College of the Armed Forces: A Primer ICAF is located at Fort McNair, in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to prepare selected military and civilians for strategic leadership and success in developing national security strategy and in evaluating, marshalling, and managing resources in the execution of that strategy.
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