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National Defense
November 2010
Grace V. Jean
Air Force Research Laboratory Tightening Links to Operators Air Force Research Laboratory officials are attempting to stay more plugged in with airmen and Defense Department commanders to ensure that the projects that scientists are pursuing here ultimately yield technologies war fighters can use on tomorrow's battlefields. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2010
Sandra I. Erwin
'Cutting-Edge' Weapons No Longer the Holy Grail Because of the war experience and the fiscal outlook, experts predict, the Defense Department will for some time remain conflicted about how it should spend its research dollars. mark for My Articles similar articles
Parameters
November 2004
Augustus W. Fountain Iii
Transforming Defense Basic Research Strategy The US armed forces currently enjoy an unprecedented level of technological superiority across the full spectrum of military threats. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2010
Eric Beidel
At Top Universities, Concern About Pentagon's Innovation Strategy Scientists at universities that conduct research paid for by the Defense Department worry about the United States confronting an innovation gap in the defense and national security arenas. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
While More Research is Directed to Irregular Combat, War Spending Could Deter Advances in Military Weapons Irregular insurgents have not only have forced military commanders to rethink their strategies and tactics, but they also have set off a transformation in how defense researchers and scientists think about developing new technology. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2014
Dan Parsons
Government Scientists Fight for Funding Government scientists want to preserve the surge of cash military laboratories have used to help troops fight the wars of the last decade in hopes that ongoing experimentation will help the military prepare for conflicts to come. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2006
Lawrence P. Farrell
In the Navy, Research Sails Forward Like the other military services, the Navy is undergoing a transformation in its war-fighting concepts, tactics and strategy. For the Navy, this means turning more attention to littoral areas and preparing to conduct a broad array of unconventional anti-terrorism operations. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2016
Sandra I. Erwin
The Rise of the Machines? ... Not So Fast Robots working in tandem with troops are said to be the next big thing in defense technology. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2010
Sandra I. Erwin
To Meet War Equipment Needs, Commanders Continue to Bypass Pentagon Acquisition System Commander's wish lists are supposed to influence the military services' buying decisions, but often do not. If they do make it into the services' budgets, it takes years for the system to deliver equipment. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2010
Stew Magnuson
Efforts to Field New Kinds of Ground Robots Have Had Little Success Their predicted influx into the battlefield has stalled. That's not to say that research into myriad applications hasn't continued. But so far, the experiments have not made the transition to the current fights. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Foreign Software Not Inherently Evil Improving how software is made rather than where it is made is the key to better security... Army responds to tech-savvy enemies... New technology in place, but training falls short... National Laboratories out of the loop?... mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2011
Beidel et al.
10 Technologies the U.S. Military Will Need For the Next War Examples are faster and quieter helicopters, advanced crowd-control weapons, lighter infantry equipment that doesn't overburden troops, ultra-light trucks and better battlefield communications. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2009
Grace V. Jean
Building a Cybersecurity Lab In an effort to beef up the country's defenses in cyberspace, the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, established last year by the Bush administration, seeks to reduce network vulnerabilities, protect against intrusions and anticipate future threats. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Technologies Rushed to War Face an Uncertain Future In the scramble to deliver equipment requested by commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army often bypassed its own procurement bureaucracy. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2011
Fumiko Hedlund
Navy to Invest $100 Million In STEM Education The Navy will increase its investment in science, technology, engineering and math education programs from $54 million to $100 million, Secretary of the Navy Raymond Mabus recently announced. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
August 27, 2009
Adrian Slywotzky
Where Have You Gone, Bell Labs? Here's how basic research and strong leadership can repair the broken U.S. business model. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Defense Dept. Fails To Capture Available Technologies In the race to secure the latest and greatest technologies from the private sector and university labs, the Pentagon often comes up short. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
November 2005
Tim Cavanaugh
Subsidized Spin The Pentagon is spending $300,000 to send mid-career scientists, researchers, and engineers to a workshop at the television and screen writing school with the hope that some of these scientists will be inspired to produce a screenplay that paints scientists as cool. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2005
Robert H. Williams
Military Seeks Flexible, Thin Computer Screens The Army Research Laboratory has partnered with another researcher in a $44 million deal to develop computer displays that can be incorporated as part of a soldier's uniform. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Enjoy Your Money While You Can ... More than any other service, the Army has relied on Iraq-war funding to refurbish vehicles and acquire new hardware. However, if history is any guide, money only lasts as long as there are troops under fire. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2011
Eric Beidel
New Army Lab Troubleshoots Radios Before Field Tests A recent version of the Army's Joint Tactical Radio System failed so often during tests last year that troops had to relay messages on foot. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2010
Nathaniel H. Sledge Jr.
Prescription for Ailing Army Acquisition Army Secretary John McHugh last month ordered a comprehensive review of Army weapons acquisition practices, management and oversight. mark for My Articles similar articles
InternetNews
January 26, 2006
David Needle
Microsoft Makes Big Internet Research Play Microsoft reported a major investment and research effort with the announcement of Live Labs, a partnership between its MSN online division and Microsoft Research. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2011
Sandra I. Erwin
Smartphones-for-Soldiers Campaign Hits Wall as Army Experiences Growing Pains "A smartphone for every soldier" may be a clever slogan. But trying to turn it into reality is becoming an uphill battle for the U.S. Army. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2011
Cynthia D. Miller
Defense Department Embraces STEM Education Outreach The Defense Deaprtment hires more scientists and engineers, and sponsors more research and development projects than any other federal employer. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Technical Skills Shortage Hurts Pentagon's Bottom Line Unless current trends change, decision makers at the Defense Department may one day find that they lack a strategy for how to keep critical military programs from spinning out of control. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2013
Sandra I. Erwin
Firms Think Twice Before Investing in DoD The Pentagon needs to get creative as it plans the weapons of the future, officials have said, and it needs private-sector help. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Raise Stirs Questions on `Fair Pay' A proposed 2.2 percent pay raise for military personnel (the same raise that the Bush administration recommended for civilian workers) raised eyebrows in Washington. Giving equal salary increments to military and civilians, critics argue, implies that the Pentagon is failing to reward the dangerous work that troops are doing in Iraq. mark for My Articles similar articles
HHMI Bulletin
Fall 2012
Robert Tjian
President's Letter: Stabilizing Forces Recognizing the role of research professionals in today's laboratory organizations is important not only to the individuals who contribute their services but also to the research enterprise as a whole. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2010
Grace V. Jean
Biology, Neuroscience Aid Weapon Development at Air Force Research Lab Lab researchers here increasingly are studying and mimicking Mother Nature's products. The hope is that the research will one day lead to advances including tiny aircraft that fly and act like birds and insects and bio-inspired sensors that can out-snuff Fido's nose. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2014
Sandra I. Erwin
In '15 Budget, Red Flags for Contractors If defense industry CEOs can draw any conclusion from the Pentagon's 2015 budget proposal it is that, except for the too-big-to-fail joint strike fighter, most of the military's modernization plan is on shaky ground. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2011
Readers Sound off on Recent Stories Military benefits under fire... Energy security... Military acquisitions... Smartphones in the army... mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2014
Lloyd McCoy
Defense IT Spending on Downslope With the defense budget under growing pressure, the Pentagon's chief information officer and budget leaders are looking at information technology as a way to do more with less. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 17, 2015
Moray Stark
Safe science: promoting a culture of safety in academic chemical research The drive for this timely book has been a number of serious, and sometimes fatal, accidents in US university chemistry labs. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2008
Sandra I. Erwin
Changes to Military Strategy, In Time for the Next War Iraq is far from over, but the Defense Department is already rewriting military doctrine so that forces are adequately trained and ready for another Iraq-like conflict years or decades from now. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
August 28, 2008
Joe Pappalardo
5 Reasons the U.S. Navy's Scared (and What They're Doing About It) It's a well-known rule of thumb in military circles: protection from the things that scare the Pentagon receive R&D money. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2008
Sandra I. Erwin
Despite SecDef Pleas, Pentagon Is Losing the Innovation War As a result of not knowing what technologies are available, the military ends up with systems that become obsolete within a few years. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2011
Sandra I. Erwin
Cries of 'Hollow Military' Stifle Rational Debate on Future Spending President Obama has called for $400 billion in Pentagon cuts over the next 12 years, and to some defense officials and lawmakers, this is just the opening salvo of a campaign to tear down the U.S. military. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2015
Stew Magnuson
Searching High and Low for Innovation Anyone who has attended an industry conference lately knows that the Defense Department is on a hunt for "innovation." It's the topic du jour. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2005
Joe Pappalardo
As Military Becomes More Reliant On Networks, Vulnerabilities Grow If problems are not addressed, the Pentagon could spend $200 billion during the next 10 years on a network with serious vulnerabilities, according to security experts. mark for My Articles similar articles
Bank Technology News
February 2010
Karen Epper Hoffman
Banks Incubate The Innovation Fixation Most banks don't have Apple-esque credentials when it comes to innovation, but more are not only seeing the value of thinking out the box, but also understanding that creativity doesn't happen in isolation-hence the innovation lab. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2007
Lawrence P. Farrell
Defense Budget Sets Stage for Tough Choices Ahead As Congress continues to dissect the details of the Bush administration's proposed defense budget for fiscal year 2008, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the nation's military faces a worrisome financial future. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Obliged to Add Troops, Army Agonizes Over Costs Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard A. Cody asserts the issue that should have been more thoroughly debated by political leaders, but has largely been ignored, is not the draft, but rather how the nation will pay for the additional troops the Army requires to keep fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. mark for My Articles similar articles