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National Defense
October 2012
Nathaniel H. Sledge Jr. |
More Than New Policies Needed to Manage Rising Costs of Pentagon Weapon Systems The latest management directive aimed at reducing weapon cost is the requirement that all programs conduct "should-cost" reviews.   |
National Defense
October 2012
Karen L. Manos |
Contractors Charging the Federal Government For Pension Contributions Is Not Corporate Welfare In full election-year mode, news media have been awash in articles, blogs and reports urging Congress to stop the "corporate welfare" of reimbursing federal contractors' pension costs. |
National Defense
October 2012
Eric Beidel |
Smile: Software Captures Faces in Bad Surveillance Imagery New Hampshire-based Animetrics has developed technology to create clear 3-D facial renderings from low-quality photos and videos. |
National Defense
October 2012
Eric Beidel |
Scientists Developing Sub-Tracking Sea Drone The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a contract to McLean, Va.-based Science Applications International Corp. to develop an unmanned vessel that can track these subs for months at a time over thousands of kilometers. |
National Defense
October 2012
Eric Beidel |
Small Drone Carries Any Payload You Want Front-line troops have a growing appetite for small drones that they can launch by hand. Now, a new aircraft has been thrown into the field to compete with the Ravens and Pumas already being used by the military. |
National Defense
October 2012
Eric Beidel |
Scanner Discriminates Between Dangerous, Safe Liquids Columbus, Ohio-based Battelle has developed liquid scanning technology that can determine the potential threat posed by contents in containers. |
National Defense
September 2012
Stew Magnuson |
Firms That Help DHS Save Money Will Make Money, Analysts Say The days of big price tag, cutting-edge technology acquisitions at the Department of Homeland Security are over. |
National Defense
September 2012
Stew Magnuson |
Military Training Technology Making Leap to Civilian Use Small businesses that have sold computer-based training systems to the U.S. military are now finding opportunities to convert their simulations to the homeland security and domestic first responder market. |
National Defense
September 2012
Eric Beidel |
Carrier Debate Rages in Face Of New Threats The super carrier has been a symbol of U.S. power around the globe for decades, but increasing costs and other factors have critics questioning the need for so many of the giant warships. |
National Defense
September 2012
Dan Parsons |
Budget Crunch Could Jeopardize New Carrier Procurement With uncertain economic waters ahead, there may be a growing reticence within the Defense Department to commit to buying future aircraft carriers, its single largest procurement item. |
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