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National Defense January 2013 Valerie Insinna	Defense Department Attempts to Eliminate Info-Tech Redundancies In 2013, infrastructure consolidation and interoperability will drive how the Defense Department spends its information technology budget, but companies might find growth in the area of tactical communications, said an analyst.
National Defense January 2013 Valerie Insinna	Army, Marine Corps Look for MRAP Protection Products Quickly produced during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle has earned accolades for saving thousands of soldiers' lives and has been criticized for its $45 billion program cost.
National Defense January 2013 Valerie Insinna	Government Biosurveillance to Include Social Media The Department of Homeland Security is expanding its biosurveillance capabilities with a pilot program that will use data from social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to detect pandemics and acts of bioterrorism.
National Defense January 2013 Stew Magnuson	Time for Nation to Create Cyberspace Doctrine, Military Thinkers Say A group of retired military and intelligence officials believe that now is the time for the nation to write a "cyber doctrine," which is needed to deter network attacks on the homeland.
National Defense January 2013 Stew Magnuson	Bill Coming Due for Last Decade's Border Buildup Congressional mandates of the 2000s designed to bolster the Southwest border are coming back to impact the federal budget in a negative way, said a former Customs and Border Protection commissioner.
National Defense January 2013 Stew Magnuson	Book Makes Case That Iran's Revolutionary Guard Threatens U.S. Homeland Steven O'Hern, a former U.S. intelligence official in Iraq, and author of the book, "Iran's Revolutionary Guard: The Threat That Grows While America Sleeps," makes a case that the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei's personal force does have designs on the homeland.
National Defense January 2013 Rich Sorelle	How to Equip the U.S. Military For Future Electronic Warfare The Navy and Air Force have adopted "air-sea battle." The concept entails highly coordinated, cross-domain operations designed to "disrupt the adversary's intelligence collection and command and control used to employ A2/AD weapons systems.
National Defense January 2013 Valerie Insinna	Soldier Equipment Industry Struggles to Find Path Forward In order to address industry concerns, the Warrior Protection and Readiness Coalition was formed in 2009 to provide an organized voice for companies to engage with the Defense Department and Congress. The group has grown from 12 to 35 members since its inception.
National Defense January 2013 Stew Magnuson	Game-Changing Laser Communications Ready For Fielding, Vendors Say Sending data with lasers, rather than radio frequencies, has the potential to revolutionize the way the military communicates, proponents of the technology have said.
National Defense January 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Air Force's Relationship With Unmanned Aviation Hits Plateau Remotely-piloted aircraft are the darlings of 21st century warfare. Drone fleets are expanding across the U.S. military, the CIA and the armed forces of many foreign countries.
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