The federal government will spend about $10 billion on cybersecurity in fiscal year 2013. That number could grow to $13 billion in fiscal year 2014. For most federal agencies, cybersecurity is one hot-button issue that will not soon disappear. Determining what to defend against will p...
One of Washington’s most influential insiders, John J. Hamre, president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, is warning that the defense industry is in danger of becoming increasingly irrelevant and helpless in overcoming hostile political forces. In a May 10 letter ...
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The leader of U.S. Special Operations Command is looking at the business model of a package delivery company in planning for the future. Adm. William McRaven, chief of U.S. Special Operations Command, said May 14 that FedEx serves as a model on which he is basing his vision for the fu...
Hi Mark - thanks for the comments! I'm afraid I'll have to return the favor and disagree with a point or two you made. First, in keeping with NASA's "Faster, Better, Cheaper" construct, I suggest the third leg is indeed performance, not scope (and there's a difference). The idea behin...
President Barack Obama sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $526.6 billion for fiscal year 2014. That top line, however, ignores the fact that it would be subject to a $52 billion sequester cut, as Congress mandated in the Budget Control Act of 2011. Defense Secretary Chuck H...
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The U.S. military has ambitious plans to deploy global information networks and equip troops with mobile devices that provide up-to-the-minute intelligence. These goals will be hard to achieve, however, because of outdated security policies and procurement methods, information-technol...
