Defense
America Needs A More Lethal As Well As Survivable Army The U.S. Army once was superior to every potential adversary in terms of combat power, what it called overmatch. This is no longer entirely true. In the future battlefields, the Army will face enemies that will be extremely lethal, more numerous, fight ...
Capitol Hill Event Videos: National Guard’s Role in Cybersecurity for the Power Grid – 6.21.16 The Lexington Institute is hosting a Capitol Hill Forum on the National Guard’s Role in Cybersecurity for the U.S. Power Grid on Tuesday, June 21 at 12pm. We hope you will be able to join us. Speakers include: Colonel Steven Butow, California National Guard Dr. Daniel Goure, Vice President, Lexington Institute Intel Security/McAfee Mr. Mark Testoni, President, SAP Government Support and Services, Inc. Dr. Starnes E. Walker, Founding Director, Cybersecurity Initiative, University of Delaware
John Luddy’s Speech: Defense Acquisition Reform This speech was given by John Luddy at Lexington’s Defense Acquisition Forum on June 3, 2016. Luddy is Vice President, National Security Policy, at the Aerospace Industries Association. Mac, distinguished fellow speakers, staffers and acquisitio ...
Robert A. Sturgell’s Speech: Defense Acquisition Reform This speech was given by Robert A. Sturgell at Lexington’s Defense Acquisition Forum on June 3, 2016. Sturgell is Senior Vice President, Washington Operations at Rockwell Collins. Let me begin by thanking the Lexington Institute for putting thi ...
Leidos CEO Roger Krone Focuses On People As Integration Of Lockheed Services Unit Approaches (From Forbes) Reston, Virginia-based solutions company Leidos Holdings is about to double in size as it absorbs the IT and technical services unit of Lockheed Martin. Leidos CEO Roger Krone sees big opportunities ahead in the market segments the combination will ad ...
Submarine Production Poised To Outpace Other Pentagon Programs Through 2030 (From Forbes) It's hard to get weapons production up significantly when Congress has capped military spending through the end of the decade, but submarines look poised to do quite well going forward. In fact, the Congressional Budget Office figures sub construction ...
Armoring Our Critical Infrastructure Against Cyber Attack Cyber attacks or hacks of major U.S. companies and government offices for profit or gain have become all but routine. Banks and other financial institutions are regularly attacked for the most obvious reason; that is where the money is. Health care com ...
Candice Shy Hooper at Politics and Prose – 6.18.16 Candice Shy Hooper, a historian and writer, has published her first book about Lincoln’s Generals’ wives and their influence on the Civil War. Hooper will speak about her book at Politics and Prose (5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008) on Sat ...
Is The Third Offset Just A Cover For Shrinking The Military? When he became Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter found himself with a seemingly insoluble dilemma. He needed simultaneously to maintain high readiness of existing forces that are in continuous use around the world fighting Islamic jihadists and deter ...
Scott Chandler’s Speech: Achieving DoD Acquisition Goals by Being a Better Buyer and a Better Customer This speech was given by Scott Chandler at Lexington’s Defense Acquisition Forum on June 3, 2016. Chandler is an Aviation and Acquisition Consultant. After 35 years in aerospace, I find myself passionate about defense acquisition reform because ...