Defense
The Pentagon Must Recognize Defense Companies’ Hierarchy Of Needs
Almost everyone who has ever taken a psychology class in college was introduced to Abraham Maslow’s theory of the hierarchy of needs. In essence, the theory postulates that all human beings possess a series of five basic categories of needs running fro ...
Why Aerojet Will Win The Race To Replace Russian Rocket Engines (From Forbes)
The Air Force needs a new rocket engine. Congress has directed it to stop using Russian engines that power the first stage of its workhorse Atlas V launch vehicle by 2019, and at the moment the only viable alternative to Atlas for lifting the heaviest ...
If Deputy Secretary Work Wants More Innovation, He Should Study The Lessons Of The Rapid Equipping Force
Over the past several years, the U.S. Army has gotten something of a bad rap for being unable to innovate and think creatively. In part, this was the result of some significant acquisition missteps. To those who equate innovation with technology, the A ...
Ex-Im Bank Battle Illustrates How GOP Could Lose The White House In 2016
The core principles of modern conservatism, contrary to what critics allege, are not grounded in religion or ideology. They are grounded in simple common sense. Budgets should be balanced. High taxes distort behavior. Welfare erodes the human spiri ...
Good Agreement, Bad One Or None At All, The Arms Race In The Arabian Gulf Will Intensify
The debate in Washington regarding the pros and cons of the putative agreement between the P5 and Iran on limits to its nuclear programs is focused either on theological questions, such as is a bad agreement better than none at all, or technical detail ...
The Air Force’s B-3 Bomber Isn’t As Secret As It Seems (From Forbes)
The Air Force isn't saying much about its future Long-Range Strike Bomber, which will probably be designated B-3 after the development contract is awarded this Summer. All it has really disclosed is that it wants 80-100 planes at an average cost of $5 ...
The Russian Threat: Why Missile Defense Must Be A Priority
According to a new Gallup poll 18 percent of Americans view Russia as the top threat to the United States. This indicates that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggressiveness in Ukraine has begun to scare the American public. While 18 percent may not ...
Vulnerability of U.S. Weapons Systems Could Portend a “Cyber Armageddon”
The biggest national security story of 2015 is not the possible return of sequestration, the likelihood of a nuclear arms deal with Iran or even Russian aggression against Ukraine. Rather, it is that the Department of Defense’s (DoD) arsenal of weapons ...
The Ten Year Rule And Nuclear Negotiations With Iran
In 1919, the British government ordered its military leaders to formulate their war plans “on the assumption that the British Empire would not be engaged in any great war during the next ten years.” This ten year rule remained in force until March, 193 ...
Pentagon’s $11 Billion Healthcare Record System Will Be Obsolete Before It’s Even Built (From Forbes)
The Department of Defense has embarked on an $11 billion project to modernize its much-criticized healthcare record system. The existing system supports medical and dental services for 9.6 million active-duty military personnel and their dependents, b ...