Defense
The Contribution Of The Jones Act To U.S. Security
The United States has always had a special relationship to water. It is a nation founded from the sea. Its interior was explored and linked to the sea via mighty rivers and . . .
Capitol Hill Electronic Attack Conference
Capitol Hill Electronic Attack Conference – 7/28/11 . . .
Capitol Hill Insourcing/Outsourcing Forum Remarks
The Lexington Institute organized a Capitol Hill forum on insourcing and outsourcing on May 26, 2011. The forum consisted of a series of back-to-back ten minute presentations by subject matter experts. . . .
Human Spaceflight: Mars Is The Destination That Matters
NASA’s human spaceflight program has been gradually losing ground since the Challenger disaster 25 years ago. Retirement of the Space Shuttle fleet and cancellation of the Bush Administration’s Constellation . . .
Enabling The Carrier Strike Group: The Role Of The E-2 And C-2
A U.S. aircraft carrier strike group (CSG) is the most powerful, mobile and flexible aggregation of military capability in the 21st Century. A CSG is fully capable of supporting operations across the . . .
Dressing For Success: Equipping The 21st Century Warfighter Quickly And Efficiently
United States ground forces entered Iraq and Afghanistan poorly equipped to deal with the challenges of protracted dismounted operations. While “equipping the man” has long been a maxim for land forces, . . .
Modestly-Sized Aerospace & Defense Sector Is Major National Asset
The aerospace and defense industry may be the most misunderstood sector of the national economy. With fewer than a million employees, the industry makes a disproportionate contribution to the nation's . . .
Next Generation Jammer: Essential Protection In The Digital Age
Electronic devices dominate modern combat. Warfighters depend on access to the electromagnetic spectrum to communicate with friendly forces, track enemy movements, navigate in the fog of war, collect . . .
Government Services Cost So Much Because Public Sector Workers Receive So Much
Over the past two years, the Obama Administration constructed a labyrinthine maze of executive orders, directives, regulations and findings all for the purpose of reversing more than a decade of outsourcing . . .
Deficit Commission Ideas Would Waste Money, Not Save It
It's hard to fault the president's bi-partisan deficit commission for recommending the termination of over-priced Army combat vehicles. The plan to buy next-generation troop carriers that cost $10 million . . .