Defense
Naval Networking: Real Progress, Real Problems
Although sometimes depicted as a bastion of tradition, the U.S. Navy has a better track record than other military services at generating innovative ideas about future warfare. It was the Navy that first grasped . . .
Want Real Missile Defense Soon? Put KEI to Sea
More than six years into the Bush Administration and what do we have to show for its investment of billions of dollars in missile defense? Precious little is the answer. To defend the nation we are relying on . . .
Getting To A 21st Century Supply Chain
The Department of Defense (DoD) directs the largest and most complex supply chain in the world. DoD spends at least $150 billion a year on goods and services and their delivery to end users. The Defense . . .
Army Acquisition “System” Crushes Another Program
The Iraq war has revealed grave deficiencies in America's Army. The active-duty force is too small to sustain a protracted counter-insurgency campaign. The service lacks vital language skills and cultural . . .
Democrats Warm To Defense Industry As Republicans Turn Away
Two developments last week lend credence to the idea that the national political parties are trading places in their approach to the defense industry. On April 3, the Bush Administration's Navy Secretary . . .
Reconnaissance Assets Undercut By Pentagon Infighting
The U.S. intelligence community faces daunting challenges. Threats have become more elusive. Collection priorities have shifted to languages and cultures that few Americans understand. Security restrictions . . .
Saving CSAR: Combat Search-and-Rescue At Risk
In the years since 9-11, Air Force combat search-and-rescue helicopters have saved about 500 soldiers, sailors and airmen from dangerous situations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Having a dedicated fleet of . . .
Fate of Surface Navy Rides on Littoral Combat Ship
When the cold war ended, the U.S. Navy faced a crisis of relevance. For the first time in living memory, no Red Navy or Imperial Fleet challenged America's control of the high seas. Having spent the entire . . .
Media Meltdown: Is The Notion of “News” Dying?
Quick quiz: Which sector of the economy is facing such a bleak outlook that some analysts doubt it will ever recover? Housing? Autos? Wrong -- it's the news business! If you thought your favorite news outlet . . .
National Guard: Command, Control and Confusion?
The geniuses who created the post-World War Two U.S. military command system knew that there were two essential truths about leading a large and complex military. The first was that there must be unity of . . .