Defense
Finding The Enemy: The Pentagon’s Biggest Problem Hurricane Katrina seems to have turned all the dire predictions of a fiscal "perfect storm" into literal truth. The added spending required for Gulf Coast cleanup has led some cynics to conclude that the . . .
Future Challenges Facing U.S. Air Power My mission today is to describe the challenges facing American air power in the years ahead. I plan to do that by briefly assessing the major threats to global stability and then focusing on a range of . . .
Can the Space Sector Meet Military Goals for Space? Military transformation as currently interpreted relies heavily on next-generation satellites to provide U.S. forces with advanced reconnaissance, communications, and navigation. However, the performance . . .
Reforming DHS’ Business Processes The events of recent weeks demonstrate clearly that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) needs a new business model that will allow it to address better the complex demands of its mission. Many of the . . .
Spy Satellites: What’s Up with FIA? Reporters chasing the story of how a program to build next-generation photo-reconnaissance satellites might be restructured encountered something unexpected last week -- a National Reconnaissance Office . . .
Pentagon Declares War — On The Defense Industry Reporters chasing the story of how a program to build next-generation photo-reconnaissance satellites might be restructured encountered something unexpected last week -- a National Reconnaissance Office . . .
Speech to Fairfax County, Virginia Young Republicans It's great to be here in Fairfax County, and I appreciate the invitation to speak to your organization. I thought I would take a quick look at the contemporary policy and political scene, and share some . . .
Technology Lessons from Katrina Most of the lessons the nation's pundits seem to be taking away from Hurricane Katrina concern politics, which is what you'd expect from a collection of liberal-arts majors. But engineers looking for less . . .
Ammunition: Does The Army Need A Second Source? One of the most significant lessons from Hurricane Katrina is the potential vulnerability of critical infrastructure and the consequences of losing unique national assets. Gasoline prices rose 25% in a week . . .
Implementing Logistics Transformation: A New Model for the Military Supply Chain A transformed U.S. military must be supported by a new logistics system. U.S. forces are becoming increasingly strategically deployable and operationally agile. Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have . . .