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• Fast Company Article Describes Hollywoods Help to Prepare Soldiers for Roadside Attacks

  
  MRS. LIEUTENANT: A SHARON GOLD NOVEL — Authority: 123
  The FastCompany.com November 8, 2009, article by Alissa Walker headlined "Inside the IED Battle Drill: How Hollywood Is Prepping Soldiers for Roadside Attacks" begins: So," the smiling publicist asked cheerily, "do you want to get blown up, or not?" Not a question I routinely get asked when reporting stories. But ...
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• U.S Department of Defense Witnesses Increased Cyber Attacks

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 599
  U.S Department of Defense Witnesses Increased Cyber Attacks. The U.S Department of Defense has reportedly suffered an explosion in the number of cyber attacks conducted against its infrastructure for the year 2009. As per U.S. congressional committee, the number of cyber attacks against the DOD have substantially ...
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• Kuwaiti Firm Indicted For Massive Overcharging Of United States For Soldiers’ Food

  
  The Republican Temple — Authority: 516
  Jim sent this in: Public Warehousing Company, a logistics company organized under the laws of the Nation of Kuwait, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta, GA, on multiple charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, committing major fraud against the United States, making false statements, ...
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• Morocco’s Military: Too Conventional For Today’s Asymmetric Threat

  
  A Moroccan About the world around him — Authority: 406
  To enhance its air combat and air defense capabilities, the Moroccan Royal Air Force (RAF) had requested from and was approved by the United States Congress to purchase AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air missiles (AMRAAM) from Raytheon, a U.S. company specializing in Defense technology. Some sources reported ...
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• Cyber Attacks On US Military Jump Sharply In 2009

  
  IT Professionals Database (ITPD) - The European IT Professionals Database Networking Platform — Authority: 145
  angry tapir writes "Cyber attacks on the US Department of Defense — many of them coming from China — have jumped sharply in 2009, a US congressional committee has reported. Citing data provided by the US Strategic Command, the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission said that there were 43,785 malicious ...
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• U.S. Reviews Air Defenses to Thwart Terror From Skies

  
  Homeland Security News — Authority: 529
  I’m not sure how one can ever place a price tag on preventing another 9/11…or worse. The commander of military forces protecting North America has ordered a review of the costly air defenses intended to prevent another Sept. 11-style terrorism attack, an assessment aimed at determining whether the commitment of ...
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• Contracts for November 20, 2009

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 440
  Contracts valued at $5 million or more are announced each business day at 5 p.m.
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• Military Casualty Report

  
  The Republican Temple — Authority: 516
    The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom:  Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian M. Patton, 37, of Freeport, Ill., died Nov. 19 in Kuwait in a non-combat accident. 
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• ACLU Urges Gates to Release Photos of Prisoner Abuse, Despite New Exemption Under FOIA

  
  The FOI Advocate — Authority: 132
  The ACLU is urging Department of Defense Secretary Robert Gates not to exercise the authority granted him under a Homeland Security appropriations bill signed by President Obama to continue suppressing photos of prisoner abuse. The amendment allows the DOD to exempt photos from the Freedom of Information Act. Click ...
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• Contracts for November 17, 2009

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 440
  Contracts valued at $5 million or more are announced each business day at 5 p.m.
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• Government acronym: CSEPP

  
  Collecting My Thoughts — Authority: 444
  I didn’t know we had a Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) whose mission is to “enhance existing local, installation, tribal, State, and Federal capabilities to protect the health and safety of the public, work force, and environment from the effects of a chemical accident or incident ...
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• Military Casualty Report

  
  The Republican Temple — Authority: 516
  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom: Spc. Joseph M. Lewis, 26, of Terrell, Texas died on Nov. 17 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the ...
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• Contracts for November 19, 2009

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 440
  Contracts valued at $5 million or more are announced each business day at 5 p.m.
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• Going Rogue?

  
  The New Republic - The Plank Feed — Authority: 152
  No, this post will have nothing to do with Sarah Palin. It concerns the hearing held this morning by the Senate Homeland Security Committee regarding the terrorist attack carried out by Maj. Nidal Hassan against his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, a hearing called by that Committees chairman, Joe Lieberman. Given the ...
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• NSA Is Giving Microsoft Some Help On Windows 7 Security

  
  JustGetThere — Authority: 430
  By Kevin Whitelaw NPR | The National Security Agency has been working with Microsoft Corp. to help improve security measures for its new Windows 7 operating system, a senior NSA official said on Tuesday. The confirmation of the NSA’s role, which began during the development of the software, is a sign of ...
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• F-35 Program Has Issues DCMA Says

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 440
  The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has become the aviation program in the Obama defense budget. This multi-variant, multi-service aircraft will be the only new tactical aircraft built in the United States for several years now that the F-22 Raptor was canceled in the 2010 budget. In fact Secretary of Defense ...
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• Good Government, Bad Government

  
  Liberty's Life Line — Authority: 121
    If I asked you a simple question, what government organization works well, what would you say?  Let’s take a look at two government organizations and compare their effectiveness and motivation. The Military Whether you support our troops on the battlefield or want them to always stay home in their barracks, ...
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• Contracts for November 18, 2009

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 440
  Contracts valued at $5 million or more are announced each business day at 5 p.m.
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• Senior Executive Service Appointments And Reassignments

  
  The Republican Temple — Authority: 516
  Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced the following Department of Defense Senior Executive Service appointments and reassignments: Appointments Jacquelyn Rebekka Bonner has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service and has been assigned as chief of staff for the Task Force on Business and Stability ...
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