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• Monday Morning News Kick Off: McCain Questions Work by Retired Generals; and is the U.S. Losing its Dominance?

  
  got geoint? — Authority: 470
  Now that everyone has shaken off the tryptophan side-effects from eating too much Thanksgiving turkey, we are ready to get focused and back to work. What better way to dive into the challenging work world than to read up on the latest news and headlines — beyond the Tiger Woods car crash (although it does seem a ...
  2 hours ago

• Seeing as Im cheezed at the prez

  
  the Jaded Skeptic, Odd Jack — Authority: 135
  So back to the half measure Obama has seemed to take so far. What are we getting out of the White House... But first let me stress that, yes, we are not a year in yet. No, I dont expect the moon, nor a unicorn for Christmas. But things were said last year, speeches were made, and a lot of talk about hope and ...
  4 days ago

• So it is okay for Limbaugh to say this stuff?

  
  the Jaded Skeptic, Odd Jack — Authority: 135
  Limbaugh loves the inflammatory comments. Like his latest, quipping that soldiers at West Point could detain Obama when he goes to speak next week. Charming. But he keeps making these comments. As a matter of free speech he can say what he wants and be the desiccated shriveled bit he is deep down inside. But ...
  4 days ago

• Malcontent?

  
  Neptunus Lex — Authority: 619
  Looks like there’s another seat opening up in the Pentagon: The Pentagon’s top detainee affairs policy appointee has quit the Defense Department just seven months into the job, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday. Phillip Carter, a former Army captain and Iraq War veteran, had been an outspoken critic of ...
  4 days ago

• Congress Cyber Report Tilts At China

  
  UBIWAR — Authority: 432
  Computer World reports the following: Cyberattacks on the U.S. Department of Defense – many of them coming from China – have jumped sharply in 2009, a U.S. congressional committee reported Thursday. Citing data provided by the U.S. Strategic Command, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission ...
  1 week ago

• D&O Insurance: Is "Choice of Law" the Next Hot Topic?

  
  The D & O Diary — Authority: 507
  Pop quiz: the law of which jurisdiction should govern a coverage dispute arising under D&O insurance policies issued by U.S-domiciled insurers to an NYSE company incorporated in Delaware with its headquarters in Oregon? If you find the answer "British Columbia" as surprising as I do, read on. The court decision ...
  1 week ago

• The Need to Restore Strategic Solvency

  
  Opposed Systems Design — Authority: 121
  If you look past the breathless headline of this WaTimes article, there is an important point:Defense budget writers have been held largely exempt from having to make long-term strategic decisions since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 because of a combination of political good will and the use of supplemental ...
  1 week ago

• Windows 7 Was Consulted on By The NSA, Why Did They Not Simply “Borrow” From SELinux?

  
  Revelations From An Unwashed Brain — Authority: 591
  They’ve borrowed many other concepts from Unix, why stop now? Also putting up the word that you simply copied from possibly the most secure operating system around would give the worriers the faith to hold their worry to a minimum, and keep the conspiracy theorists away from an entirely new campaign. On the other ...
  1 week ago

• On the muslims

  
  the Jaded Skeptic, Odd Jack — Authority: 135
  As we are seeing now, the "True Americans" are feeling the need to go after Muslims. It has been an undercurrent, but as teabagging tries and legitimize, it is more in vogue (along with supremacist and militias, ....). Tom Coburn Joins Campaign Against Muslim Group It seems more in Congress are comfortable going ...
  1 week ago

• US Choosing Open Source To Open Government

  
  System News for Sun Users - The Blog — Authority: 138
  White House, DoD Demonstrate Support for Open Source Software The Office of the Secretary of Defense CIO recently released policy guidance promoting the use of open source software throughout the U.S. Department of Defense. The DoD is not the only area where the federal government is embracing open source, so is the ...
  1 week ago

• The Media: The Stand

  
  the Jaded Skeptic, Odd Jack — Authority: 135
  Mark Halperin made a telling and also unsurprising point. Apparently when Obama makes his stand on where to take operations in Afghanistan, he shouldnt be seen with Dems. He should be seen with Reps . Which, I think, should be read in the way conservatives have been speaking, just do what we tell you to do. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Joint Typhoon Warning Center Marks 50 Years of Service

  
  Milcom Monitoring Post — Authority: 432
  By Bob Freeman, Special to American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON - This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, a joint Navy and Air Force office that provides tropical cyclone reconnaissance and forecasting to support the safety of military and other government assets in the U.S. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Study Finds Persistent Threats to Goverment IT Systems

  
  The New New Internet — Authority: 428
  A recent study conducted by CDW-G has found that the number of threats against Federal civilian and DoD networks has increased or remained the same in the past year. Close to a third of federal organizations experience at least one cyber attack per day. The report is based on a survey of around 300 IT professionals ...
  2 weeks ago

• Experts Speak on US Vulnerabilities

  
  The New New Internet — Authority: 428
  In case you missed the 60 Minute Segment this past weekend, below is a recap of the troubling information presented. The segment highlighted recent cyber attacks and looked at what the US is doing to move cyber security forward. It also included expert commentary from Mike McConnell, former DNI and presently at ...
  2 weeks ago

• Conservatives never miss a time to hate and deny.

  
  the Jaded Skeptic, Odd Jack — Authority: 135
  TPM has looked at the various conservative reactions to the murders at Ft. Hood. Suffice righty Christians want all Muslims out of the military. And other paranoid conspiracy types want to take action against any and all Muslims in the country. We really have grown so much since the first Gulf War, huh? Now I ...
  2 weeks ago

• Monday Morning News Kick Off: Space War with China; Northrop to Sell TASC; Iran to Launch Spy Satellite

  
  got geoint? — Authority: 470
  Here we are. It’s Monday morning and time to dust off the cob webs and kick it into high gear – professionally speaking of course. Today, we have a wide range of GEOINT-related news from the business side (latest on sale of TASC) to the disturbing (space warfare with China) to the entertaining (NKorea’s Kim ...
  3 weeks ago

• Air Force officials unveil new strategic basing process

  
  Milcom Monitoring Post — Authority: 432
  by Tech. Sgt. Amaani Lyle, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Senior Air Force officials have applied a new basing process to more than 200 sites for training and operational basing of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft. In fall 2008, Secretary of the Air Force Michael ...
  3 weeks ago

• DOWNLOAD: Do D.A.T. – “Hot Spitter” (Produced by 6 Fingers)

  
  DJ Phatrick — Authority: 112
  Whoa, The Attik must be in my stars, cuz all of a sudden, I got the fam sending me tracks left and right! Again. I must reiterate: I love Weezy, I love Wale, I love Gucci…but, their music ain’t shit compared to this: DOWNLOAD: Do D.A.T. – “Hot Spitter” (Produced by 6 Fingers) Do D.A.T. comes ...
  3 weeks ago

• A Heros Salute

  
  SOME SOLDIER'S MOM — Authority: 118
  A first responder to a lone gunmans attack at Fort Hood Nov. 5 renders honors at retreat after aiding his fellow soldiers. U.S. Army photo Our hearts are heavy... Our prayers and thoughts are with our sons and daughters and their sons and daughters at Ft. Hood. Be sure to read ...
  3 weeks ago

• General calls for focus on protecting satellites

  
  Milcom Monitoring Post — Authority: 432
  by John J. Kruzel, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The chief of U.S. Strategic Command wants better tools for protecting against threats from space debris -- an estimated 20,000 pieces of manmade material orbiting around the planet. Gen. Kevin P. Chilton laid out what he described as his "wish ...
  3 weeks ago

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