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ISSUES & TRENDS

A New Thrust in American Foreign Policy?

Posted on May 22, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
05/22/2011
05/22/2011 by Dr. Harald Malmgren The challenge of defining U.S. interests in the Middle East remains after President Obama's speech.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

The Tanker Piece at the TACC

Posted on May 19, 2011 | by Caroline Teames
05/19/2011
05/19/2011 In this interview, participants in the TACC roundtable discussed managing the tanker piece of the puzzle.
Posted in Con Ops, Logs & Sustainment, What's New

Channel Missions at the TACC: Leveraging Commercial Capabilities

Posted on May 19, 2011 | by SysAdmin
05/19/2011
05/19/2011 This interview discusses a key element of TACC execution. The ability to leverage commercial air assets and to run the USAF variant of FEDEX.
Posted in Con Ops, Logs & Sustainment, What's New | Tagged airlift planning, channel missions, harold guckin, TACC

The FBI and Cyber Defense

Posted on May 18, 2011 | by SysAdmin
05/18/2011
By Dr. Richard Weitz 05/18/2011 - The role of the FBI in cyber defense is discussed and analyzed.
Posted in Cybersecurity, Security, What's New | Tagged counterterrorism, Cybersecurity, FBI

Avoiding the Fair Fight

Posted on May 17, 2011 | by Caroline Teames
05/17/2011
By The Honorable Michael Wynne 05/17/2011 Overcoming ISR stovepipes is crucial to ensuring that the U.S. avoids the trap of engaging in fair fights.
Posted in Con Ops, Policy Dynamics, What's New

Managing the Transition

Posted on May 17, 2011 | by SysAdmin
05/17/2011
05/17/2011 - Captain Whalen discusses the challenge of transition in the USN air fleet.
Posted in Con Ops, Logs & Sustainment, What's New | Tagged captain kent whalen, defense readiness reporting system - navy, F-35C, maintenance

Impacts of the Indian Fighter Competition

Posted on May 16, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
05/16/2011
By Dr. Robbin Laird 05/16/2011 There is a shift in the tectonic plates going on and the Washington crowd is missing in action.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Accenture: Offshore Outsourcing Has Not Worked

Posted on May 16, 2011 | by SysAdmin
05/16/2011
By Richard McCormack 05/16/2011 - The strategy embraced over the past decade by U.S. manufacturing companies to shift production to countries with cheap labor may no longer be appropriate, according to a consulting firm that has been a big promoter of offshore outsourcing.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New | Tagged accenture, nearsourcing, outsourcing, u.s. manufacturing
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