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		<title>Senate approves $600 million in border security funds</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/12/senate-approves-600-million-in-border-security-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/12/senate-approves-600-million-in-border-security-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1057</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two senators &#8212; Democrats Charles Schumer of New York and Ben Cardin of Maryland &#8212; returned from their August recess Thursday to give the chamber&#8217;s approval for $600 million in emergency funding to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border. The measure, which has already been approved by the House of Representatives, now advances to President Barack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOD To Improve New Rapid Acquisition Policy</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/08/dod-to-improve-new-rapid-acquisition-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/08/dod-to-improve-new-rapid-acquisition-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 08:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pentagon is putting the final touches on a new policy designed to improve the Defense Department&#8217;s ability to respond to urgent requests from front-line forces for new combat capabilities, according to defense sources. The directive being prepared for Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn&#8217;s signature would also establish a new mechanism to collect warfighter feedback [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cyber Threats Should Be at the Top of U.S. National Security Concerns</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/05/cyber-threats-should-be-at-the-top-of-u-s-national-security-concerns/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/05/cyber-threats-should-be-at-the-top-of-u-s-national-security-concerns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1089</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In most ways, the United States is safer today than at any time in nearly a half century. Nothing on the list of serious threats to U.S. security compares with that once posed by the Soviet Union with its tens of thousands of nuclear weapons. There is concern in the near-term about the potential for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Defense Secretary Gates To Industry CEOs: Work With Me</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/02/u-s-defense-secretary-gates-to-industry-ceos-work-with-me/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/02/u-s-defense-secretary-gates-to-industry-ceos-work-with-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1091</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Vago Muradian and John T. Bennett U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told industry executives last week that his efficiencies push is largely meant to stave off White House officials who want to slash the Pentagon budget, sources say. In a July 29 meeting at the Pentagon, sources said, Gates said that if the Defense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debate on Piracy Definition</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/29/debate-on-piracy-definition/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/29/debate-on-piracy-definition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=989</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The government is scheduled to make its case that six Somali nationals accused in an attack on a U.S. Navy ship committed piracy. That is a central point to be argued Thursday before a judge in Norfolk, Virginia. Several other defense motions will also be heard. The six defendants are accused in the April 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EADS is keen to make defense acquisitions in the U.S.</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/20/eads-is-keen-to-make-defense-acquisitions-in-the-u-s/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/20/eads-is-keen-to-make-defense-acquisitions-in-the-u-s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EADS is keen to make &#8220;reasonable&#8221; acquisitions in the field of defense security and services in the U.S. over the next few years, Chief Executive Louis Gallois said over the weekend. The U.S. has the largest defense budget in the world and EADS has been trying for years to win a bigger share of that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House To Streamline Arms Export License Process</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/01/white-house-to-streamline-arms-export-license-process/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/01/white-house-to-streamline-arms-export-license-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=958</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama plans to send Congress legislation this year to create a single agency to issue arms export licenses, the chief of the National Security Council said June 30. The new agency would take over licensing tasks from the Departments of State, Commerce and Treasury, said James Jones, Obama&#8217;s national security adviser. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New agency will house export rules</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/30/new-agency-will-house-export-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/30/new-agency-will-house-export-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=956</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[National Security Adviser James Jones on Wednesday announced the creation of a new and independent agency that will merge all export licensing activities under a board of directors reporting to the president. The move, backed by some of the nation’s most powerful trade associations and companies, is part of the Obama administration’s sweeping effort to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pentagon: high-tech intelligence tools more than big guns and heavy armor</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/29/pentagon-high-tech-intelligence-tools-more-than-big-guns-and-heavy-armor/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/29/pentagon-high-tech-intelligence-tools-more-than-big-guns-and-heavy-armor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boeing has agreed to acquire Argon ST for USD775 million in a deal value that exceeds previous estimates for the C4ISR specialist, reflecting strong rival bidding from Boeing&#8217;s peers. This acquisition reflect a shift by defense contractors seeking to accommodate a Pentagon that now wants high-tech intelligence tools as much or more than big guns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military Video Surveillance Systems Market $7.7bn in 2010</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/29/military-video-surveillance-systems-market-7-7bn-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/29/military-video-surveillance-systems-market-7-7bn-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=952</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Full-Motion Video for ISR&#8217; reveals one of the new emerging technologies to come out of the growth in ground and airborne surveillance and in particular the increase in UAV deployment. Assessed is that worldwide sales of military video surveillance systems will reach a total value of $7.7bn in 2010 and expects to see continuing demand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Europe, U.S. Allies Target Defense Budgets</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/25/in-europe-u-s-allies-target-defense-budgets/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/25/in-europe-u-s-allies-target-defense-budgets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=950</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[European governments&#8217; budget-slashing efforts are expected to cut deep into the Continent&#8217;s defense spending, widening the gulf between U.S. and European military capabilities. Governments in France, Germany, Spain and Italy, in rolling out recent austerity measures in response to Europe&#8217;s sovereign debt crisis, have promised that their militaries won&#8217;t be spared in coming spending cuts. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SWIM SUIT prototype delivered</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/swim-suit-prototype-delivered/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/swim-suit-prototype-delivered/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=943</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SWIM-SUIT, which has a value of 12 million Euros, relied on a contribution of about 50% from the European Commission. The project, born within the 6 Framework programme of the European Union, represents one of the SESAR programme technological pillars for the realisation of a Single European Sky. After a three year study, SELEX Sistemi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Signs 2nd-Stage U.S.-EU Aviation Agreement</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/u-s-signs-2nd-stage-u-s-eu-aviation-agreement/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/u-s-signs-2nd-stage-u-s-eu-aviation-agreement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=939</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cynthia Stroum, the US Ambassador to Luxembourg and Susan Kurland, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, along with representatives of the European Union (EU) and its 27 member nations, today formally signed an aviation agreement that continues the expansion of air services set in place by the 2007 U.S.-EU [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. and EU Sign Deal to Boost Cooperation on Air Traffic</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/u-s-and-eu-sign-deal-to-boost-cooperation-on-air-traffic/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/u-s-and-eu-sign-deal-to-boost-cooperation-on-air-traffic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=911</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. and the European Union expect to sign as soon as Friday an agreement that will increase cooperation on their new-generation systems for highly efficient air-traffic management, people close to the talks say. Authorities from both sides of the Atlantic have been working for years to develop satellite-based navigation equipment that will enable pilots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU nations decide on airport body scanners</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/17/eu-nations-decide-on-airport-body-scanners/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/17/eu-nations-decide-on-airport-body-scanners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[site protection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=883</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[European Union nations should decide on their own whether to use body scanners at airports, but the technology employed must be up to EU standards. &#8220;It is for each member state to decide to authorise the use of scanners in national airports. That will not change,&#8221; Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas said in a statement. &#8220;But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier: $140 M to DRS for Thermal Sights</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/12/program-executive-office-peo-soldier-140-m-to-drs-for-thermal-sights/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/12/program-executive-office-peo-soldier-140-m-to-drs-for-thermal-sights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=856</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[content US PEO Soldier Initiative Program Executive Officer (PEO) Soldier Rapid Fielding Initiative (RFI) DRS Receives $140 M for Thermal Sights About the Technology Terry Murphy quote   1. US PEO Soldier Initiative PEO Soldier&#8217;s vision is to be the center of excellence for delivering Soldier warfighting capability to dominate the battlefield across the full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Italy Navy Launches EU Operations Command Center</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/09/italy-navy-launches-eu-operations-command-center/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/09/italy-navy-launches-eu-operations-command-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=822</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Italian Navy has launched a new land-based command facility that will be offered for use controlling European Union naval operations. Established at the Navy&#8217;s fleet command center at Santa Rosa, north of Rome, the new center has reached initial operating capability and will be fully operational in the first half of 2011, officials said. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Presidential Helicopter Neverending Story</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/07/presidential-helicopter-neverending-story/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/07/presidential-helicopter-neverending-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=843</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Presidential helicopters stand as a talisman, embodying the nuclear mission of the armed forces, America’s technological prowess and our government’s nearly religious concern for presidential safety. Buying a foreign helicopter would seem downright unpatriotic to many Americans. But the government decided to buy just such a helicopter last time, the ill-fated VH-71. True, Lockheed Martin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Administration Unveils Security Strategy</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/28/obama-administration-unveils-security-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/28/obama-administration-unveils-security-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=783</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration Thursday unveiled its new national security strategy, recognizing the need for military force but as a last resort and stressing the need to increase international diplomatic cooperation. President Barack Obama said in the 52-page document the military should be used but not overextended. And taking a wider view of national security, Mr. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>G8/G20 security bill to hit $833 million</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/g8g20-security-bill-to-hit-833-million/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/g8g20-security-bill-to-hit-833-million/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 14:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CTV News has learned that Ottawa expects to spend $833 million on security for next month’s G8 and G20 summits. [montreal.ctv.ca] In March, the federal government had allocated $179 million for its security budget. But under new estimates that will be introduced in the House of Commons later Tuesday, these costs should increase by $654 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Cyber Command Is Operational</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/21/us-cyber-command-is-operational/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/21/us-cyber-command-is-operational/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 19:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=817</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Cyber Command, a subordinate unit of U.S. Strategic Command, is in its initial operating capability. The command is expected to be fully operational by October, according to Air Force Lt. Col. Rene White. Army Gen. Keith Alexander, recently confirmed to lead the command, now officially steps into those shoes after receiving his fourth star Friday in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finmeccanica reorganises some activities in the Defence Electronics &amp; Security and Space sectors</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/21/finmeccanica-reorganises-some-activities-in-the-defence-electronics-security-and-space-sectors/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/21/finmeccanica-reorganises-some-activities-in-the-defence-electronics-security-and-space-sectors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=738</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[LATEST NEWS People and activities In line with its programme to optimise its industrial structures in the Defence Electronics &#38; Security and Space sectors, previously announced at the shareholders&#8217; meeting, Finmeccanica will launch a rationalisation process intended to improve the business organisation and industrial performance of the companies involved. In particular, the organisational rationalisation will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experts group presents report on new Strategic Concept for NATO (doc to download)</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/17/experts-group-presents-report-on-new-strategic-concept-for-nato/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/17/experts-group-presents-report-on-new-strategic-concept-for-nato/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 17:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=712</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On 17 May, the Group of Experts appointed by Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to lay the groundwork for a New Strategic Concept for NATO presented its analysis and recommendations to the North Atlantic Council (NAC). Speaking to the Council, the Secretary General thanked the experts for their hard work. “The group has … reached out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TSA&#8217;s job is to scan only for explosives, not weapons</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/14/tsas-job-is-to-scan-only-for-explosives-not-weapons/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/14/tsas-job-is-to-scan-only-for-explosives-not-weapons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 14:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=705</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guns found in US professor&#8217;s luggage by Egypt customs  Police in Egypt have arrested an Egyptian-American academic discovered to have several weapons in his luggage as he arrived on a flight from the New York&#8217;s JFK airport. Officials said they saw the man, named as Mohammed Ibrahim Marei, a professor of botany, &#8220;behaving nervously&#8221; as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-piracy efforts treat symptom, not disease</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/14/anti-piracy-efforts-treat-symptom-not-disease-navy-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/14/anti-piracy-efforts-treat-symptom-not-disease-navy-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 13:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=697</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Navies can intercept Somali pirate skiffs and foil hijackings but fighting waves of attacks at sea will not solve the problem, which is rooted in instability on land in Somalia, naval leaders say. Anti-piracy efforts &#8220;will not actually resolve the base problem of why piracy is occurring &#8230; That solution lies in the stabilisation&#8221; of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New UK National Security Council Established</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/13/new-uk-national-security-council-established/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/13/new-uk-national-security-council-established/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 16:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=707</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The inaugural meeting of a National Security Council, which will discuss the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, will be chaired by Prime Minister David Cameron today, Wednesday 12 May 2010.The National Security Council (NSC) being established by the Prime Minister will oversee all aspects of Britain&#8217;s security and the council will also be reviewing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Little Progress Made On Afghan Surveillance Effort</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/10/little-progress-made-on-afghan-surveillance-effort/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/10/little-progress-made-on-afghan-surveillance-effort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 12:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=688</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nine months after the Army&#8217;s U.S. Central Command formally declared that there was an &#8220;urgent need&#8221; for sophisticated electronic surveillance systems to be installed throughout Afghanistan to protect U.S. forward operating bases, little has happened, according to senior Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee. At issue are tower-based systems designed to be placed around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multi Billion Programmes – Middle East and North Africa Developing Defences</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/04/multi-billion-programmes-%e2%80%93-middle-east-and-north-africa-developing-defences/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/04/multi-billion-programmes-%e2%80%93-middle-east-and-north-africa-developing-defences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 12:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=693</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Local arms manufacturing in the Middle East and North Africa region is set to grow. Robert Bailey outlines some of the projects and collaborations that are underway Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) defence industries are becoming more self reliant as they shift from direct equipment purchases to local production. Where technology transfer has for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finmeccanica warms to UK alliances</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/01/finmeccanica-warms-to-uk-alliances/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/01/finmeccanica-warms-to-uk-alliances/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 07:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=620</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The head of Italy&#8217;s largest defence group says his country should co-operate with the UK on a new generation of unmanned aircraft, helicopters and warships. Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, chief executive and chairman of Finmeccanica, argues the two countries are the best fit in Europe given their similar foreign policies and common defence equipment programmes. &#8220;All [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DoD Proposes Conflicts-of-Interest Rule for Procurements</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/23/dod-proposes-conflicts-of-interest-rule-for-procurements/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/23/dod-proposes-conflicts-of-interest-rule-for-procurements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=585</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Defense Department on April 22 released a long-anticipated proposed rule outlining how it will police conflicts of interest in procurement. The proposed rule on organizational conflicts of interest is part of the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act, made law in May 2009. The act directed DoD to create consistent guidance on conflicts resulting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arming Commercial Vessels to Combat Piracy ?</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/21/arming-commercial-vessels-to-combat-piracy/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/21/arming-commercial-vessels-to-combat-piracy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=567</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Navy Adm. Mark P. Fitzgerald, commander of U.S. naval forces in Europe and Africa and of NATO&#8217;s Allied Joint Task Force Command Naples, told Pentagon reporters that the scope of the piracy problem is too great to be policed by military vessels alone and suggested  that commercial vessels should arm themselves when traveling through pirate-infested [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DHS: Improved Standards to Protect Federal Facilities</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/18/dhs-improved-standards-to-protect-federal-facilities/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/18/dhs-improved-standards-to-protect-federal-facilities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=558</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced two enhancements to federal facility security—initiatives that further strengthen the Department’s ability to protect thousands of government buildings across the United States one week prior to the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. The DHS-led Interagency Security Committee (ISC) released new standards establishing baseline physical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DEFENSE AND NON-PROLIFERATION : U.S.-EU HIGHLIGHTS</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/14/defense-and-non-proliferation-u-s-eu-highlights/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/14/defense-and-non-proliferation-u-s-eu-highlights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=538</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Global Leaders Endorse Securing of All Nuclear Material by 2014 &#8211; Following two days of meetings in Washington, leaders from around the world agreed to take tangible and meaningful steps to secure the world’s nuclear materials. President Obama, who initiated the global effort in a speech in Prague in April 2009, called the collective agreement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Italy was right decision&#8221; interview to Mark S. Newman, DRS CEO</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/02/italy-was-right-decision-interview-to-mark-s-newman-drs-ceo/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/02/italy-was-right-decision-interview-to-mark-s-newman-drs-ceo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=491</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The marriage between Finmeccanica and DRS Technologies, the U.S. military electronics company bought in 2008 for 3.7 billion euros&#8217; is successful, although there is still much to do. Moreover Rome was not built in a day, &#8220;says the CEO of DRS, Mark S. Newman, who, after having sold his block of shares to Finmeccanica, making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Problems with LCS ships ?</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/31/problems-with-lcs-ships/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/31/problems-with-lcs-ships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=487</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy sees the launch and recovery of smaller boats as a &#8220;major risk&#8221; to both competing designs for its new Littoral Combat Ship program, a congressional watchdog agency said on Tuesday. The Government Accountability Office (GAO), the research arm of Congress, said the Navy&#8217;s risk assessment was troubling, given that watercraft launch and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cybersecurity: Challenges and Opportunites</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/31/cybersecurity-challenges-and-opportunites/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/31/cybersecurity-challenges-and-opportunites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=483</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is a battle that is being fought every second of every day. A battle in which the attackers are unseen and often undetected and the victims unaware and often unwilling to publicly acknowledge their defenses have been breached. This is the ongoing conflict between cyberwarfare and its alter ego cybersecurity, and global aerospace and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Loser To Fight In LCS Deal?</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/29/loser-to-fight-in-lcs-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/29/loser-to-fight-in-lcs-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=471</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Analysts say high-stakes competition pitting Austal against Lockheed Martin could end with protest similar to tanker contest By the Navy&#8217;s calendar, a winner-take-all order for up to 10 new littoral combat ships is supposed to be awarded this summer, with Mobile-based Austal USA&#8217;s future prospects heavily staked to the outcome. But that award may not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private Guards Kill Somali Pirate</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/24/private-guards-kill-somali-pirate/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/24/private-guards-kill-somali-pirate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=448</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In what was said to be the first incident of its kind, private security guards aboard a merchant ship plying the pirate-infested waters off Somalia shot dead one of several attackers trying to seize the vessel, the European Naval Force in the area said on Wednesday. The death comes amid fears that increasingly aggressive pirates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Information Sharing: The new intelligence capability</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/23/information-sharing-the-new-intelligence-capability/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/23/information-sharing-the-new-intelligence-capability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=430</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Steve Coles, Head of Security Strategy at SELEX SI/VEGA, revisits the importance of information sharing for the UK in light of the failed Christmas Day airline bomb plot. According to President Obama, it was an information sharing and analysis breakdown that nearly allowed a terrorist to kill 290 people on 25 December 2009, in what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan Opium will create a new &#8220;Silk Road&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/21/afghan-opium-will-create-a-new-silk-road/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/21/afghan-opium-will-create-a-new-silk-road/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=428</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[KABUL, Afghanistan — The effort to win over Afghans on former Taliban turf in Marja has put American and NATO commanders in the unusual position of arguing against opium eradication, pitting them against some Afghan officials who are pushing to destroy the harvest. From Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal on down, the military’s position is clear: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Purpose of the U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organizations List?</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/18/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-u-s-foreign-terrorist-organizations-list/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/18/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-u-s-foreign-terrorist-organizations-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=408</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States maintains a range of &#8220;terrorist lists,&#8221; of which the Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) list is one of the better known. But in two recent court cases, the U.S. government has offered arguments that raise questions about the purpose of the list. FTO List vs. State Sponsors List Another list is that of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Homeland Security Chief Meets Europe Counterparts</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/16/u-s-homeland-security-chief-meets-europe-counterparts/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/16/u-s-homeland-security-chief-meets-europe-counterparts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[European officials agreed at last Jan Madrid Meeting to accelerate the drafting of a common strategy with the United States to improve airline security during a meeting with Janet Napolitano, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. It was the first such high-level trans-Atlantic meeting on the subject since the botched Dec. 25 bombing of an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIENNA INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY AGENDA: PORT SECURITY</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/12/vienna-international-parliamentary-agenda-port-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/12/vienna-international-parliamentary-agenda-port-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=344</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA) today pushed the issues of port security and international piracy on to the agenda of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA). Participating in her first meeting as a delegate to the international body, Richardson raised the issues based on her experience as a member [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upgraded Biometric Technology Facilitates Visitors&#8217; Entry to the United States</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/11/upgraded-biometric-technology-facilitates-visitors-entry-to-the-united-states/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/11/upgraded-biometric-technology-facilitates-visitors-entry-to-the-united-states/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=337</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An upgraded biometric technology is in place at major U.S. ports of entry, and most international visitors should expect to use the new technology when they enter the United States. DHS&#8217;s US-VISIT program began upgrading its biometric technology from a two- to a 10-fingerprint collection standard in 2007 to make the entry process faster and more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TSA: X-ray Technology Capability at Checkpoints Nationwide</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/11/tsa-x-ray-technology-capability-at-checkpoints-nationwide/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/11/tsa-x-ray-technology-capability-at-checkpoints-nationwide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=333</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced it is further bolstering existing explosives detection capabilities by deploying additional tools to screen powdered substances at checkpoints. &#8220;Every day, TSA officers work at over 450 airports nationwide screening approximately 2 million passengers to keep the traveling public safe,&#8221; said TSA Acting Administrator Gale Rossides. &#8220;These enhancements are part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU Commission Regulation on Aviation Security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/10/368/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/10/368/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EU lays down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security for safeguarding against acts of unlawful interferences and general measures supplementing the common basic standards in the following areas: Airport Security Arcraft Security Hold Baggage Screening Controls Cargo and Mail Screening Controls In Flight Security Control Security Equipments for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vice Adm. R. J. Papp memo on USCG restructuring</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/08/vice-adm-r-j-papp-memo-on-uscg-restructuring/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/08/vice-adm-r-j-papp-memo-on-uscg-restructuring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=296</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The incoming Coast Guard commandant has penned a remarkably honest and sometimes disturbing memo saying the service was “forced to make asset reduction decisions” in the 2011 budget without “full appreciation” of the operational impact they would have. That is just one of the striking lines in the memo by the incoming commandant, Vice Adm. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defending Against Drones: How our new favorite weapon in the war on terror could be turned against us.</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/07/defending-against-drones-how-our-new-favorite-weapon-in-the-war-on-terror-could-be-turned-against-us/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/07/defending-against-drones-how-our-new-favorite-weapon-in-the-war-on-terror-could-be-turned-against-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=206</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The unmanned spy plane that Lebanon&#8217;s Hizbullah sent buzzing over Israeli towns in 2005 was loud and weaponless, and carried only a rudimentary camera. But the surprise flight by a regional terror group still worried U.S. analysts, who saw it as a sign that the unmanned vehicles were falling into the wrong hands. Today that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK Defence Committee: Millions On Unproductive Procurement,</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/07/uk-defence-committee-millions-on-unproductive-procurement/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/07/uk-defence-committee-millions-on-unproductive-procurement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The MoD is spending hundreds of millions of pounds a year on unproductive activities because it has commissioned more work than it can afford to pay for, says the Defence Select Committee in its Report, Defence Equipment 2010, which is published today. In its Report, the Committee notes that both the NAO Major Projects Report [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Puts Hold on Export Licenses for BAE: State Dept.</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/04/u-s-puts-hold-on-export-licenses-for-bae-state-dept/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/04/u-s-puts-hold-on-export-licenses-for-bae-state-dept/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. State Department has placed a &#8220;temporary administrative hold&#8221; on weapons export licenses sought by BAE Systems or companies using BAE Systems&#8217; products, a State Department official said. BAE officials, however, said there was no hold. The state of affairs remains unclear. This comes in the wake of BAE&#8217;s guilty plea to accusations that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pentagon Panel Has Contractor Contacts: Analysis finds financial ties</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/01/pentagon-panel-has-contractor-contacts-analysis-finds-financial-ties/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/01/pentagon-panel-has-contractor-contacts-analysis-finds-financial-ties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More than half of the panel members appointed to review the Pentagon&#8217;s latest four-year strategy blueprint have financial ties to defense contractors with a stake in the planning process, a USA TODAY analysis shows. Congress created the 20-member panel in 2006 to analyze the Defense Department&#8217;s four-year plan, known as the Quadrennial Defense Review. Lawmakers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thales caught in all too familiar French political trap</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/25/thales-caught-in-all-too-familiar-french-political-trap/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/25/thales-caught-in-all-too-familiar-french-political-trap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The EADS story is all too familiar. For years, the European aerospace and defence group has been hamstrung by its French and German political masters. But these days it seems that the French government has decided to delegate responsibility to its French and German core industrial shareholders &#8211; Lagardère and Daimler &#8211; put in place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Equatorial Guinea Maritime Security: 250 M$ potential value to L-3 Communications</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/24/178/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/24/178/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=178</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[L-3 Communications announced that its MPRI division has been awarded a $58 million firm-fixed-price task order with the government of Equatorial Guinea to establish a Maritime Security Enhancement Program (MSEP). This task order is the first part of a multi-year contract, with a potential value of approximately $250 million. The MSEP is designed to provide nationwide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FEMA wasted millions: report</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/24/fema-wasted-millions-report/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/24/fema-wasted-millions-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FEMA didn’t do a heckuva job on its contracts under President Bush. The &#8220;disaster&#8221; agency spent twice as much as it needed to for a building in Tennessee that smelled like sewage and had insects, roaches and bullet casings strewn over its floors, according to Department of Homeland Security Inspector General&#8217;s report conducted by Foxx [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU ministers to explore common defence strategy</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/eu-ministers-to-explore-common-defence-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/eu-ministers-to-explore-common-defence-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EU defence ministers, meeting in Spain, will consider increased military ties authorised by the bloc&#8217;s Lisbon Treaty, but with EU diplomatic chief Catherine Ashton notable by her absence. The two-day meeting will not be the baptism of fire which some had been predicting for Ashton, the EU&#8217;s High Representative for foreign affairs and security policy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: 3550 M$ assigned</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/the-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-of-2009-3550-m-assigned-2/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/the-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-of-2009-3550-m-assigned-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DHS      GSA      CPB      TSA      ICE      USCG      FEMA 405        850       420     1000       20        240          615 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is an effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. With [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/the-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-of-2009-3550-m-assigned-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>MoU between UK and France on urgent operational requests</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/19/mou-between-uk-and-france-on-urgent-operational-requests/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/19/mou-between-uk-and-france-on-urgent-operational-requests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=69</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Quentin Davies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with his French counterpart, Laurent Collet-Billon, which enables the potential for closer co-operation on the procurement of urgent operational equipment. It follows the signature of the Statement of Intent between the Minister of Defence of the French Republic and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navy Shifts Focus To Lower-end Threats</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/19/navy-shifts-focus-to-lower-end-threats/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/19/navy-shifts-focus-to-lower-end-threats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=288</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead has signed off on the Navy’s “Vision for Confronting Irregular Challenges.” The Navy will buy ships and aircraft that provide “broadened” and “balanced” capabilities to deal with a range of irregular opponents, including pirates, terrorists, criminal organizations, insurgents and other state and non-state actors, the document says. By [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US CG Cutters debate: the beginning of a &#8220;never-ending story&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/us-cg-cutters-debate-the-beginning-of-a-never-ending-story/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/us-cg-cutters-debate-the-beginning-of-a-never-ending-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WH ‘Hammered’ Allen on CG Woes White House officials pressured the Coast Guard commandant to tone down comments that his service faces serious threats to its ability to respond to emergencies such as the Haitian earthquake disaster, DoD Buzz has learned. A source with close ties to the Coast Guard told us this morning that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US$ 1.5 Billion Upgrades For 30 Indian Air Force Military Bases</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/07/us-1-5-billion-upgrades-for-30-indian-air-force-military-bases/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/07/us-1-5-billion-upgrades-for-30-indian-air-force-military-bases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[India, which is planning a $1.5 billion upgrade for its 30 military airports and their air traffic control systems, issued a request for bids in January, a senior Indian Defence Ministry official said. The Air Force is also buying air defense gear, a senior service official said. He gave no details about the equipment sought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Urges Allies To Ratchet Up Afghan Training Effort</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/05/us-urges-allies-to-ratchet-up-afghan-training-effort/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=76</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ The United States urged NATO allies to send thousands of trainers to help strengthen Afghan security forces and exploit a window of opportunity to defeat the Taliban and Al Qaeda. The request came as the top commander in Afghanistan, US General Stanley McChrystal, said that security was no longer deteriorating but that the corner had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homeland Security Industry Shows Impressive Growth</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/04/homeland-security-industry-shows-impressive-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/04/homeland-security-industry-shows-impressive-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=72</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Homeland Security (HLS) Market has continued its rapid growth in spite of the global economic slowdown, growing by a healthy 12%. Increased government spending, growing public awareness, and rise in private sector spending has contributed to the rising demand of HLS products and services. Discretionary spending has also increased and it continues to migrate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama officials present a strategic redefining of Homeland Security&#8217;s mission</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/01/obama-officials-present-a-strategic-redefining-of-homeland-securitys-mission/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/01/obama-officials-present-a-strategic-redefining-of-homeland-securitys-mission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=117</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration Monday delivered to Congress the nation&#8217;s first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review, defining homeland security for the first time as including hazards beyond terrorism, in a strategic document intended to drive long-term budget decisions. Congress mandated the high-level strategic review in 2007, two years after Hurricane Katrina exposed failings in the government&#8217;s response [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Italian official condemns Haiti earthquake relief</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/01/25/italian-official-condemns-haiti-earthquake-relief/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/01/25/italian-official-condemns-haiti-earthquake-relief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guido Bertolaso, undersecretary of State and the head of Italy&#8217;s civil protection service, has commented the presence of US soldiers in Haiti after the earthquake, saying they don&#8217;t have a &#8216;close rapport with the territory&#8217;. The Italian government official who led the country&#8217;s response to the L&#8217;Aquila earthquake has condemned relief efforts in Haiti as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The major international security challenges in 2010: Italy&#8217;s role and vision</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/01/25/the-major-international-security-challenges-in-2010-italys-role-and-vision/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/01/25/the-major-international-security-challenges-in-2010-italys-role-and-vision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=216</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Intervention of: Franco Frattini, Italian Minister for Foreing Affairs :  The full document in, 100125 The major international security challenges  “in 2010 we face an “arch of instability” which stretches from the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula to Central Asia. A challenge that poses serious threats to international security and means that we cannot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Coast Guard VADM Pollastrini: &#8220;Implementing Integrated Maritime Policy in the European Union</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2009/10/19/it-coast-guard-radm-pollastrini-implementing-integrated-maritime-policy-in-the-european-union/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2009/10/19/it-coast-guard-radm-pollastrini-implementing-integrated-maritime-policy-in-the-european-union/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=359</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In conjunction with Italian Embassy in Washington, SELEX Sistemi Integrati has organized an event in line with the recent declarations of DHS Secretary, Janet Napolitano, looking for an  “international approach to the security” recommending potential practical responses. The event involved prominent representatives of Italian and U.S. Government organizations, Department of Homeland Security, US and Italian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TSA Issues Rule to Achieve 9/11 Act Air Cargo Screening Mandate</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2009/09/11/tsa-issues-rule-to-achieve-911-act-air-cargo-screening-mandate/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2009/09/11/tsa-issues-rule-to-achieve-911-act-air-cargo-screening-mandate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced an Interim Final Rule (IFR) implementing the Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP) &#8211; a system TSA will use to fulfill the air cargo security requirements of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Act) that mandates screening of 50 percent of cargo transported on [...]]]></description>
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