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New ”State of the Nation’s Armed Forces” report from UK National Defence Association highlights capability gaps across all three Services Report co-authors Admiral Lord West, General Sir Michael Rose and Air Chief Marshal Sir...
The 2013 US Defense Authorization Act allows the department to institute pay raises, bonuses and incentive pay for personnel. “All military construction has to be authorized under this act,” the official said. It includes...
President Barack Obama has signed into law a $633 billion US defense spending bill that funds the war in Afghanistan and boosts security at US missions worldwide. “I have approved this annual defense authorization...
New system incorporates best classification practices from each office The U.S. Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) today announced the formal launch of the Cooperative...
In its efforts to promote a systematic approach towards Pooling & Sharing, the European Defence Agency (EDA) defence ministers agreed to systematically consider cooperation in their national defence planning. EDA Pooling & Sharing Code of...
Laptops used to be the best way to have portable computing. They could be made light, rugged, and powerful and were used everywhere. Now, all you see are tablets and smart phones, and there’s...
The UK is committed to stabilising ‘fragile states’ – poor countries with weak legal and police systems where violence is common – by using our power and influence. Conflict prevention is a central feature...
The U.S. Department of Defense has updated its space policy, aiming at reducing costs and decreasing the risk of attack on space assets. The update reflects on the current budget climate by aiming to...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that a final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Low Energy X-Ray Inspection Systems (LEXRIS) at CBP operational areas have...
Since 1991, the Department of Defense (DoD) Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP) has offered substantial assistance to small disadvantaged businesses. Helping them to expand the overall base of their marketplace participation has produced more jobs and...
The emergence of transformational technologies has added complexity to government Information Technology managers’ responsibilities. The Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Alliance has funded a white paper titled “Cyber Security and Transformational Technologies – Keeping Systems and...
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) in partnership with AFCEA Europe’s TechNet International and under the auspices of the Ministry of Defence, Italy, hold its first Industry Conference from 23-25 October in...
Team offers cost-effective tower-based, integrated radar and sensor systems for an “always-on, ever-aware” picture of human activity in and around national borders General Dynamics C4 Systems and EADS North America have joined forces to...
The UK and France have moved a step forward today in demonstrating their commitment to defence cooperation under the 2010 Lancaster House Treaty with the announcement that France will undertake operational assessments and trials...
The former (2007-2010) French defense minister, Herve Morin, evaluated that the French Defence Budget will probably miss 30 billion euros due to the crisis. “A country without a penny is a country whose independence...
As Congress boosts spending on cybersecurity and mulls over new data safety requirements on private industry, some companies stand to get rich. Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and other defense and tech companies have...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an expanded list of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) designated-degree programs that qualify eligible graduates on student visas for an optional practical training (OPT) extension. This...
NATO’s Strategic Concept, adopted at the Lisbon Summit in November 2010, identifies “cooperative security” as one of NATO’s three essential core tasks. It states that the promotion of Euro-Atlantic security is best assured through...
The U.K. Ministry of Defence will consult with industry on two options being considered as part of a shake up to the procurement organization. The MoD notified defense contractors late last week that they...
The USA is Germany’s most important scientific and technological cooperation partner among all industrialized countries. A large number of joint initiatives are carried out in all fields of science and research. Every year, several...