In This Issuehttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/_layouts/feed.aspx?xsl=1&web=/archive/2009/May&page=c60cbf36-eb6b-4beb-a77f-05b85973bde5&wp=8ce7693c-23a0-4d14-884d-38e57ab23e9760May 2009http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/default.aspxTue, 05 May 2009 17:28:53 GMTUAV Programs Illustrate DoD’s Broken Procurement Systemhttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/UAVProgramsIllustrateDoD’sBrokenProcurementSystem.aspxWed, 27 May 2009 13:49:38 GMTPentagon Should ‘Institutionalize’ Cultural Training for Troops, Advisory Panel Sayshttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/PentagonShould‘Institutionalize’CulturalTrainingforTroops,AdvisoryPanelSays.aspxFri, 24 Apr 2009 15:03:49 GMTReaders Sound Off on Recent Storieshttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/ReadersSoundOffonRecentStories.aspxThu, 16 Apr 2009 14:43:15 GMTGates Reshapes the Budget, Can He Change the Culture?http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/GatesReshapestheBudget,CanHeChangetheCulture.aspxBattling parochial interests may be easy compared to changing the memes that have ruled the Pentagon for decades.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:12:04 GMTGreen Construction Standards Adopted at Army Postshttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/GreenConstructionStandardsAdoptedatArmyPosts.aspxFri, 24 Apr 2009 15:37:59 GMTMilitary’s Green Projects Could Benefit the Nationhttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/Military’sGreenProjectsCouldBenefittheNation.aspxFri, 24 Apr 2009 15:04:45 GMTProlonged Wars Tax Military Capacity to Deploy Electricityhttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/ProlongedWarsTaxMilitaryCapacitytoDeployElectricity.aspxThe gargantuan demand for generators is straining the military’s already overburdened logistics support system.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:24:51 GMTNatural Gas: Safer Cleaner Energy That Pays For Itselfhttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/NaturalGasSaferCleanerEnergyThatPaysForItself.aspxUnlike renewable energy sources, natural gas is a proven fuel with mature associated technologies.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:26:26 GMTFurther Government Contracting Reform on the Obama Agendahttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/FurtherGovernmentContractingReformontheObamaAgenda.aspxContractors should prepare for major federal contracting reforms within the next several months.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:59:46 GMTOffshore Wind: An Untapped Energy Sourcehttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/OffshoreWindAnUntappedEnergySource.aspxIn the United States, the wind-energy industry has risen an average of 32 percent per year during the last five years.Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:39:50 GMTFor the UAE, Iran Is Both Enemy and Trading Partnerhttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/FortheUAE,IranIsBothEnemyandTradingPartner.aspxThu, 30 Apr 2009 17:44:55 GMTIranian Threat Spurs Gulf Nations to Upgrade Defenseshttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/IranianThreatSpursGulfNationstoUpgradeDefenses.aspxThu, 30 Apr 2009 18:10:58 GMTOil Wealth Helps Gulf Nation Build Domestic Arms Industryhttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/OilWealthHelpsGulfNationBuildDomesticArmsIndustry.aspxWork is ongoing on the largest project the Abu Dhabi Ship Building facility has taken on so far: the building of six corvette-class ships for the United Arab Emirates navy.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:17:34 GMTRobots Are Major Players In U.S. Military Strategyhttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/RobotsAreMajorPlayersInUSMilitaryStrategy.aspxThe Defense Department is serious about robotics. The use of robots in warfare has long ceased to be a topic for science fiction and the technology has now become an essential component of the U.S. arsenal.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:30:05 GMTChinese Firm Hawking Eavesdropping Systemshttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/ChineseFirmHawkingEavesdroppingSystems.aspxFri, 24 Apr 2009 20:10:25 GMTDHS Seeks Firms to Repair Border Fencehttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/DHSSeeksFirmstoRepairBorderFence.aspxWed, 15 Apr 2009 18:55:47 GMTTerrorists Could Tap Web to Poison Drinking Waterhttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/TerroristsCouldTapWebtoPoisonDrinkingWater.aspxWed, 15 Apr 2009 19:06:39 GMTFirst Responders: To Fight Terror, Cross-Training Neededhttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/FirstRespondersToFightTerror,Cross-TrainingNeeded.aspxWed, 15 Apr 2009 19:19:26 GMTVideo Sharing Needed for Emergency Responsehttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/VideoSharingNeededforEmergencyResponse.aspxThe nation has tried to move closer to a world where all first responders, the military and other government agencies can communicate on one radio system.Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:21:22 GMTGates’ Rules Don’t Apply to Navy Shipbuildinghttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/Gates’RulesDon’tApplytoNavyShipbuilding.aspxWed, 27 May 2009 13:49:19 GMTNavy Shifts Shipbuilding Dollars to Mid-Tier Yardshttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/NavyShiftsShipbuildingDollarstoMid-TierYards.aspxFri, 24 Apr 2009 19:28:24 GMTJury Still Out on Future of Littoral Combat Shiphttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/JuryStillOutonFutureofLittoralCombatShip.aspxFri, 24 Apr 2009 17:39:31 GMTSmarter Shipbuilding Could Help Ease Navy’s Budget Troubleshttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/SmarterShipbuildingCouldHelpeaseNavy’sBudgetTroubles.aspxFri, 24 Apr 2009 15:01:31 GMTSpecial Ops. Command to Purchase ‘Video by the Hour’ Services From Boeinghttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/SpecialOpsCommandtoPurchase‘VideobytheHour’ServicesFromBoeing.aspxWed, 27 May 2009 13:48:52 GMTVenerable Transport Getting Makeoverhttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/VenerableTransportGettingMakeover.aspxThu, 16 Apr 2009 13:05:38 GMTSmart Coat Finds Rust Before It Can Be Seenhttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/SmartCoatFindsRustBeforeItCanBeSeen.aspxThu, 16 Apr 2009 13:07:45 GMTCarbon Film Enhances Space Probehttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/CarbonFilmEnhancesSpaceProbe.aspxThu, 16 Apr 2009 13:09:19 GMTPlastic Sensor Negates Antenna Interferencehttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/PlasticSensorNegatesAntennaInterference.aspxThu, 16 Apr 2009 13:11:28 GMTCheaper, More Stable Transistors on the Wayhttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/Cheaper,MoreStableTransistorsontheWay.aspxThu, 16 Apr 2009 13:16:15 GMTNew Hazardous Material Protective Suits Unveiledhttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/NewHazardousMaterialProtectiveSuitsUnveiled.aspxThu, 16 Apr 2009 13:20:19 GMTGlobal Hawk Gaining Scientific Pedigreehttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/GlobalHawkGainingScientificPedigree.aspxThu, 16 Apr 2009 13:18:02 GMTApache Pilots Receive Real-Time UAV Datahttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/ApachePilotsReceiveReal-TimeUAVData.aspxLockheed Martin’s video from unmanned aerial systems for interoperability teaming is allowing pilots to receive in their cockpits streaming battlefield information from unmanned aerial vehicles. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:33:50 GMTNew Methods to Measure the Safety of Military Equipmenthttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/NewMethodstoMeasuretheSafetyofMilitaryEquipment.aspxFri, 24 Apr 2009 19:38:18 GMTPentagon Acquisition Rules Exacerbate Problemshttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/PentagonAcquisitionRulesExacerbateProblems.aspxFri, 24 Apr 2009 19:41:14 GMTCybersecurity and Social Networking Can Coexist, Says Defense Dept. Studyhttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/CybersecurityandSocialNetworkingCanCoexist,SaysDefenseDeptStudy.aspxTue, 23 Jun 2009 20:11:32 GMTMedical Costs Threaten Pentagon’s Fiscal Healthhttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/MedicalCostsThreatenPentagon’sFiscalHealth.aspxIn 2010, the Pentagon will spend $47 billion on health care — the equivalent of the entire U.S. foreign affairs budget.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:01:04 GMTSen. Levin: Lobbyists Make it Hard to Debatehttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/SenLevinLobbyistsMakeitHardtoDebate.aspxFri, 24 Apr 2009 19:57:11 GMTContract Professionals Feel Like Fall Guyshttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/ContractProfessionalsFeelLikeFallGuys.aspxFri, 24 Apr 2009 19:55:33 GMTGates: Industry Unharmed By Program Cancellationshttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/GatesIndustryUnharmedByProgramCancellations.aspxFri, 24 Apr 2009 20:04:26 GMTA ‘Disconnected’ View of the Armyhttp://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/May/Pages/A‘Disconnected’ViewoftheArmy.aspxFri, 24 Apr 2009 19:45:37 GMT