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LOGISTICS PROBLEMS

• Equipment Shortages Undermine Iraqi Forces

PEOPLE VS. HARDWARE

• Air Force Drawdown Stems Cuts in Procurement, for Now
• Air Force to Expand Pacific Region Surveillance, Multinational Training
• Gen. Keys: USAF Should Curb Appetite for Designer Weapons

SPECIAL OPERATIONS

• Air Force Struggles to Expand Ranks of Unconventional Combat Specialists
• Special Operators Welcome Small Drones, But Need Better Sensors
• Technologies Only Go So Far For Air Force Ground Operators

NAVAL STRATEGY

• Navy Leaders to Articulate Current and Future Missions
• Naval Officials Seek ‘Intellectual Renaissance’ in the Sea Services

COVER STORY

• While More Research is Directed to Irregular Combat, War Spending Could Deter Advances in Military Weapons
• Military R&D Could See Decline In Coming Years
• Defense Dept. Fails To Capture Available Technologies
• R&D Command Seeks Better Coordination of Research
• Army Lab Channels Expertise to Non-Traditional Areas
• Technology Roadmap Calls For No-Nonsense Research
• Progress at Warfighting Lab Measured in Ounces
• Research Aims for ‘Game-Changing’ Technologies
• Fear of Terror Weapons Drives Tech Funding

PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE

• Defense Leading the Way in Energy Savings

SECURITY BEAT

• Feds Lagging in Most Disaster Scenarios, McHale Says
• Experts Fear Prisons Will Foment Radicalism
• Help Wanted: Nuclear Detection Experts
• Wikipedia for Intel Officers Proves Useful
• Guard to Help Military Industries in Risk Assessments

DEFENSE WATCH

• Industry Fortune Tellers See a Mix of Boom and Bust

GOVERNMENT POLICY

• Congress Should Consider Further Acquisition Reform

TECH TALK

• BROOM Sweeps Out Contamination
• Family of Robotic Platforms Unveiled
• Gloves, Knee Pads Used in Iraq, Afghanistan
• Commercial Smartphones Made Secure
• Medical Backpack Easy to Maneuver
• Defense Dept. Fails To Capture Available Technologies
• Mask Offers Long Term Bird Flu Protection
• Multiple Sensor System Finds Roadside IEDs
• Threat Identification Software Receives Laurels
• Warner-Robins Team Offers Quick Armor Fix

WASHINGTON PULSE

• Corporate Fraud on the Rise, Study Says
• Pentagon Alone Can’t Fix Dependency on Foreign Oil
• Protecting Information Requires Common Sense
• Leading Edge Bomber Now a Museum Showpiece

ETHICS CORNER

• Blended Workforce Poses Conflict of Interest Risks