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UPFRONT

• Research chief takes steps to link incompatible weapons
• Pentagon Begins Broad Review Of Acquisition Workforce Skills

SPACE

• Congress ponders action after Chinese anti-sat test

ARMOR RUSH

• Surge in vehicle orders calls for unconventional buying methods
• Next-generation humvee faces delays, budget crunch

ENERGY

• Soldier devices create voracious demand for better batteries
• Defense Seeking $131M For Energy-Saving Projects
• Alternative power sources sought for remote bases

COVER STORY

• Riverines rehearse for first mission in Iraq
• New Course to Train Sailors in Ground Combat Skills
• Riverines Eyeing Future Missions Around the Globe
• Brown-Water Navy begins hunt for new riverine combat craft
• Navy steaming ahead with shipbuilding plans, but costs becoming problematic
• Navy’s Revised Strategy to Emphasize ‘Global Partnerships’
• Mines, improvided explosives: a threat to global commerce?

PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE

• Special Operations Command: Strategies, Opportunities in Long War on Terrorism

SECURITY BEAT

• Defense, law-enforcement agencies seek advanced surveillance tools
• Chem-Bio Readiness Doubtful at Home and Away, Says GAO
• Homeland Security Sours on RFID Technology
• FAA Takes Slow Flight Path to Domestic UAV Approval

DEFENSE WATCH

• Military Readiness: Candid Assessments Long Overdue

GOVERNMENT POLICY

• Restrictions on Flight Simulators Questioned

TECH TALK

• Digital Info Device Wins Commercial Jet Application
• Flash Fire Suits for Soldiers Perfected
• Gadget Designed to Dampen Boater Distress
• German Troops Getting Mobile Radio Systems
• Hear This Message 10 Miles Away
• Unmanned aerial vehicle refueling accomplished

WASHINGTON PULSE

• Foreign Software Not Inherently Evil
• Army Responds to Tech-Savvy Enemies
• New Technology in Place, But Training Falls Short
• National Laboratories Out of the Loop?

INSIDE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Keeping Pace with Retiring Engineers