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UP FRONT

• Scientists Pursue Flexible, Adaptable Space Systems
• Troubled Missile Embodies Failures of Pentagon Acquisition Reforms

CYBER WARFARE

• Computer Crimes Keep Government and Industry on the Defensive
• Cyber Attacks in Estonia Serve as Wake-Up Call

AVIATION SECURITY

• Airports Test Alternative Technologies for Checkpoints
• TSA Prepares to Take Over Responsibility for Checking No-Fly Lists
• Agencies Still Lacking Coordination to Handle Another 9/11

COMMENTARY

• E-Waste - Yet Another Headache for Government and Corporations

COAST GUARD

• Coast Guard May Face Rough Seas as it Takes Control of Deepwater
• Coast Guard Reconsiders Unmanned Aircraft Choice

UNMANNED SYSTEMS

• Civilian Market for Unmanned Aircraft Struggles to Take Flight
• Dept. of Homeland Security Plans to Fly More Predators
• Robot Controllers Free Operators to Handle Weapons

COVER STORY: SNIPER WARS

• Technologists Take Aim at Enemy Snipers

BATTLEFIELD GEAR

• Researchers Push for Advances in Night Vision Technology
• Army to Extend 'Rapid Fielding' Effort for War-Bound Units, Domestic Needs
• Army Deploys Testers to Assess Systems That Were Rushed to War

PRESIDENTS PERSPECTIVE

• Energy: "One Big Thing"

DEFENSE WATCH

• Why Is Congress Launching Yet Another Roles-and-Missions Probe?

WASHINGTON PULSE

• General Warns About Loading MRAP Basket
• Predator Pilots Needed for Homeland Duties
• Export Control Experts Wanted at the Pentagon
• More Foreign Scientists Shun the United States

SECURITY BEAT

• Software Issues Blamed for Border Project Delay
• DARPA Looks for Ways to Verify Integrated Computer Chip Security
• New Ag-Inspector Mission Proposed for Border Agents
• NASA Aerial Drone Collects Disaster Data

INSIDE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Building Miniature ‘Noses’ to Sniff Explosives

TECH TALK

• Shades of World War II Fighters
• Advanced UAV Ground Station Completes Tests
• More Accurate Machine Gun Barrels Manufactured
• Lighter Helmet Gives Better Ballistic Protection

VIEW POINT

• USAF Synthetic Fuel Program Could Help Solve Unwanted Carbon Problem

ETHICS CORNER

• Complying With the Berry Amendment