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PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE

• Impending Collision Between Military Needs and Resources

DEFENSE WATCH

• Changes to Military Strategy, In Time for the Next War

WASHINGTON PULSE

• Big-Bucks Cyber Security Program Proposed
• A Softer Side to China’s Military Edge
• Navy May Declassify Its Confidential Wish-List
• Lawmaker Condemns GDP-Based Defense
• Overpriced, High-Maintenance Hardware Hurts the Army

SECURITY BEAT

• DHS Aspires to be More Like Defense
• Border Patrol May Get Bigger Personnel Boost
• Public Safety Spectrum Auction a Bust for FCC
• Congressman Worried About Power Handoff at DHS
• Honeywell Gains Rare License to Fly Aerial Drones

INSIDE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• A Makeover for Top-Heavy Navy Ships?

IN FOCUS

• Army Struggling With Rising Demand for Communications
• As the Cost of Sailors Rises, Navy Finds Ways to Get Them Off Ships

ANALYSIS

• Promising Future for China's Aerospace Industry

SPECIAL OPERATIONS

• Special Operations Command: It Takes Too Long to Get Equipment
• Special Operations Technologists Have Unique Wish List

ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT

• Army Pushes Forward With Troubled Scout Helicopter

BATTLEFIELD ENERGY

• Army Powers Up For Ambitious Fuel Saving Program

MARITIME SECURITY

• DHS Will Miss Deadline to Set Up Port Security Hubs

TACTICAL VEHICLES

• Move Over MRAP: New Light Tactical Vehicles Are Coming
• Industry-Military Collaborations Necessary to Reset Fatigued Force

INDUSTRY STUDY

• Combat Vehicles Could Be Headed for Turbulent Times

COVER STORY

• Diesel-Electric Submarines, The Navy's Latest Annoyance
• Dolphin's Brain Holds Secret to More Sophisticated Sonar
• Undersea Combat Simulators Needed, Navy Says
• Navy to Deploy Robotic Sub Hunters

TECH TALK

• Sensors Tag Shooters in Less Than a Second
• Pack for Grunts Reinvented
• Cable Service Boat Makes Deep Water Debut
• Bio-Defense: Stemming False Alarms
• Amphibious Vehicle Is a Car for All Seasons
• Want to ‘Fight’ Terrorists, Before the Real Thing?
• Muddy Boots, Wet Boots, Icy Boots — No Problem

GOVERNMENT POLICY NOTES

• Sustaining Workforce is NDIA’s Top Issue

ETHICS CORNER

• New Rules For Federal Contracts