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  1. August 21, 2009, 11:15 am

    DEFENSE: Courage Needed to Reform Defense Procurement

    Three Air Force majors with a moniker of “Team Rogue” are shaking up the never-ending debate over Pentagon weapons procurement by advocating what they call F.I.S.T., for fast, inexpensive, simple and tiny weapons programs. But implementing the F.I.S.T. concept, argues one of the majors, will require courage. Read more

  2. August 05, 2009, 3:51 pm

    ACCOUNTABILITY: Raytheon Reviewing Its Compliance With Foreign Bribery Law

    The Raytheon Company’s latest quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals the company is “currently conducting a self-initiated internal review” of its operations abroad, “focusing on compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.” During the review, the company “identified several possible areas of concern relating to payments made in connection with certain international operations related to a jurisdiction where we do business.” Read more

  3. March 24, 2009, 3:59 pm

    DEFENSE: Night-Vision Devices Unaccounted for in Iraq

    The Pentagon seems to have some trouble keeping track of its materiel. The latest items to go missing? Night-vision devices. Read more

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