Defense Daily articles from February 2009

Defense Daily archives from February 2009

Defense Watch.
February 2, 2009... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Unmanned Uptick. Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) join Secretary Robert Gates last Wednesday in highlighting the importance of unmanned aerial vehicles...

DoD Acquisition Chief Calls For New Ship Based On DDG-51 Or DDG-1000 Hull Form.(John Young)
February 2, 2009... By Geoff Fein The Pentagon acquisition chief has issued a pre-decisional memo laying out the path forward for acquisition of DDG-51 DDG-1000 and a new guided missile destroyer referred to as the Future Surface Combatant (FSC). ...

Levin: Acquisition Reform, Hill 'Angst' Over Defense Cuts Coming.
February 2, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) plans to jump "heavily" into Pentagon acquisition reform efforts early this year, and its chairman predicts attempts will be more successful than in the past because of the...

DoD Report Calls For Improvements In Lift, Cyber and Irregular Warfare Capabilities.(Report)
February 2, 2009... By Marina Malenic The Pentagon must improve the training of U.S. forces for irregular warfare, cyberspace warfare and intra-theater airlift, according to an internal report. The Quadrennial Roles and Missions Review Report, released...

Air Force Dumps CTL Plant, Buys Synfuel From Rentech.
February 2, 2009... By George Lobsenz The U.S. Air Force last week dropped plans for a privately funded coal- to-liquid synthetic fuel plant at its Malmstrom AFB in Montana, saying bids received for the project are "not viable" and would interfere with base...

McCain Drops Objection To Lynn Nomination, SASC Vote Expected.(John McCain)(William Lynn)(Senate Armed Services Committee)
February 3, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) received information he sought from William Lynn, the deputy defense secretary nominee and former Raytheon [RTN] lobbyist, and will no longer hold up Lynn's confirmation, the senator's...

Defense Adds Eyed For Senate Stimulus Bill.
February 3, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) is hoping to add funding for Pentagon weapon systems to the $888 billion economic-stimulus bill now before the Senate, legislation that also includes Coast Guard shipbuilding monies...

Surprise Will Continue To Dominate National Security, General Says.(James Mattis)
February 3, 2009... By Ann Roosevelt Examining the trends and signposts toward the future national security situation can be worked out and perhaps predicted, but surprise will be part of the future, according to Marine Gen. James Mattis, commander U.S....

Navy Air, Space, Ship And Marine Corps Domains Show Results From '08 OA Efforts.(Conference news)
February 3, 2009... By Geoff Fein The Navy was hard at work in 2008 implementing open architecture into its aviation, space, submarine and weapons systems domains, as well as Marine Corps programs. Aside from conducting workshops, online OA training...

Security, Safety Lapses Disclosed At Los Alamos.
February 3, 2009... By George Lobsenz In a new flurry of all-too-familiar security and safety problems at the Energy Department nuclear weapons facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory last week acknowledged the loss of three computers and a Blackberry...

Lockheed Martin Gets $35.8 Million Navy Contract For Submarine Comms Capabilities.
February 3, 2009... The Navy recently awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $35.8 million contract to design and produce antenna buoy systems that will significantly expand the communications capabilities of submarines while they are submerged, the company reported...

Lockheed Martin Wins $603 Million In GMLRS, HIMARS Work.
February 3, 2009... Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it received contracts totaling $603 million from the Army Aviation & Missile Command for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) and the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). Work...

Northrop Grumman Reports Solid Operating Results Despite Hefty Charge.
February 4, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker As expected, Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday posted steep losses for the fourth quarter and all of 2008 due to a previously announced goodwill impairment charge, although the company's business sectors turned in...

Next Generation Bomber Cost Projected At Upward of $30 Billion.
February 4, 2009... By Marina Malenic A replacement for the Air Force's aging bomber fleet is likely to cost the Pentagon at least $30 billion-$40 billion, one expert predicted yesterday. "In total, a budget of $30-$40 billion would be an...

Sikorsky Push Propeller X2 Conducts First Successful Ground Test.
February 4, 2009... Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. [UTX] achieved a major milestone in its X2 TECHNOLOGY (tm) demonstrator program by successfully ground testing the aircraft with the pusher propeller installed and spinning for the first time. Sikorsky announced its...

General Dynamics To Upgrade More M1 Abrams To M1A2 SEPv2.
February 4, 2009... The Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics [GD], a multi-year, $81 million contract to upgrade 30 M1 Abram tanks to the M1A2 Systems Enhancement Package Version...

Ares I-X Rocket Component Passes Separation Test.
February 4, 2009... The forward skirt extension of the next-generation Ares I-X rocket passed a separation test, NASA said. ATK [ATK] conducted the test at its Promontory, Utah, facilities. The rocket will become the lifter for the new Orion space capsule...

NASA Issues Request For Proposals, Seeking Ideas For Altair Moon Lander.
February 4, 2009... NASA issued a request for proposals for the Altair lunar lander that will transport astronauts from the next-generation Orion space capsule (crew exploration vehicle) orbiting the moon down to the lunar surface. Altair would be one of...

Boeing Adopting Open Architecture Principles For Its Enterprise.
February 4, 2009... By Geoff Fein Boeing [BA] is applying open architecture (OA) concepts to its own enterprises, recognizing the need to embrace OA in its own environment so the company can incorporate new capabilities as they come along, a company official...

Pentagon: Next Base Budget Request May Not Include All War Funding.
February 4, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford A Defense Department spokesman acknowledged yesterday that the next defense budget will not be as large as a proposal crafted last year at the Pentagon, and suggested war funding may not be shifted into the base...

EMS Technologies To Contribute Radar Antenna To Lockheed Martin JAGM Program.
February 4, 2009... EMS Technologies [ELMG] yesterday said that Lockheed Martin [LMT] awarded EMS Defense & Space a contract for production and capability enhancement work on the millimeter wave radar antenna as part of its recently announced $122 million...

Brogan: Marines "Aggressively" Working M-ATV, One Final Vendor Desired.
February 5, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps is "aggressively" working on plans to quickly purchase an under-development breed of all-terrain mine-resistant vehicles for troops in Afghanistan in response to an urgent request from theater, the...

Coast Guard Leveraging Navy OA Efforts To Boost Commonality, Interoperability.(open architecture)
February 5, 2009... By Geoff Fein The Coast Guard is looking to leverage off of the Navy's open architecture efforts, not only to improve commonality between the two sea services, but to push affordability and enhance mission capability, a Coast Guard...

House Approves Homeland Security Bills.
February 5, 2009... The House this week approved several bills dealing with homeland security, including a measure authorizing the Office of Bombing Prevention and another creating an Appeals and Redress Office to assist travelers who are prevented from boarding...

F-35 Tops List of Pentagon Procurement Chief's Troubled Programs.
February 5, 2009... By Marina Malenic Burgeoning costs and schedule delays on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program occurred as the result of insufficient funding for initial prototypes of the aircraft, the Defense Department's top acquisition official said...

GDUK, Rockwell Collins, QinetiQ Win UK MoD Work To Improve Combat Effectiveness.
February 5, 2009... General Dynamics [GD] United Kingdom Limited, in partnership with Rockwell Collins [COL] and QinetiQ, won a competition for an approximately $4.3 million contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) to develop the Joint Data Network...

Army Orders Additional Raven UAS From AeroVironment.
February 5, 2009... AeroVironment [AVAV] (AV) yesterday announced that the Army has ordered additional RQ-11B Ravenr small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and associated services for its fiscal year 2009 requirements by the exercise of an option under an...

CSC Wins $80 Million Task Order For Army Aviation Maintenance and Repair.
February 5, 2009... CSC [CSC] yesterday announced the Air Force has awarded the company a task order with an estimated total two-year contract value of $80 million to provide a comprehensive range of aviation maintenance and repair services for the Army's 101st...

Australia Awards GE 12-Year Engine Contract.
February 5, 2009... GE said it has been awarded a 12-year Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the Australian Department of Defence for F404 and F414 engines powering the Australian Defence Force's (ADF) Boeing [BA] F/A-18A/B Hornet and...

Rotem Plans Solar Power For IDF Base.
February 5, 2009... Israel's Rotem is currently planning and articulating an RFI for the establishment of the solar power station in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Nevatim base in the Negev desert. "Rotem Industries will provide the Ministry of Defense...

Young: Navy Needs Analytical Balanced Discussion About DDG-1000.
February 6, 2009... By Geoff Fein Pentagon acquisition chief John Young continued to make his case for the DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class combat ship, citing the need for further discussion on whether the Navy should truncate the new destroyer or go with building...

Lynn Confirmation Heads To Full Senate.(Barack Obama nominates William Lynn)
February 6, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved late yesterday afternoon President Obama's nomination of Raytheon [RTN] executive William Lynn to be deputy defense secretary. Lynn's confirmation could be...

Coast Guard's NSC Fleet Cost Estimates Rise Due To Labor, Commodity Issues.
February 6, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker The unit cost estimates for the Coast Guard's planned fleet of eight National Security Cutters (NSC) have increased between $60 million to $90 million per vessel due to the lingering effects of Hurricane Katrina on...

Failure Review Board To Investigate New JASSM Detonation Failure.
February 6, 2009... By Marina Malenic The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) program resumed flight testing last week with yet another failed detonation, the Air Force has said. Testing resumed last Friday with two missiles launched at White...

Army Orders Five More UH-72A LUH From EADS North America.
February 6, 2009... The Army awarded EADS North America a contract for five additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) Jan. 15, 2009, bringing the total number of aircraft on contract to 128. Production of the UH-72A at the American Eurocopter...

AgustaWestland Wins EDA Helicopter Tactics Study.
February 6, 2009... Finmeccanica's AgustaWestland, yesterday announced it has recently been awarded a contract by the European Defence Agency (EDA) to conduct a six month Helicopter Tactics Program (HTP) Implementation Study. Financial terms were not disclosed....

Senate Rejects Adding DoD Weapon Funds To Stimulus.
February 6, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford The Senate frowned on Republican attempts to add weapon-system spending to the massive economic-stimulus bill the chamber worked to pass last night. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) failed Wednesday night in an...

Defense Watch.(Company overview)
February 9, 2009... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense DDG Doings. House Armed Service Seapower subcommittee Chairman Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) is looking for more information on a potential Navy guided- missile destroyer referred...

Grassley Predicts Senate Confirmation For Lynn, If Senator's Criteria Met.
February 9, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford The senator posing perhaps the greatest barrier to former lobbyist William Lynn being confirmed to the No. 2 Pentagon post said he will not block the confirmation vote this week, provided he can air his concerns about...

Broad Chu Recusal Covers Weapons Labs, Funding Decisions.(Barack Obama)(United States. Department of Energy)(Steven Chu)
February 9, 2009... By George Lobsenz Due to conflict-of-interest concerns related to his past employment at the University of California, Energy Secretary Steven Chu has been forced to substantially recuse himself from contract and management decisions...

SBInet Program Working On Revised Schedule, Hopes To Begin Limited Deployment Soon.
February 9, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hopes to begin moving toward limited operational deployments of the electronic fence portion of the Secure Border Initiative (SBI) in a month or two to gather feed back from the...

Obama To Study Moving DoE Weapons Complex To DoD.
February 9, 2009... By George Lobsenz In a change that has been considered and discarded by previous administrations, the Obama administration plans to conduct a study of the costs and benefits of moving the Energy Department's nuclear weapons complex to the...

NOAA-N Satellite Launched After Postponement.
February 9, 2009... A Delta II rocket launched the NOAA-N prime polar-orbiting weather satellite into orbit from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., Friday, ending a two-day launch delay caused by a systems glitch. The Delta II, lifting off from Space Launch Complex-2,...

Coast Guard Ship Funds Axed From Stimulus Bill.
February 10, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford Senators slashed funding for Coast Guard icebreakers and cutters from the economic-stimulus bill likely headed for Senate passage today, dashing hopes for such shipbuilding monies in the final legislation...

L-3 Completes Acquisition of ASW Systems Provider Chesapeake Sciences.(L-3 Communications Corp. acquires Chesapeake Sciences Corp.)(anti submarine warfare)(Brief article)
February 10, 2009... L-3 Communications [LLL] yesterday said it completed its purchase of Chesapeake Sciences Corp. on Jan. 30, adding to its existing portfolio of Anti- Submarine Warfare (ASW) products. L-3 said the deal will add about $60 million to its...

TSA Analysis of Private Screeners Lacked Certain Cost Data.
February 10, 2009... A study completed early last year by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) showing that the cost of using private screeners at six airports around the country was more than 17 percent higher than at airports operating with federal...

Young For Change In Acquisition Process.
February 10, 2009... By Geoff Fein The Air Force's effort to develop a satellite communications capability for airplanes and ground sites is proving to be a good example of what needs to be done to reform the acquisition process inside the Department of...

Army's New Battlefield Surveillance Brigades Ramping Up.
February 10, 2009... By Ann Roosevelt The Army's nine new Battlefield Surveillance Brigades (BFSB) are building up and the first is deemed successful in performing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) work in Iraq, according to a service...

Qinetic Offers New Talon IV Engineer Robot Suited For Afghanistan, Company Says.
February 10, 2009... QinetiQ is extending its family of robots with the unveiling of the Talon IV Engineer robot, to continue to meet the ever-changing demands of detecting and clearing mines, unexploded ordnance and dangerous improvised explosive devices (IEDs)...

China Seen Continuing 12 To 18 Percent Annual Defense Spending Increases: Analyst.
February 10, 2009... By Dave Ahearn China likely will continue its explosive 12 to 18 percent increase in military spending, an analyst said. The Asian giant can well afford such outlays, with a national debt equivalent to just 25 percent of economic...

BAE Systems Opens New Armor Production Site, Adds Jobs.
February 10, 2009... BAE Systems yesterday announced the opening of a new facility that will produce armor kits under Army and Marine contracts totaling $34 million to protect Army ground vehicles. The 33,000-square-foot facility will allow the company to...

Lynn Confirmation Vote Expected Today.(William Lynn)(Barack Obama)
February 11, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford The Senate is likely to vote today to confirm Raytheon [RTN] executive William Lynn as deputy defense secretary, following weeks of grumbling by Senate Republicans about his past lobbying and former service in the...

FBI Aims For Initial NGI Capability By Late 2010.
February 11, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker The FBI expects to have a greatly improved capability for matching fingerprints by late 2010 as part of its Next Generation Identification (NGI) system under the current program baseline and then make improvements and...

NNSA: Sensitive Nuke Materials At Livermore Cut By 55 Percent.
February 11, 2009... The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), moving to address security concerns at the California nuclear weapons laboratory, disclosed this week that another 20 percent of the plutonium and high-enriched uranium stored at Lawrence...

Lockheed Martin Top DoD Contractor In FY 2008, White House Website Says.
February 11, 2009... By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin [LMT] led the list of top five contractors with the Defense Department in fiscal year 2008, according to a White House web site. Lockheed Martin led the FY 2008 list with $25.5 billion in DoD...

Boeing Delivers Final Upgraded Missile Guidance Set For Minuteman III ICBM.
February 11, 2009... Boeing [BA] yesterday said it has delivered the final upgraded missile guidance set (MGS) for the Minuteman III ICBM to the Air Force, completing 82 months of consecutive on time or early deliveries. The final delivery was two months...

Rand Beers Appointed Acting DHS Deputy Pending Lute Confirmation.(United States. Department of Homeland Security)(Jane Holl Lute)(Brief article)
February 11, 2009... Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday said that Rand Beers will become the acting deputy secretary of the department beginning today until Jane Holl Lute is confirmed. Beers most recently led President Obama's Department...

Tauscher: Delay European Missile Defense.
February 11, 2009... By Dave Ahearn The United States shouldn't completely abandon its plans for the European Missile Defense (EMD) system as Russia has demanded, but Washington should slow the EMD effort until it is tested and proven to work, according to...

Lockheed Martin-Northrop Grumman Team Receive TSAT Contract Extension.
February 11, 2009... The Air Force recently awarded the Lockheed Martin [LMT]/Northrop Grumman [NOC] Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Space Segment Team a $75-million, six-month extension to its Risk Reduction and System Definition (RR&SD)...

Senate Confirms Lynn To No. 2 Pentagon Post.(William Lynn)
February 12, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford The Senate in a 93-4 vote approved the confirmation of Raytheon [RTN] executive William Lynn to be deputy defense secretary yesterday. Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), Charles Grassley...

Air Force Chief Signals Major Cultural Shift Within The Service.
February 12, 2009... By Marina Malenic The U.S. Air Force will embrace a collaborative and supportive role in the types of low-level ground wars being fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, the service's chief of staff said yesterday in an internal policy address...

Acquisition Review Shows For Some Programs Changes Led To Cost Growth.
February 12, 2009... By Geoff Fein A January review of 41 major acquisition programs by Pentagon acquisition chief John Young showed that a number of programs were impacted by a variety of issues that had the appearance of cost growth. "There were a set...

Boeing, Bharat Electronics Ltd, To Develop Analysis and Experimentation Center In India.
February 12, 2009... Boeing [BA] and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), one of India's leading defense companies, Tuesday said in New Delhi they will jointly develop an analysis and experimentation center in India to offer customers the ability to make...

GAO Pledges To Look Into DoD Heeding of Industrial Base Rule.(Government Accountability Office)(Department of Defense)
February 12, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford The nation's top auditor told lawmakers yesterday he will look into whether the Pentagon should be placing greater emphasis on the impact on U.S. jobs when planning for major weapon-system contracts. Gene Dodaro,...

Obama Orders Cyber Security Review.
February 12, 2009... President Obama this week directed his national security and homeland security advisors to conduct a 60-day review of the plans, programs, and activities ongoing throughout the federal government for cyber security. The review will be...

Pentagon Seeks To 'Rebalance' Conventional, Irregular Capabilities In Future Spending.
February 13, 2009... By Marina Malenic Defense Department officials are reexamining expenditures on several big- ticket weapon programs as they seek to bolster the military's irregular warfare capabilities, a senior Pentagon official said yesterday. "To...

Stimulus Bill Includes $2.8 Billion For DHS.
February 13, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker House and Senate negotiators yesterday agreed to a compromise stimulus bill that includes spending on new and emerging screening technologies at airports and additional funding for the electronic border fence program...

Lawmaker Seeks Army Input On Earmarks.
February 13, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford A member of a powerful defense panel in Congress is trying to garner the Army's feedback on reforming lawmakers' practice of earmarking funds in legislation for specific military items. Rep. Jack Kingston...

Northrop Grumman Navigation System Tapped For FCS Phase II ANS System.
February 13, 2009... By Ann Roosevelt A Northrop Grumman [NOC] land navigation system has been competitively selected for the $10.7 million Phase II work by General Dynamics [GD] Robotic Systems (GDRS) as part of the robotic vehicle brains for the Army's...

Cartwright Warns Debris From Satellites Colliding May Create Space Dead Zone For Years.
February 13, 2009... By Dave Ahearn The huge debris field from the collision of an Iridium Satellite LLC spacecraft and a defunct Russian satellite may create a large danger-filled zone where no spacecraft can enter safely, a space threat that could last for...

DoD Turns Switch On New Biometric Matching Database.
February 13, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker The Defense Department late last month formally turned on its new biometric database that features multimodal storage and matching capabilities as well as fusion technology that further boosts the likelihood of...

Navy Secretary Winter Signs Out Responsibilities For MDA.(Donald Winter)(maritime domain awareness)
February 13, 2009... Navy Secretary Donald Winter signed out instructions last month setting forth assignment of responsibilities for maritime domain awareness (MDA). The seven-page document outlines the roles Navy officials will play in formulating a MDA...

Navy Awards Four Tech Maturation Contracts For Future EA-18G Jammer.
February 13, 2009... The Navy last month awarded four Technology Maturation trade studies contracts, totaling $23.19 million, relating to the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ), the future replacement for the ALQ-99. Contracts were awarded Jan. 16 to Northrop...

AFSOC Still Wants MC-130 Recap And New Gunship.(United States. Air Force. Special Operations Command)(Brief article)
February 13, 2009... By Marina Malenic Recapitalization of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) MC- 130 fleet and the acquisition of a new gunship remain at the top of the command's list of funding priorities, a top official said this week. ...

Defense Watch.
February 17, 2009... The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace and Defense McHugh In Theater. Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.), the new ranking member of HASC, says he tried in vain to solicit equipment requests from Marines he visited in Afghanistan...

AFSOC Says CV-22 Acceleration a Top POM '10 Priority.
February 17, 2009... By Marina Malenic Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has requested funding in the Air Force's next six-year spending blueprint to accelerate its purchase of CV-22 tiltrotor Ospreys to eight aircraft per year starting in FY'10,...

CH-53K Beating Weight, Center of Gravity Issues, Requirements Locked-In.
February 17, 2009... By Geoff Fein Over the past year, the Navy has been resolving challenges with its CH- 53K development effort including issues with the center of gravity and weight reduction, as well as ensuring that no new requirements are added to the...

Irregular Warfare Must Become a Core Competency, General Says.
February 17, 2009... By Ann Roosevelt Facing the complexity and uncertainty of military operations in the 21st century, the military must make superiority in irregular warfare a core capability, according to a top general. "We're superior to the enemy in...

Congress Wants Homeland Security Stimulus Spending Plans Quickly.
February 17, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is required to develop spending plans within 45 days for over $2 billion in fiscal stimulus funds Congress is appropriating as part of the nearly $790 billion economic...

Republicans Revive Push For Setting DoD Funds At 4 Percent GDP.
February 17, 2009... By Emelie Rutherford Two congressional Republicans have renewed their thus-far-unsuccessful plan to set the base defense budget at 4 percent of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). The joint resolution offered late last week in...

Moog Acquires Video Surveillance Manufacturer.
February 17, 2009... Moog Inc. [MOG.A, MOG.B] on Friday said it has acquired Videoalarm, Inc., a maker of integrated cameras and related products, for $45 million in cash, marking its first deal that directly positions itself in the video surveillance market...

Air Force Reformulates Raptor Requirement, Now Aiming Below 381.
February 18, 2009... By Marina Malenic The Air Force has officially pared down the number of F-22 Raptors it will request, but the service will seek to expand its current fleet of 183 of the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built fighter jets, its senior officer said...

GAO Denies JLTV Northrop Grumman, Textron Protests, Stop Work Orders Lifted.
February 18, 2009... By Ann Roosevelt The Government Accountability Office (GAO) yesterday denied protests by Northrop Grumman's [NOC] and Textron [TXT] of the Army awards of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program technology demonstration contracts...

Napolitano Initiates Efficiency, Cost Cutting Review At DHS.(Janet Napolitano)(Department of Homeland Security)
February 18, 2009... By Calvin Biesecker Drawing on her management experience as Arizona's governor, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday issued a directive aimed at increasing efficiencies and promoting greater accountability throughout...