http://www.dodbuzz.com Online Defense and Acquisition Journal Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:17:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/03/16/keep-your-rosaries-off-my-deterrence/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/03/16/keep-your-rosaries-off-my-deterrence/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:23:36 +0000 Kingston Reif http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=13711 Arms control elicits strong emotions and sparks great debates. In that tradition, Kingston Reif and Travis Sharp offer a rebuttal to the recent commentary we ran from the folks at the Heritage Foundation. Here's the take of two dedicated arms control advocates. In their recent commentary on DoD Buzz (“Will START Talks Go MAD,”), the Heritage Foundation’s Baker Spring and Helle Dale recycle a snake oil sales pitch that first emerged at the dawn of the Atomic Age. The illusion is that the awesome destructiveness of nuclear weapons can somehow be neutralized by a panacea—in this case impenetrable missile defenses. ]]> http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/03/16/keep-your-rosaries-off-my-deterrence/feed/ 31 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/02/24/ngs-missile-man-dies/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/02/24/ngs-missile-man-dies/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:24:26 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=13241 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/02/24/ngs-missile-man-dies/feed/ 1 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/02/09/qdrs-author-pushes-back/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/02/09/qdrs-author-pushes-back/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:25:52 +0000 Greg Grant http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=12977 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/02/09/qdrs-author-pushes-back/feed/ 35 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/02/05/payton-slams-space-firms-quality/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/02/05/payton-slams-space-firms-quality/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:44:24 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=12952 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/02/05/payton-slams-space-firms-quality/feed/ 24 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/02/01/mda-companies-quality-a-concern/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/02/01/mda-companies-quality-a-concern/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:01:01 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=12816 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/02/01/mda-companies-quality-a-concern/feed/ 18 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/29/paying-more-buying-less/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/29/paying-more-buying-less/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:55:51 +0000 Winslow Wheeler http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=12692 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/29/paying-more-buying-less/feed/ 42 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/27/qdr-kills-two-mtw-strategy-helos-uavs-are-stars/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/27/qdr-kills-two-mtw-strategy-helos-uavs-are-stars/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:10:06 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=12643 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/27/qdr-kills-two-mtw-strategy-helos-uavs-are-stars/feed/ 43 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/26/augustine-likes-space-debris-treaty/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/26/augustine-likes-space-debris-treaty/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:58:14 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=12610 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/26/augustine-likes-space-debris-treaty/feed/ 10 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/26/dod-dodges-budget-bullet/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/26/dod-dodges-budget-bullet/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:17:10 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=12580 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/26/dod-dodges-budget-bullet/feed/ 32 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/25/nga-analysts-go-to-haiti/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/25/nga-analysts-go-to-haiti/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:56:20 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=12562 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/25/nga-analysts-go-to-haiti/feed/ 5 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/21/gop-girds-for-tough-qdr-fight/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/21/gop-girds-for-tough-qdr-fight/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:55:55 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=12461 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/21/gop-girds-for-tough-qdr-fight/feed/ 48 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/20/back-away-from-gps-af-chief/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/20/back-away-from-gps-af-chief/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:11:39 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=12476 Editor's note: After speaking with an Air Force official, I've changed the headline on this story to better reflect Gen. Schwartz's focus on finding alternatives to GPS to be used when operating in denied environments.]]> http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/20/back-away-from-gps-af-chief/feed/ 28 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/19/spy-agency-charter-lost-in-space/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/19/spy-agency-charter-lost-in-space/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:09:51 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=12459 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/19/spy-agency-charter-lost-in-space/feed/ 7 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/13/open-up-u-s-tells-china/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/13/open-up-u-s-tells-china/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:40:27 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=12340 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/13/open-up-u-s-tells-china/feed/ 36 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/12/prc-missile-test-muddies-waters/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/12/prc-missile-test-muddies-waters/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:31:01 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=12284 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/12/prc-missile-test-muddies-waters/feed/ 14 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/11/arms-control-its-back-and-hot/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/11/arms-control-its-back-and-hot/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:08:01 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=12116 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/11/arms-control-its-back-and-hot/feed/ 4 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/12/31/what-to-watch-in-2010/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/12/31/what-to-watch-in-2010/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:04:35 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=12095 UPDATED: Veteran Pentagon Watcher Predicts Budget Gridlock if Gates Leaves And GOP Wins House and Heritage Analyst CommentsWe humbly offer a few events and trends to watch over the next two years, since one year is far too short in the defense world, as any budget weenie can tell you. What to watch: Gates on his way out the door; the November elections; the struggle in Af-Pak; the intelligence wars. First, Defense Secretary Robert Gates may leave. The rumors have been that he would go just before the next budget is announced.]]> http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/12/31/what-to-watch-in-2010/feed/ 74 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/12/03/nro-chief-confident-charter-on-track/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/12/03/nro-chief-confident-charter-on-track/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:49:48 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=11763 a document laying out new responsibilities for the maker and operator of the nation’s spy satellites. The document, known as the statement of principles, is all part of an effort by the national security leadership -- and pushed hard by NRO Director Bruce Carlson -- to improve the NRO's performance and accountability.]]> http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/12/03/nro-chief-confident-charter-on-track/feed/ 4 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/30/northrop-viirs-ahead-finally/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/30/northrop-viirs-ahead-finally/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:31:35 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=11644 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/30/northrop-viirs-ahead-finally/feed/ 4 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/20/analysts-warn-of-eroding-u-s-power/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/20/analysts-warn-of-eroding-u-s-power/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:02:34 +0000 Greg Grant http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=11545 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/20/analysts-warn-of-eroding-u-s-power/feed/ 139