By GUY BEN-ARI
In the past few weeks, criticism about America's foreign policy being outsourced to the private sector has resurfaced with a vengeance. From a new book, Allison Stanger's "One Nation Under Contract," to columns by Tom Friedman and Tom Barnett, leading thinkers are raising alarms about the sharp increases in government contracts to the private sector from the Department of Defense, the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). ... full story
By MICHAEL McCARTHY
The recently passed fiscal 2010 U.S. National Defense Authorization act initially contained a mandate for the Department of Defense to study thorium, a radioactive metal found abundantly in the United States that could change the future of nuclear energy. The initial section called for the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to "jointly carry out a study on the use of thorium-liquid fueled nuclear reactors for naval power needs." ... full story
In the defense industry, innovation is the coin of the realm. Defense firms compete around the clock to develop platforms and programs that advance warfare capabilities to the next generation and beyond. ... full story
By JOHN O. KING
Having managed all the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Joint Strike Fighter money for more than a few years, and having headed up the first special joint budget review of the JSF program back in 2000, I have a special perspective on the JSF second engine issue and the need for competition. ... full story
The Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program is ready to test a few components that soldiers may have in their hands by 2010.
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