Two combatant commanders this week lauded a yet-to-be-finalized move by Defense Department leaders to formally raise the priority of military security cooperation missions -- a development that could swell the ranks of U.S. forces tasked with beefing up indigenous security forces around the globe...
Jeff Staats EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Threats and Scenarios Panel of the Defense Science Board's Summer Study of Transnational Threats reviewed the transnational threat in the context of changes in the motivations, goals, capabilities, and trends of states, groups, and individuals. We concluded that the...
The Pentagon has approved a nearly $84 million payment to reimburse Jordan for providing military support to the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq in 2012 and 2013, the Defense Department's No. 2 official told lawmakers in a letter last month. In the Sept. 9 letter, Deputy Defense Secr...
While these goals and "ilities" can be accepted, they do not lend themselves to a quantifiable or rational assessment of programming languages. We needed to establish criteria which were sufficiently explicit, determining the capability but not necessarily the form of the language. Rigorous definition...
“It has been a problem,” said Mark Cancian, a retired Marine Corps colonel and senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies International Security Program. “DoD has not put out a lot of information. And they don't explain the data that they get out there.” ...
In October 2020, lululemon released its first-ever Impact Agenda, outlining social and environmental goals and multi-year strategies toward a more equitable, sustainable, and healthy future. The collaboration with Genomatica is one of several ways lululemon is bringing new, sustainable innovation to ...
While the final goals are to reduce costs and improve service, achieving these goals involve factors such as the following:a. Reaching DPS volume levels.b. Achieving and maintaining quality thresholds.c. Reducing office casing and strapping-out time.d. Ensuring that any increases in city carrier...
SECURITY COOPERATION ESSENTIAL TO DOD MISSION, DEPUTY SECRETARY SAYSAGENCY GROUP 09FDCH Regulatory Intelligence Database
The Defense Department favors a Senate proposal on the use of funds for a key security assistance team in Iraq rather than a House proposal that more narrowly limits the use of those funds. DOD lays out its views on the matter in a Dec. 2 appeals package sent to Congress and obtained ...
"U.S. cooperation with Russia to reach the goals of the Bratislava Nuclear Security Initiative has made the world a safer place," Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said in a statement released late last month.Todd JacobsonNuclear Weapons & Materials Monitor...