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object and purpose of the action. The affected defense contractor Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon was already target of cyber espionage: In April 2009, a 1.4-terabyte file was stolen, which was the largest at the time, weapons project of the United States to content: Plans of the 300-billion dollar " Joint Strike Fighters "who now call" is produced F-35 Lightning II "-Tarnkappen fighter jet (WSJ report). "It may well be that the attacker wanted to catch a few more information," says the German…

One potential issue for Congress outlined by Andrew Feickert is the question of alternatives to Combatant Commands (COCOMs) (Feichert, 63). Citing COCOMs as a Cold War relic and militarized approach relevant for conflicts with known state actors and conventional forces, an alternative more suited to the current environment are Joint Interagency Organizations (Ibid.). Placing a strongly credentialed civilian in charge and answerable to the National Security Council (NSC), with a 4-star general as…

Parameters (KPPs) are met. Acquisition programs redesigned and in some instances canceled if they fall short of meeting the pre-determined thresholds. It is essential that the major acquisitions programs be closely monitored and managed in order to state within the established criteria and guidelines. It is important to note, that because of the magnitude of costs associated with these programs that Congress keeps a close view and will often challenge those programs that have become excessive…

Case Study 2. This week’s case study requires that we analyze and discuss the Step Up to Law Enforcement program, which targets the recruiting of women for careers in law enforcement. Our textbook states: “women represent only 11.2 percent of all sworn law enforcement personnel in the United States.” (Walker & Katz, 2013, p. 147) Military figures are not much different than in law enforcement. In 2013, the pentagon released a report that showed that women in the military only accounted for 14…

Planning a Career in the United States Armed Forces Are you very patriotic, like to travel, want job security and believe in the Constitution of our nation? Walter Reuther is quoted “There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow men. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater satisfaction than to have done it well.” If you said yes to the above question or the quote sounds like you, consider a career in the United States Armed Forces. In my essay I will…

Chemical Corps. The Road Travelled The Civil Support Team Asymmetric Engagements aren’t a new topic for the United States. Since the early part of the 1960’s America has had to deal with this threat in some form or fashion. Civil disturbances of the 1960’s, the frequency of terrorist acts in the 1970’s, illegal drug use in the 1980’s. The 1995 bombing in Oklahoma City, no one will…

These proposed changes would affect all segments of the active duty military, their reserve components, anyexisting and future weapons systems, the civilian DOD workforce andall logistic and administration components of the Department of Defense. The next set of changes would be on the level of second order change, would transform the organization and basically alter the nature of the organization. With second order change, the need for major organizational change found eight commonly…

WHAT IS COMMON CORE? The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) was created by a group of governors and implemented in 2010 to reform the United States education system (Mark Sulzer, 2014). The CCSS was created to develop standards for what students, K-12, need to know in each grade to be ready for college and a future career. “These standards communicate what is expected at each grade level, placing students, parents, teachers and school administrators on the same page” (Susan Neuman, 2013). The…

The events of September 11th, 2001 changed the duties and beliefs of the national government forever. After the largest breach on national security of the 21st century, the national government responded strongly and swiftly. Under President Bush, the Patriot Act was easily passed through both houses of Congress, and has since then been reauthorized multiple other times (NSA Surveillance). The powers and responsibilities of the National Security Agency were also drastically altered to fit the…

The world is experiencing rapid changes in the security sector and this has alarmed the United States Army to seek various ways through which it can transform itself to meet the global security needs. More operations have been carried out in the previous decade and therefore this is a clear evidence that global environment is changing and even tighter operations shall be required in the near future. In this regard, the position of the US Army could be best understood using the contemporary…