Solar Storms: What Do You Do When the Sun Attacks?
It’s tough enough being an emergency manager. On any given day an industrial accident, a flood, a tornado, a major …
Military & Security News
SOCOM Seeks Medium Range Precision Strike System (MRPSS)
Just seven months after announcing its interest in a new Short Range Precision Strike System (SRPSS) for U.S. Special Operations …
FEMA Responds to Deadly Outbreak of Tornadoes
As February 2012 ended and March 2012 began, severe weather spawned a deadly tornado outbreak in communities across Illinois, Missouri, …
Interview With W. Craig Fugate
There are few jobs in the world that hold the responsibility for responding when everything goes wrong. Be it a …
U.S. Army’s High Efficiency Lethal Mechanisms (HELMech) Program Seeks ‘Ultra Lethal’ Capabilities
The U.S. Army Project Manager for Combat Ammunition Systems (PM CAS), based at Picatinny Arsenal N.J., is exploring capabilities from …
Mexico’s Drug War Next Door
According to published reports, Mexican drug cartels clear some $30 billion a year on marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine moved …
U.S. Navy’s Railgun Program on Track
The U.S. Navy took another step closer toward arming a warship with an electromagnetic railgun.
Tom Boucher, railgun test director …
Does “Monkey Business” Matter Anymore?
For as long as I can remember, election time has been called the “silly season.” It’s that time of year …
Modernized Expanded Capacity Vehicle (HMMWV MECV) Program is Another Budget Victim
In another concrete example of the new emerging procurement environment, industry teams earned “applause,” and little else, for their multi-million …
USCG District 5: Safeguarding the Mid-Atlantic Region
The Coast Guard first assumed responsibility for protecting the nation’s living marine resources (LMR) in 1894 when members of the …