Concerned U.S. Officials Seek to Curb China’s Rare Earth Dominance
Alarmed over China’s dominance of rare earths critical for U.S. defense and civilian technology, several federal and state officials are …
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Personnel Costs: The Pentagon’s Elephant in the Room
If it’s not the largest enterprise in the world, it’s close, says Raymond DuBois, the former defense under secretary and …
Odyssey Dawn: U.S. Joins Coalition Partners to Establish a No-fly Zone Over Libya
The United States has joined with coalition partners to establish a no-fly zone over Libya in response to a United …
Not There Yet: The 2011 Defense Budget
As the 112th Congress convened on Jan. 5, 2011, the Department of Defense (DoD) – like all of the federal …
Tantalum Supplies Tighten
A little-known provision of the sweeping Dodd-Frank financial reform law that passed the U.S. Congress last year has aggravated a …
Pentagon Targets Molycorp for Crucial Rare Earths
Faced with higher Chinese export restrictions for critical rare earth elements, Pentagon officials are pinning their hopes on a California …
China’s Restrictions Ignite Rare Earth Market
China’s recent decision to limit exports of rare earths considered essential for U.S. defense systems has caused a global government …
Kratos Defense Acquires Herley Industries
Just a few months ago, Herley Industries Inc. executives were briefing financial analysts on the health of the defense contractor …
SRA Poised to Become Acquisition Target
A fast-growing provider of information technology (IT) services to the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security with a penchant for …
John D. Gresham and Dwight Jon Zimmerman Interviewed on Fox About Their Book Uncommon Valor
Regular Faircount Media Group and Defense Media Network writers John D. Gresham and Dwight Jon Zimmerman were interviewed on Fox …