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Parameters Summer 2005 Cebrowski & Raymond	Operationally Responsive Space: A New Defense Business Model As the major defense power in the world, the United States military must dare to compete with itself to ensure sustained advantage. We must set our own standards. Space has long been an arena of American dominance. That must continue.
National Defense November 2010 Stew Magnuson	Basic Research Suffers as Pressure Mounts to Respond to 'Wars of the Month' The drumbeat from the top echelons of the Pentagon has been clear: Put technologies in the hands of soldiers, marines, airmen and sailors that can help them win today's wars.
IEEE Spectrum November 2008 Robert N. Charette	What's Wrong with Weapons Acquisitions? Escalating complexity, a shortage of trained workers, and crass politicization mean that most programs to develop new military systems fail to meet expectations.
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National Defense November 2010 Grace V. Jean	Military Scientists Breathe Sigh of Relief: No Budget Crunch Ahead The Pentagon's budget may be under fire, but fortunately for military scientists, the department's annual $2 billion investment in basic research is expected to enjoy immunity.
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Parameters Winter 2005/2006 George R. Mastroianni	Occupations, Cultures, and Leadership in the Army and Air Force The relatively recent separation of the Air Force from the Army, coupled with the rapid rise of the Air Force as a powerful, independent institution offers a unique opportunity to explore the organizational cultures of these two services, and to better understand the implications of culture on leadership styles in each of the services.
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Parameters Winter 2005/2006 Christopher M. Schnaubelt	After the Fight: Interagency Operations The situation in Iraq may not be nearly as dire as some pundits and much of the media would have the American public believe, but there is certainly a long way to go.
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Parameters Autumn 2006 Michael R. Melillo	Outfitting a Big-War Military with Small-War Capabilities Unfortunately, it took the tragedy of 9/11 and the challenges posed by an adaptive enemy for the U.S. to realize it was not prepared to fight war on terms other than its own choosing.
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Information Today October 8, 2009 Nancy Herther	Elsevier's New SciVal Products Target Academic Accountability and Strategic Planning SciVal is a pioneering suite of research tools that helps researchers evaluate, establish and execute research strategies more effectively.
National Defense March 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Raise Stirs Questions on `Fair Pay' A proposed 2.2 percent pay raise for military personnel (the same raise that the Bush administration recommended for civilian workers) raised eyebrows in Washington. Giving equal salary increments to military and civilians, critics argue, implies that the Pentagon is failing to reward the dangerous work that troops are doing in Iraq.
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