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National Defense July 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Navy Will Have 25,000 Fewer Sailors by 2007 With retention rates at an all-time high, the U.S. Navy is trying to figure out how to go about downsizing its ranks by 25,000 people while simultaneously upgrading sailors' skills.
National Defense January 2008 Alan L. Gropman	Industrial College of the Armed Forces: A Primer ICAF is located at Fort McNair, in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to prepare selected military and civilians for strategic leadership and success in developing national security strategy and in evaluating, marshalling, and managing resources in the execution of that strategy.
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.
National Defense December 2009 Stew Magnuson	Integrating Civilian Agencies Into Military Operations Remains Difficult The United States' "whole government" approach to rebuilding war-torn nations is nevertheless moving forward.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2008	U.S. Army Uses Law Enforcement Associates' Under-Vehicle Inspection Systems in Iraq LEA's surveillance equipment is being used to enhance security for both military and civilian personnel in one of the world's most dangerous settings.
InternetNews June 26, 2006 Roy Mark	Latest Breach Hits Navy The U.S. Navy is notifying as many as 28,000 in the latest government failure to protect personal data.
National Defense April 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	Changes to Military Strategy, In Time for the Next War Iraq is far from over, but the Defense Department is already rewriting military doctrine so that forces are adequately trained and ready for another Iraq-like conflict years or decades from now.
National Defense September 2011 Fumiko Hedlund	Navy to Invest $100 Million In STEM Education The Navy will increase its investment in science, technology, engineering and math education programs from $54 million to $100 million, Secretary of the Navy Raymond Mabus recently announced.
National Defense May 2006 Perry & Flournoy	The U.S. Military: Under Strain And at Risk In the current debate over the nation's defense strategy and spending priorities, many have forgotten that the ground forces are under enormous strain. This strain, if not soon relieved, will have highly corrosive effects on the force.
National Defense November 2004	Washington Pulse Civilians Also Need `Joint' Training... Navy Will Push to Keep 12 Aircraft Carriers... What's on the Air Force Chief's Mind... Army Ponders Spending Priorities... etc.
National Defense May 2005 Harold Kennedy	Army Guard, Reserves Confront Long-Term Personnel Problems Of particular concern is the development of new leaders. An Army Reserve chief, recently estimated shortages of 5,000 captains and 7,000 other officers in spite of a strengthened recruitment effort.
National Defense September 2004 Harold Kennedy	At War, Navy Finds New Uses for Reserve Forces As part of its effort to reduce the strain of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Navy is moving to integrate its 83,000 reservists into active-duty operations. "We are moving away from the `weekend-warrior' culture," said Vice Adm. John G. Cotton, chief of the Naval Reserve.
National Defense June 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	Cries of 'Hollow Military' Stifle Rational Debate on Future Spending President Obama has called for $400 billion in Pentagon cuts over the next 12 years, and to some defense officials and lawmakers, this is just the opening salvo of a campaign to tear down the U.S. military.
Financial Advisor February 2010 Gail Liberman	Military Security Holly Petraeus fights a war on American soil against financial rip-offs and naivete plaguing U.S. Service members.
National Defense May 2015 Eoyang & Freeman	Why the U.S. Must Reform The Military Personnel System If our military hopes to continue employing the best and brightest, it needs to consider fundamentally changing the military personnel system, not merely tinker with pay and benefits.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2011 Travis Hoium	Solar Power May Be Asked to Protect and Serve The U.S. Army is making a big push for renewable energy, and it's a smarter move than you may think.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2007 Rich Duprey	Another Tough Payday for the Military Despite persistent pay gaps for the military, legislative fixes exacerbate short-term funding problems.
Parameters Autumn 2004 Michael O'Hanlon	The Need to Increase the Size of the Deployable Army The possibility exists that large numbers of active-duty troops and reservists may soon leave the service rather than subjecting themselves to a life continually on the road. The seriousness of the worry cannot be easily established.
National Defense December 2005 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Military Not the Only Solution To Gaps in Disaster Response At a time of tightening budgets and competing priorities for defense and homeland security funds, one of the most contentious issues being debated at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill is whether the Defense Department should take primary responsibility in disaster response and relief operations.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2011 Chris Birk	Military Families Find Signs of Progress in the Fight Against Financial Exploitation Those who make great sacrifices are often targeted by the unscrupulous. That may be changing.
National Defense April 2013 D'Agostino & Bradel	Ban on Officers Serving on Boards Expands The Department of Defense recently expanded the scope of its prohibition on certain military officers serving on the board of directors of an entity, including any non-profit, which conducts department business or otherwise focuses on military personnel.
IEEE Spectrum December 2008 Kieron Murphy	Below the Radar The untold story of how the U.S. Navy trained thousands of radar operators in World War II.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2005 Brian Gorman	Is Defense Safe? Recent news from the Pentagon looks positive for the industry, but investors shouldn't be quick to assume they've dodged a bullet.
BusinessWeek March 13, 2008 Jane Porter	Even the Brass Is Hitting the Books Why the military sends its high-ranking officers to B-school.
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 Bruce Nussbaum	Clark: What's Wrong with U.S. Policy in Iraq His new book, Winning Modern Wars: Iraq, Terrorism and the American Empire, is, in effect, Clark's campaign manifesto, providing insights into what he believes and what he would do as Commander-in-Chief.
National Defense April 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	Amid Political Backlash, Pentagon Pushes Forward With Green Energy Military and civilian defense officials responsible for green initiatives increasingly are flummoxed and frustrated by the demonization of renewable energy. When did efforts to save lives and money become cheap partisan fodder?
National Defense September 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Reform Agenda Targets Acquisition Workforce The Pentagon's cadre of "professional shoppers" could see a wave of reforms in the coming years, as the Defense Department remains under unrelenting pressure to fix its buying practices.
Job Journal August 3, 2003 Rich Heintz	Get a Jump on Your Future in Today's Military The Pentagon's newest recruitment campaign emphasizes career skills.
Salon.com August 7, 2000 Joshua Micah Marshall	Trigger finger Bush slams Clinton for a weak military. The military begs to differ.
National Defense January 2007 Tyrone C. Taylor	Pentagon, First Responders Share Communications Needs The military and civilian emergency responder communities share an overlapping need for enhanced communication technologies.
National Defense March 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Enjoy Your Money While You Can ... More than any other service, the Army has relied on Iraq-war funding to refurbish vehicles and acquire new hardware. However, if history is any guide, money only lasts as long as there are troops under fire.
Financial Advisor July 2004 Raymond Fazzi	Combat Readiness For Financial Advisors Military personnel are in much need of financial advice.
National Defense December 2009 Stew Magnuson	New Civilian Force To Conduct Stability Operations The force will draw personnel from the Departments of State, Justice, Agriculture, Homeland Security, Treasury, Commerce, Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Parameters Winter 2003/2004 Richard D. Hooker, Jr.	Soldiers of the State: Reconsidering American Civil-Military Relations Far from overstepping its bounds, America's military operates comfortably within constitutional notions of separated powers, participating appropriately in defense and national security policymaking with due deference to the principle of civilian control.
Salon.com February 24, 2001 Daryl Lindsey	More embarrassing revelations for the Navy A leaked internal report acknowledges that civilians onboard the USS Greeneville may have played a role in the crash that killed nine...
National Defense January 2007 Grace Jean	China's Defense Build-up Merits Closer Attention From Navy, Say Analysts China has been beefing up its military might, and the rapid growth of its navy, in particular, is creating disagreements in the Defense Department over whether such a build-up ought to be perceived as a threat to U.S. interests in the Pacific.
National Defense May 2007 Robert H. Williams	Enhanced Communication-Information Centers Fielded U.S. military leaders in South Korea have received new command center technologies that were developed by the project manager of Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems.
HBS Working Knowledge December 20, 2010 Sarah Jane Gilbert	Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround In their new book, The Big Ditch, Harvard Business School professor Noel Maurer and economic historian Carlos Yu discuss the complicated history of the Panama Canal.
Popular Mechanics October 23, 2009 Erik Sofge	Night-Time High-Wire Act Becomes Tragic Helicopter Crash One service member was killed, and eight injured, when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed into a naval vessel off the coast of Virginia last night.
National Defense December 2003 Harold Kennedy	To Ease Deployments, Army Revamps Way It Runs Bases Seeking to ease longstanding problems exacerbated by frequent troop deployments to fight the war on terrorism, the U.S. Army is reorganizing the way that it runs its military bases across the United States and around the world.
National Defense December 2004 Michael Peck	'America's Army' Fan Base Expanding At least half a million video-game aficionados each month play what has become a successful military recruiting tool: America's Army.
National Defense October 2004 Harold Kennedy	Forces Under Stress The Special Operations Command is struggling to retain its most experienced personnel while it moves to fill a growing role in the U.S. war against terrorism.
Job Journal December 11, 2005 Lacy Salter	Enlist in a Future Career The armed forces offer a wide array of benefits and jobs that translate to the civilian sector.
National Defense April 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	International Arms Sales, for Now, Remain Business-As-Usual "We are watching" closely events unfolding in various countries, said Rear Admiral Joseph W. Rixey, director of the Navy International Programs Office.
Salon.com March 22, 2001 Suzy Hansen	Our wolves in uniform A novelist tells how U.S. sailors take Thai sex tours on the taxpayer's dime, and the Christian right cries foul.
Information Today May 29, 2014	EBSCO Database Offers Resources for Military Members EBSCO Information Services' new Military Transition Support Center is a resource that families and members of the military can use during their transition to civilian life.
National Defense October 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	Pentagon Should Think Twice Before It Cuts Ground Forces, Historians Warn In the wake of every conflict since World War II, ground troops have been declared obsolete. And each time, the prognosticators have been wrong, says military historian John C. McManus.
Entrepreneur October 2005 Mark Henricks	Joining the Ranks Returning veterans are proving to be powerful new hires.
National Defense July 2006	It Does Not Pay to Be `Too Relevant' Skyrocketing War Costs Are Putting Pressure on the Pentagon... Politicians Should Help the Troops... Military Must Learn to Live With Contractors... Navy Making Tough Calls in Aviation...
National Defense September 2006 Lawrence P. Farrell	In the Navy, Research Sails Forward Like the other military services, the Navy is undergoing a transformation in its war-fighting concepts, tactics and strategy. For the Navy, this means turning more attention to littoral areas and preparing to conduct a broad array of unconventional anti-terrorism operations.