SDFM The Business of Defense
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The last American prisoner in Iraq, a Hezbollah commander linked to the kidnapping deaths of four U.S. soldiers, was turned over to the Iraqi government Friday, the White House said. Republicans had wanted Daqduq prosecuted before a military tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay base in Cuba. The Obama administration had hoped a compromise would be to prosecute Daqduq in a first-of-its-kind military commission on U.S. soil. But the Iraqi government would not let the United States take Daqduq out of the country for trial, White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said.
January 02, 2012 -
The Air Force said Thursday it was investigating a photograph of a group of airmen posing with another airman pretending to be dead and lying in an open casket with a noose around his neck. An Air Force spokesman at the Pentagon, said the airmen in the photo are from Lackland Air Force Base in Texas and were attending training at Fort Lee, Va. In the photo, 15 airmen wearing military fatigues surround another airman in the casket has chains on his body and a noose around his neck.
January 02, 2012 -
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday the U.S. will continue to conduct intelligence operations from Afghanistan like the recent mission that led to the loss of a drone over Iran, and he gave an upbeat assessment of the unpopular war. During a news conference with with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Panetta sidestepped questions about the lost drone. Secretive details about the U.S. intelligence and surveillance efforts aimed at Iran were exposed.
January 02, 2012 -
A $5.5 billion upgrade to the Global Positioning System is closer to reality. A new generation of GPS satellites, called Block III is being tested. It\'s going to make military and civilian receivers more accurate, powerful and reliable. The Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. over sees the US GPS system. The Block III satellites are expected to allow military and civilian users to determine their position within 3 feet.
January 02, 2012 -
Michele Flournoy, the most senior female Pentagon official in history, told The Associated Press on Monday she is stepping down as the chief policy adviser to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. In an interview in her Pentagon office, Flournoy said she feels compelled to \"rebalance\" her personal life after three years in one of the most demanding national security jobs in Washington. \"By nature it is an all-consuming job and it does take a toll on the family,\" she said, adding that she considers her time as the undersecretary of defense for policy as \"probably the highlight of my professional life.\"
January 02, 2012 -
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says the Pakistani military, \"believe we did this intentionally.\" General Martin Dempsey, speaking during a question and answer session sponsored by the Atlantic Council in Washington, was referring to the NATO airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani troops two weeks ago. Dempsey said it\'s \"incomprehensible\"that they would believe that based on U.S. military relationship building efforts.
January 02, 2012 -
Robert F. Hale is the principal advisor to Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta on all budgetary and fiscal matters, including the development and execution of the Defense Department\'s annual budget of more than $600 billion.
December 27, 2011 -
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Pt. 1 - Top 10 Planning Rules for Managing Your Stock Options Pt. 2 - Wendy Ann Payne, Life Stage Transitions
December 27, 2011 -
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Executive Vice President, Global Head for Strategic Planning and Business Development, Thomson Reuters Mr. Rose is Executive Vice President, Global Head for Strategic Planning and Business Development for the Enterprise Division of Thomson Reuters. In…
December 21, 2011 -
Vice President and Director of Studies, Center for a New American Security Kristin Lord is Vice President and Director of Studies at the Center for a New American Security where she oversees the center’s research…
December 21, 2011