Need to Know: 11/06/2009
by John Little on 6/11/2009Adobe is Bad for Open Government
They have their place, but in terms of transparency and openness, I’m afraid they do more harm than good. Relying on them only yields frustration from the people who use the data government publishes the most, and they should be considered a bell or a whistle on top of the foundation that an agency should do to be fully transparent: putting data online, obeying the 8 principles of Open Data to the fullest extent.
Simulator helps attack controllers train
The JTAC Virtual Trainer is a system of training applications and simulators providing joint terminal attack controllers with an opportunity to hone their aircraft-control skills in a field environment with pilots in aircraft simulators that could be located anywhere in the world, said Phil Shevis, who works in the operations office of Joint Forces Command’s joint training directorate.
Airforce commander calls for harmonious use of space, air
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) air force commander Xu Qiliang on Friday called for peaceful and harmonious use of the space and air by the world’s air forces.
“Horse Soldiers”—Book Review, War Review
Fantastic because of how the writer, Doug Stanton, brilliantly and in gritty, sometimes grisly detail describes the unprecedented actions of a band of American Special Forces heroes who rode into Afghanistan after 9/11 during the opening days of what is now the Afghanistan War.
RMAF Seeks China’s Logistic Support For Sukhoi Fighters
Malaysia is strengthening its military air ties with China and has sought the assistance of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in maintenance and logistics support for Malaysia’s fleet of Sukhoi SU-30 fighter jets.
Three men arrested in Bosnia on suspicion of terrorism
The suspects were identified as Rijad Rustempasic, Abdulah Handzic and Edis Velic, followers of the radical Islamic Wahhabi movement that encourages intolerance of other ethnic groups and religions. They had been arrested in March 2008, also on suspicion of terrorism.
Death toll from U.S. base shooting up to 13
The death toll left by an army psychiatrist who went on a shooting rampage at a U.S. military base in Texas rose to 13 on Friday, U.S. media reported.
Horror at Fort Hood Inspires Horribly Predictable Islamophobia
It should be understood that to assume a follower of Islam who engages in violence is a jihadist is every bit as absurd to assume that every follower of Christianity who attacks others is a crusader.
We’re Heading For A New Cold War, Argues Futurist
Written in 20 year increments, The Next 100 Years by George Friedman looks out over our coming century, with an eye towards geopolitics and international power. In the next twenty years, Friedman predicts that the global war on terror, which he terms the US-Jihadist war, will be winding down, a smaller conflict that will have little consequence after all is said and done.
ManTech, QinetiQ NA name new hires to key posts
ManTech chose Sally Sullivan as executive vice president for business development to lead the company’s business growth in the Defense Department, intelligence community and throughout the federal government, while QinetiQ hired Mary Craft as senior vice president for national systems in the Mission Solutions Group.
What is cyberterrorism? Even experts can’t agree
The government has failed to convene its various departments to forge a single definition. The FBI alone has published three distinct definitions of cyber-terrorism: “Terrorism that initiates…attack[s] on information” in 1999, to “the use of Cyber tools” in 2000 and “a criminal act perpetrated by the use of computers” in 2004. Other government agencies responsible for responding to cyberattacks, such as the Department of Defense, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Infrastructure Protection Center, Drug Enforcement Agency, National Homeland Security Agency, and the Department of Justice have each created their own definitions.
Two charged in Massachusetts terrorism case
The suspects’ plans to carry out terror attacks were reportedly thwarted when they were unable to obtain automatic weapons.
General Dynamics To Develop New High-Speed Encryptor For The NSA
The KG-530 will secure very large image, data and video files, classified up to and including Top Secret, that travel through U.S. military and government networks.
Ex-spy’s daughter at funeral: I’m not ashamed of you
Kalmanovich was born in Lithuania in 1947 and moved to Israel with his Zionist family in 1971. According to foreign reports, Kalmanovich agreed to join the KGB as a sleeper agent in exchange for an immigration permit.
Worth Watching: IOLink, FtHoodShootings
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