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Trustworthy Cyberspace: Strategic Plan for the Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Program [Strategy]

By On 2012-06-05 · 1 Comment

Released in December of 2011 by the Executive Office of the President, the National Science and Technology Council provides direction in Trustworthy Cyberspace: Strategic Plan for the Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Program.  I find understanding this document helps clarify how the “Technology Doctrine” flows down through the government into the Department of Defense and [...]

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America’s Military – A Profession of Arms [Strategy]

By On 2012-06-02 · Leave a Comment

The foundation of the paper is based upon an “Old Soldier’s” quote: “Yours is the profession of arms, the will to win, the sure knowledge that in war there is no substitute for victory, that if you lose, the Nation will be destroyed, that the very obsession of your public service must be Duty, Honor, [...]

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U.S. Government-Wide and Department of Defense (DoD) Definitions of Research and Development (R&D) [Acquisition]

By On 2012-05-13 · Leave a Comment

  The RAND Corporation has an excellent summary of the U.S. Government-Wide and Department of Defense (DoD) Definitions of Research and Development (R&D).  This helps show the differences between the full government’s view and the DoD specific labeling (6.1, 6.2, 6.3…).  This break down in the definitions of R&D is also referred to as the Government’s “Color of [...]

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