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Is the Military Losing its Top Talent?

Are DoD HR practices causing the military to lose its best and brighest? Are potential future leaders leaving the military for opportunites in Corporate America because it is more merit based? Read more and share your comments and opinions!


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Network Enabled Operations

Command and Control operates in near real-time with the rapid technological advances in battlefield communications. However, ensuring warfighters can operate effectively in a degraded environment is paramount to all missions and commanders intent.


Presented By: Gen James Mattis

Military Vehicle Development and Innovation

Military vehicles are in the forefront of OIF and OEF. The nature of these wars and the diverse terrain in the regions call for specialized vehicles to accomplish the mission. Improvements, upgrades, and innovation are advancing rapidly as a result.


Presented By: MSgt Gerald Morse

FBI Identity Management and Biometrics Programs

Safeguarding and varifying personal identity is becoming increasingly important in the digital age. Rising technologies are enabling agencies to find new ways to confirm and authenticate the identity of necessary individuals.


Presented By: James Loudermilk

Five Best Duty Stations

The military has many service locations around the globe, but here are IDGA's top five. Check out the comments from servicemembers stationed at these fantastic locations or leave a comment of your own. If you feel we missed a big one let us know!


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Automatic Identification Technologies
Contributor: Jeff Tazelaar
Posted: 9/2/2010

Automatic Identification Technologies - Jeff Tazelaar

Automatic Identification Technology (AIT) has been utilized by both government and commercial organizations for operational efficiencies within the four walls and between trading for decades.  The technologies included under the AIT umbrella include but are not limited to: barcode, radio frequency identification (RFID), real time location systems (RTLS), electronic article surveillance... Full Article

 
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Gaining Supply Chain Efficiencies: Operations Research for Management Innovation

Contributor: Gregory Parlier
Posted: 9/1/2010

Gaining Supply Chain Efficiencies: Operations Research for Management Innovation - Gregory Parlier

For two decades, the GAO has indicated that the Defense Department’s logistics management has been ineffective and wasteful, and that the Services lack strategic approaches and detailed plans to mitigate repair part shortages and improve overall inventory management. For the... Full Article

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Col Yori Escalante, USMC on Defeating IEDs by Defeating the Source

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Posted: 9/1/2010

Col Yori Escalante, USMC on Defeating IEDs by Defeating the Source

Col Yori R. Escalante, USMC discusses defeating IEDs by defeating the source at IDGA's Counter-IED summit in January 2010.  Col Escalante is the Deputy Director for Programs at the Dept of State Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement.  He details implementation of programs... Full Article

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Reconfigurable Antennas and the Military Applications with Prof Christos Christodoulou

Contributor: Nick Younker
Posted: 9/1/2010

Reconfigurable Antennas and the Military Applications with Prof Christos Christodoulou

Professor Christos Christodoulou, the director of the Aerospace Institute at the University of New Mexico, discusses reconfigurable antenna systems and their defense applications. He details photonics and RF to create more versatile systems as well as how to make antennas more durable in... Full Article

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