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• Middle East Collaborating With West in Army Defense Logistics Army services in the Middle East are working with various western organisations for their military defense operations. Companies from the west are heading over to get involved with the Middle East defense market, as they recognise the region's potential.   From West to East   This was recently highlighted by Thales’ announcement that it is looking to enter the Iraq def....Read more

  Contributor:  IDGA Editorial Staff Tags: Middle East Logistics | Military Logistics | Army Logistics 05/28/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• Gaining Supply Chain Efficiencies: Operations Research for Management Innovation 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 US Army, this problem is directly related to a persistent inability to link inventory investment levels and policies wit....Read more

  Contributor:  Gregory Parlier Tags: Military Logistics | Defense Logistics | Single Army Logistics Enterprise 09/01/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• SALE: Ensuring the Supply Chain isn’t Broken
  

  What strategies will effectively integrate business processes across the Army and supply chain? What are the best methods for supply chain management that can be taken from the private sector? Carlos Morrison, Corporate information Office Army G4 discusses the Single Army Logistics Enterprise (SALE) initiative and its ability to give the Army auditable processes. He also sheds light on the GCSS-Army, a k....Read more

  Contributor:  Marissa Alvord
  Tags: Single Army Logistics Enterprise | SALE | Supply Chain Mannagement
  05/11/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• Mission Command Waterview Conference Center, Arlington, VA June 10 - 12 2013   June 10 Register Now | View Agenda | Learn More

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• Automatic Identification Technologies 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 (EAS), contac....Read more

  Contributor:  Jeff Tazelaar Tags: RFID | Military Logistics | Defense Logistics 09/02/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• Program Office Pitfalls When Crafting A PBL BCA Type II Study Virtually all ACAT I weapon systems require a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Business Case Analysis (BCA) to be performed in order to recommend to the Program Manager (PM) the Product Support Enterprise construct that will provide the Government with the “best value” for efficiently and effectively managing the processes employed during the Sustainment Stage of the lifecycle of the system.....Read more

  Contributor:  Ron Giuntini Tags: Military Logistics | PBL | Performance Based Logistics 08/04/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• 	Military Logistics and the increasing use of COTS components with Ron Giuntini Mr. Ron Giuntini, Chief Executive Officer of Giuntini & Company, Inc., discusses changing paradigms in the world of military logisitcs.  The irregular wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and rapid advancements in technology have forced changes in the way the military handles resupply and
  Contributor:   Nick Younker Tags: Military Logistics | Military Supply | Commercial-off-the-Shelf components 05/07/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• 	Avionics Support and Logistics with Brendan Cadogan Brendan Cadogan, Head of Support Solutions with SELEX Galileo, discusses aviation lifecycle sustainment.  He details best practices in working with contractors and customers in order to provide the best aviation logistics support for military aircraft.  He also talks implementing an Integrated
  Contributor:   Nick Younker Tags: Aviation Lifecycle Management | Defense Logistics | Military Logistics 09/07/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• 	Single Army Logistics Enterprise: Implementation and lessons learned from the private sector What are the best methods for tracking assets? Find out about how the US Army is using the Single Army Logistics Enterprise to improve logistics visibility, accountability, and interoperability in this IDGA exclusive interview with Carlos Morrison, Director, Corporate  Information Office, Army G4.
  Contributor:   Marissa Alvord Tags: Logistics | Single Army Logistics Enterprise | SALE 05/04/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• Addressing the Historic ILS Elements: IPS Achieving Full Integration Meeting warfighters’ logistical needs is a top priority in fiscal 2012 – thus, it is more important than ever that the processes for logistical support and sustainment be optimized and fully integrated. In this IDGA preview interview, David Floyd of the Center for Logistics and Sustainment, Defense Acquisition University, examines the role of a product support manager, and identifies the....Read more

  Contributor:  Chris Archer Tags: military logistics | Logistics and sustainment | david floyd 04/11/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• The ‘Grey Haze’ of NAVSUP: Examining ERP and the Global Supply Chain
  

  Rear Admiral Mark Heinrich, Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command, USN, believes the worlds most dynamic, agile, and successful supply chain is managed by the Department of Defense. In the following interview, he explores the current priorities for NAVSUP, and provides comprehensive insightson the Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) solution. Furthermore RADM Heinrich discusses what is required to mai....Read more

  Contributor:  Mark Heinrich
  Tags: Logistics | Military Logistics | Military Sustainment
  12/10/2012  12:00:00 AM EST

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• US Strives For Enhanced Military Communication and Military Logistics with JTRS The US military announced that it had developed a new software communications architecture for its joint tactical radio system (JTRS), aimed at providing additional flexibility and capability for the various platforms operating within the program. It is the latest step in the Department of Defense's efforts to create an integrated network of radio systems using cutting-edge radio waveform techno....Read more

  Contributor:  IDGA Editorial Staff Tags: JTRS | Joint Tactical Radio System | JPEO JTRS 02/18/2010  12:00:00 AM EST

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• Modular Militarization: A Perspective on Continuing and Future Perspectives Recently, there has been a video produced regarding a Russian weapons firm creating and marketing a hidden missile capability or “missiles in a box.” Specifically the Club-K as it is currently being referred to. Since these systems most likely don’t exist….yet, speculations of capabilities and uses as well as scenarios are strictly academic. “Missiles in a box” i....Read more

  Contributor:  Jason Verdugo Tags: Military Modular Systems | Club-K | Sea-based Missiles 05/05/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• DOD Advances Cloud Computing Usage In October, the US Defense Information Service Agency (DISA), part of the American Department of Defense (DoD), released the latest version of its cloud computing infrastructure after first launching it a year previously.   Race infrastructure   Rapid Access Computing Environment, or Race, is an accessible and scalable platform which uses virtualisation and the "nearly unli....Read more

  Contributor:  IDGA Editorial Staff Tags: Military Cloud Computing | DoD | DoD computer systems 11/30/2009  12:00:00 AM EST

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• The Fiery Crucible of Night Vision Systems
  

  The challenges in the area of Night Vision technologies and products remain constant in order to achieve greater mission capabilities. IDGA Editor Chris Archer speaks with Dr. Joseph Estrera, Senior VP & Chief Technology Officer, L-3 Electro-Optical Systems, about the current state of the Night Vision market, technology advancement and the need for reduced SWaP!   IDGA - What’s goi....Read more

  Contributor:  Joseph Estrera
  Tags: Christopher Archer | Dr Joseph Estrera | Night Vision Systems
  04/22/2011  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• Canada's Force Protection and Offensive Operations Comments provided by BGen J.B. Bruce Ploughman, Chief of Staff, Canadian Expeditionary Force Command, Canada National Defence. Can you highlight some of the main uses of UAS in the Afghan theater – what did the Manley report highlight about Canada’s use of UAS in conflict?  As could be expected, the UAS were in general terms used for both defensive (force protection) and offensiv....Read more

  Contributor:  IDGA Editorial Staff Tags: uav | unmanned aerial systems | unmanned vehicle systems 11/21/2011  12:00:00 AM EST

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• The Looming Specter of Cyber Warfare: Deprivations and Social Breakdowns Keeping your finger on the pulse of evolving cyber threats is very difficult as they change so frequently and abruptly. In the following interview,  IDGA’s @DefenseInsider explores the current and future landscape of cyber warfare with Scott Borg, CEO of the Cyber Consequences Unit. Chris Archer asks how cyber warfare will affect defense in the future and what’s being done to ensure the ....Read more

  Contributor:  Chris Archer Tags: Cyber Warfare | Cyber Security | Scott Borg 04/10/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• GAO Examines DoD's Supply Chain
  

  GAO advises Congress and the heads of executive agencies to include DOD about ways to make government more efficient, effective, ethical, equitable and responsive. In 2011, GAO found that DOD had taken steps to mitigate some of the challenges concerning supplying the warfighter in Afghanistan, but it continues to face several  challenges  in delivering and maintaining visibility of supplies and....Read more

  Contributor:  Zina Merritt
  Tags: Military Logistics | Military Sustainment | GAO
  11/27/2012  12:00:00 AM EST

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• RFID Tagging: Lessons learned from the commercial sector
  

  How is RFID tagging overcoming issues with shipping inaccuracies? How will RFID tagging reduce costs associated with claims and improper transactions? Justin Patton, University of Arkansas, RFID Laboratory discusses how RFID tagging is tackling the issue of shipping accuracy and reducing costs. He also discusses the 60 use cases for RFID value in the supply chain. [eventPDF] As part of the Milita....Read more

  Contributor:  Marissa Alvord
  Tags: Logistics | Total Asset Visibility | RFID
  05/16/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• 	AMC on Anticipating Logistical Requirements This IDGA exclusive interview features Colonel Bradford Nelson, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence within the Army Materiel Command. In an era of persistent conflict, Colonel Nelson highlights the ways in which AMC is anticipating intelligence requirements and what it means to maintain a strategic edge
  Contributor:   Chris Archer Tags: Military Logistics | Colonel Bradford Nelson | Army Materiel Command 04/30/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

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