Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
FIA optical costs grow an order of magnitude, but schedule analytics barely estimate a 50% chance of delivery: but the IC funds projects at the expense of programs.
John R. “Buck” Surdu Ronald Reagan is credited with having said, “Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world. A veteran doesn’t have that problem.” This is the kind of quote that “fact checkers” on Internet like to debunk. Whether Regan said it or not, …
The Gap Study gains momentum, and we go down memory lane on a number of IC programs that exemplify how poor the acquisition record has been for a long time
Most Americans would prefer to think of China as a friendly nation with a different political and economic perspective of the world. That’s certainly how the current occupant of the White House sees China—at least, that is what he says publicly. Privately, he may have other reasons for viewing China and its autocratic leader, Xi …
NRO FIA program struggles amid acquisition nuances and spiraling costs that wipe out a decade worth of promising technology programs from ~2004-2008 to pay the bill.
Planes, Tanks, and Ships; The New Look of Modern Warfare, Bigger Doesn’t Mean Better
Digital imagery and digital signal processing become a “yuge deal,” the Army mans the DITB-DEMONS, and plans the TACIES System, later canceled by Richard Armitage leading to Desert Storm shortfalls.
Veterans, It’s Time to Keep Your Oath. America Needs Its Veteran Population to Stand Up Now More Than Ever America is in danger. If the economic devastation and cultural decay over the decades is not enough, their acceleration under the Biden administration should concern all who value liberty. Add to this a dedicated plan to destroy …
Why do we do the same things over and over? To quote Tevye from “Fiddler on the Roof” — Tradition!
NGA Director Lt Gen (USAF, Ret) James R. Clapper is fired by SECDEF Rumsfeld for not toeing the party line, USDI Cambone finesses moving a lot of agency funding over to the DNI/NIP while pressing the case that they should stay under DoD, the Murder of Tina Ricca has a ripple effect in the National Intelligence Community that leads to the discovery of the new NRO building and the firing of leadership
Defense Secretary Rumsfeld attempts to trump congress’ work on the Director of National Intelligence deliberations, USDI Dr. Stephen Cambone gets schooled on staffing and security guard Tina Ricca is murdered.
Government Malfeasance at Taxpayer Expense: Same as it Ever Was
U.S. government officials formulated policies allowing China to colonize every component of America’s research and development program, including the military.
I’m going to ask you to push yourself beyond all that you are and believe. I’m a staunch political conservative and I believe deeply in God, despite my fatal flaws. Every time I’m asked to look at something from another perspective, I learn to think more deeply about God and country and end up right …
In its 2016 Thirteenth Five-Year Plan, China, the Chinese Communist Party mandated the fusion of civilian and military research.
Ukraine Exposes China’s Green Lies; Carbon Neutrality is a Chinese Pipedream The 2015 Paris Agreement pushed communist China into a corner to some degree. While other nations grandly announced their nationally determined contributions to reducing greenhouse gases, China demurred on specifics until near the end of the time allotted for countries to develop their plans. The …
Drone Wars in Ukraine confirm predictions. The Russians now use a variety of drones, including Kamikaze versions, to destroy infrastructure across Ukraine.
The Ghost of Nikita Khrushchev Haunts Vladimir Putin to such an extent that if Vlad looks over his shoulder he sees Nikita.
The Chinese Communist Party has conducted what one could describe as a slow-motion invasion over decades, beginning with the “Opening” of China under Nixon.
The Tuskegee airmen overcame racism in the only way that actually works – by opening men’s hearts, one person at a time and one mission at a time.