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2010 Reference: The Pentagon, Information Operations, and Media Development

CIMA is pleased to release a new report, The Pentagon, Information Operations, and Media Development, by Peter Cary, a veteran journalist with extensive experience reporting about the U.S. military. As part of its post-9/11 strategy, the Department of Defense has launched a multi-front information war, both to support its troops on the ground and to …

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Journal: Pentagon Salad to Go With the Spagetti

Phi Beta Iota: Our newest Contributing Editor, Defense Dog (DefDog), thought to add to Chuck Spinney’s earlier sharing of the Pentagon spagetti charts by adding a touch of colorful salad–such good salad it has even been covered by WIRED Magazine. Read ‘Em All: Pentagon’s 193 Mind-Numbing Cybersecurity Regs NOTE:  The version at WIRED is High …

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Journal: Pentagon’s Hall of Mirrors Gets a Shine

The below article in Defense News explains how, in Loren Thompson’s words, the Pentagon is trying to embark on a “very important breakthrough” in its effort to determine how much weapons “should” cost.  Thompson also expressed concern that the Pentagon does not have the right technical skills to make “should cost” happen. Thompson’s suggestion that …

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Journal: Pentagon Financial System–Broken by Design

Earth to Pentagon: Follow the Freaking Money! David Isenberg, Huffington Post, 12 September 2010 Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq QUOTE FROM IG REPORT:   Early-on in the review, the staff identified one all-important, central element that is adversely affecting every facet of the OIG audit program — the DOD’s broken accounting system. This …

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Secrecy News Extract: Pentagon Tries Media Control

PENTAGON SEEKS “COORDINATION” OF MEDIA ACTIVITIES The Department of Defense last week increased its efforts to require that Department contacts with the media be monitored and approved by DoD public affairs officials. Secrecy News Comment: As a practical matter, the degree of control over DoD contacts with the media sought by the Pentagon may be …

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