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NASA Scientists Battle Feds To Protect PrivacyWashington DC (SPX) Oct 01, 2010 Should scientists working as government contractors be forced to submit to unrestricted and intrusive background checks-even when their work is low risk, unclassified, and doesn't require security clearance? For 28 scientists and engineers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California, the answer is no. In 2007, they sued NASA to challenge the background checks as illegal and unjustified violations of their privacy. On October 3, 2007, the ... read more |
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Orlando FL (SPX) Sep 28, 2010The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has presented a required life cycle cost estimate to the three partner nations that proves the MEADS system design will significantly reduce the cost of ownership compared to air and missile defense systems that are currently fielded. MEADS will especially reduce operation and support (O and S) costs. Ordinarily, over two-thirds of the ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Sep 30, 2010 Indian defense scientists are investigating the failure of the surface-to-surface Prithvi-II ballistic missile, which remained on the launch pad during a trial in Chandipur, Orissa. Observers said the short-range Indian-developed, 4.6-ton nuclear-capable missile became enveloped in orange smoke and the launch was aborted, officials from the Defense Research and Development Organization ... more  
San Diego CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2010Northrop Grumman and Bell Helicopter have moved a significant step closer to being able to offer military users a vertical unmanned system that can ferry cargo - either internally or externally - over extended distances. On Sept. 17, the team applied external power for the first time to the main computers and associated subsystems for its new Fire-X medium-range vertical unmanned aerial sy ... more |
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Banquet for China's super-rich exceeds expectations: BuffettBeijing (AFP) Sept 30, 2010 US billionaire philanthropist Warren Buffett said Thursday a banquet he hosted with Bill Gates for China's super-rich had exceeded expectations, and insisted no one had been pressed to give to charity. Gates and Buffett, who have already persuaded 40 wealthy US individuals to hand over more than half of their fortunes, discussed charitable giving with Chinese business leaders at a dinner in a swanky Beijing hotel on Wednesday. "It exceeded my expectations when we met with those 50 people last ni ... read more |
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