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Enthusiasm Growing at Pentagon for OTAs DEFENSE DEPARTMENT 2/4/2021 Army photo This is part four of a five-part special report on the health of the U.S. defense industrial base.  The National Defense Industrial Association’s second annual Vital Signs report on the health of the U.S. defense industrial base was released Feb. 2. To download a copy, please click HERE. The Pentagon is using special contracting mechanisms to try to promote innovation and bring nontraditional partners into the acquisition fold.  The use of one of them — other transaction a...

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT 2/2/2021 iStock illustration This is part two of a five-part special report on the health of the U.S. defense industrial base.  The National Defense Industrial Association’s second annual Vital Signs report on the health of the U.S. defense industrial base was released Feb. 2. To download a copy, please click HERE. The defense industry could be on the cusp of further consolidation as contractors look to bolster their business portfolios and access to innovation through mergers and acquisitions, analysts say. M&A has been a long-term t...

How This Father-Son Duo Ended Up With Two of the Rawest Porsche 911s Jon Harper © Jon Harper After Steve Diament drove his son Austin's 996 GT3, he knew he needed one for himself. This story starts like so many of mine, with a chance encounter on a mountain road. I had pulled off on a dirt overlook high above the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, taking a moment to soak in the natural beauty. I’ve often driven the roads running from the San Fernando Valley over the hill to the PCH and the ocean, but this was new territory for me; I was exploring some of the lesser-known ro...

How This Father-Son Duo Ended Up With Two of the Rawest Porsche 911s After Steve Diament drove his son Austin's 996 GT3, he knew he needed one for himself. By Jonathan Harper Jon Harper This story starts like so many of mine, with a chance encounter on a mountain road. I had pulled off on a dirt overlook high above the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, taking a moment to soak in the natural beauty. I’ve often driven the roads running from the San Fernando Valley over the hill to the PCH and the ocean, but this was new territory for me; I was exploring some of the lesser-known roads,...

Biden Prodded to Take Muscular Approach to Cybersecurity CYBERSECURITY 1/22/2021 iStock illustration Officials and analysts are urging the Biden administration to be more aggressive than its predecessors in dealing with cyber threats from adversaries such as Russia and China as well as non-state actors. A December report by the Aspen Institute, “A National Cybersecurity Agenda for Resilient Digital Infrastructure,” offered a scathing critique of the U.S. posture. “The increasing costs of malicious cyber activities demonstrates that current processes a...