Archive: February 24, 2008 - March 1, 2008
A Virtual Fence To Nowhere
My colleague Spencer Hsu wrote a compelling, troubling news story about Project 28, the moniker of one of those whiz-bang high-tech security projects we keep hearing about. The lead of his story: It doesn't and apparently won't work as planned, at least for the time being. "Technical problems discovered in...
By Robert O'Harrow | February 29, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (21)
Blackwater and Company
Congress took yet another look yesterday at one of the most compelling themes of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: the use of Blackwater and other private security contractors, or PSCs. This time it was the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee doing the looking. "An Uneasy Relationship: U.S....
By Robert O'Harrow | February 27, 2008; 5:34 PM ET | Comments (17)
Missile Defense and Money
The Navy's successful use of a missle to shoot down an errant spy satellite last week showed how far missile defense technology has come, with help from a bevy of contractors. Make no mistake, that was a serious shot -- caught on video. But other news about the missile...
By Robert O'Harrow | February 27, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (5)
