Jeff has been involved in aerospace journalism since the mid 1990s. Prior to joining Aviation Week, Jeff served as managing editor of Launchspace magazine and the International Space Industry Report. He has been the editor and chief of Aviation Week's Aerospace Daily & Defense Report since 2007 and has been a regular contributor to Aviation Week magazine. He received his B.A. from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
A fledgling DOD system for sharing security information with federal, state, and local law enforcement is gaining momentum across the country, according to Lt. Col. Rolf Palmer of the Defense Intelligence Agency's (DIA) Joint-Intelligence Task Force for Combating Terrorism (JITF-CT). The Joint Regional Information Exchange System (JRIES) was developed in response to the unique needs of the JITF-CT, Palmer said. Stood up shortly after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, one of JITF-CT's missions is to provide force protection at DOD facilities.
To remain in step with future commercial Internet technology, the Department of Defense (DOD) plans to make all its computer networks compatible with Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) by 2008. DOD's Internet and intranet communications currently use Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), as does most of the rest of the world. IPv6 is expected to supersede IPv4 over the next several years.
Under contract from the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), satellite imagery provider Space Imaging of Thornton, Colo., is evaluating the national security value of a new technology that can search image databases for specific features such as vehicles, buildings, weapon systems, and geographical landmarks.
