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 RAND study recommends a $45 billion increase in DoD procurement and R&D over a period of six years, offset by the cancellation of programs RAND considers "less compatible" with future military needs. At a Pentagon briefing June 22, David C. Gompert, president of RAND Europe, presented the results of the eight-week study, which was commissioned by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to furnish ideas and alternatives for future conventional forces.
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Dong-shin agree that North Korea should accept nuclear inspectors and that the U.S. should maintain a "long-term" presence in the Korean peninsula to ensure peace. During a meeting between the two leaders in Washington, D.C. June 21, Rumsfeld said he "told the minister that the United States of America values [our] relationship, [our] alliance, and considers it important to peace and stability in that part of the world."
Space analysts offered words of warning and advice for NASA at a congressional hearing in Washington, D.C. June 20, as the space agency moves forward with its $4.85 billion Space Launch Initiative (SLI). SLI is an agency-wide technology development program designed to reduce the technical and programmatic risks and cost uncertainties associated with the development of a next generation RLV.
