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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"defense industries"”.
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The Real "Syriana": Interlocking Directorates Shaping a Defense-Petroleum-Policy Complex
… of the United States petroleum and military-defense industries, and examines the implications of the interlocking directorates that exist between these two industries, along with the strength of ties to government through former lawmakers and bureaucrats seated on these boards. The purpose of …
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Performance collaborative, distributed systems engineering (CDSE) : lessons learned from CDSE enterprises
The United States aerospace and defense budgets are shrinking, resources are scarce and requirements are more demanding: aerospace and defense enterprises are expected to deliver a more capable product in less time and with fewer resources. To achieve this tough mission, the enterprises that …
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The integration role of European defense procurement in achieving a more competitive and stronger European defense equipment market
The creation of a strong and competitive European defense equipment market out of the 28 fragmented markets of the EU member states remains an important subject of discussion in transatlantic relations today. The increasing defense capability gap between Europe and the United States continues to …
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Derby, Kansas: cold war boomtown
… addition, federal spending spurred massive new defense industries, creating growth around the cites of what some historians have called “Gunbelt America.” Wichita was one such city. Derby’s proximity to Wichita finally worked to its advantage, and the small town experienced its own boom as it …
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Evaluation and synthesis of methods for measuring system engineering efficacy with a project and organization
… by those developing product in the aerospace and defense industries since the days of the Atlas ballistic missile program. In recent times industries developing systems of similar complexity have come to respect the value of systems engineering. Systems engineering is the glue which binds a large …
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One route to affirmative action: executive orders and equal employment opportunities for blacks, 1941-1965
… Designed to open employment in government and in defense industries, it created the Fair Employment Practice Committee. President Harry Truman expanded the concept with the introduction of contract compliance and with the establishment of committees to develop a comprehensive civil rights program …
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IMPACT OF HEAT TREATMENT AND OXIDATION OF C/C COMPOSITES ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
… among engineering materials in aerospace and defense industries possessing excellent specific mechanical, thermal, frictional and wear properties. C/C maintain their properties at temperatures where most of the high end alloys give in, and maintain their dimensional stability at temperatures …
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Fundamental Studies on the Extraction of Rare Earth Elements from Ion Adsorption Clays
… important for high-tech, renewable energy and defense industries. However, rare earth minerals (REMs) are stable compounds, requiring aggressive conditions to decompose them for their extraction and use. One exception is the ion-adsorption clays (IACs) that are mined in South China. They were …
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The United States Manpower Crisis of 1943
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From Stockyards to Defense Plants, the Transformation of a City: Fort Worth, Texas, and World War II
… around cattle, food-processing, and oil, industries that depended largely on an unskilled labor force. The Fort Worth Stockyards laid claim to the single largest workforce in the city, while manufacturing lagged far behind. After an aggressive campaign waged by city civic and business …