Introduction Are you, as a business owner in today’s recovering economy, looking to strengthen and grow your business operations within the Department of Defense, with small, medium, and large companies? The answer in the current rebuilding economy is a resounding yes. And at the NDIA Small Business Conference in Huntsville, Alabama, on Tuesday, May 25 - Wednesday May 26, you can do just that. The theme of the 2010 conference is ...

Introduction Joint Armaments Conference, Exhibition & Firing Demonstration - 2010 "21st Century Weapon Systems - Providing the Right Response" **Gun & Missile and Small Arms Combined for the First Time** The 45th Gun and Missile Systems Conference and Exhibition will be combined with the International Infantry & Joint Services Small Arms Systems Symposium, Exhibition & Firing Demonstration. It will be held May 17-20, 2010 in Da...

The year 2009 saw significant changes in American's national security leadership and a new Quadrennial Defense Review published. Even outside the Department of Defense, the prevailing thoughts on our future security challenges talk of smaller conflicts, irregular warfare, insurgencies, terrorism, and increasing use of special operations forces. There continues to be an evolving National Security Strategy and National Military Strategy that cal...

The NCAI was founded in 1944 in response to termination and assimilation policies that the United States forced upon the tribal governments in contradiction of their treaty rights and status as sovereigns. NCAI stressed the need for unity and cooperation among tribal governments for the protection of their treaty and sovereign rights. Since 1944, the National Congress of American Indians has been working to inform the public and Congress on th...