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How Many Nuclear Warheads Do We Need?

There was recently an interesting piece in the Washington Post by Dana Priest titled "Aging U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Slated for Costly...

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National Debt, Michigan Trip, San Diego Sailing

You may recall that during the Republican convention a month ago our national debt passed the $16 trillion mark. This works out to...

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First Beyster Fellow

First Beyster Fellow

I just learned that the University of Michigan has chosen the first fellow of the J. Robert Beyster Computational Innovation Gradu...

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Reaction to Planned Breakup of SAIC

I would like to thank all of the current and former SAIC employees who responded to my post last week on the planned breakup of th...

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SAIC’s Restructuring, Republican Convention, and Sea World

SAIC’s Restructuring, Republican Convention, and Sea World

I was surprised, as likely many of you were, by SAIC's announcement this past week about the company's plan to split into two inde...

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Republican National Convention

I am looking forward to watching the Republican convention this week on television, although it looks like the event may be upstag...

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