Want to become an expert in homeland security? An accredited curriculum will soon arrive at a school near you. NORAD and US Northern Command have teamed up with 13 higher education institutions to craft graduate-level core studies. The group—the “Homeland Security Defense Education Consortium”—plans to unveil its final product at the 3rd Annual Homeland Defense Symposium, in October in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.
