John Liang

John Liang is managing editor of InsideDefense and Inside Missile Defense. He has been with the IWP Defense Group since 1997. He holds a master's degree in international policy studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and a bachelor's degree in languages from Georgetown University.

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Daily News | March 30, 2001

The General Accounting Office has found serious problems with the Pentagon's central program for promoting and enhancing department-wide information security, according to a new report released today.

Daily News | March 29, 2001

Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO) today threw his hat in the homeland security ring by introducing legislation he says would help the United States prepare a strategy to defend against domestic terrorist attacks.

Daily News | March 27, 2001

The General Accounting Office has upheld a protest filed by GTSI Corp. of a Maxi-Minis and Databases (MMAD-1) contract decision, the company announced yesterday.

Daily News | March 26, 2001

Boeing's newly minted CEO for its military aircraft and missiles business unit last week challenged the Defense Department to move toward a two-year funding cycle as part of a broader acquisition reform effort.

Daily News | March 23, 2001

Retired Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni has joined BAE Systems North America's board of directors, the company announced today.

Daily News | March 23, 2001

Northrop Grumman today moved a step closer to finalizing its merger with Litton Industries with an announcement that the European Commission has approved the acquisition.

Daily News | March 22, 2001

The senior democrat on the House Armed Services Committee today said he was "disappointed" with the size of the Bush administration's fiscal year 2002 defense budget request.

Daily News | March 21, 2001

Boeing announced today it will relocate its Seattle, WA corporate headquarters as part of a sweeping reorganization designed to provide what its chief executive officer called a "new, leaner corporate center focused on shareholder value."

Daily News | March 14, 2001

The Navy has ordered $86.1 million worth of AEGIS Weapons Systems equipment from Raytheon for the DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer program, the company announced today.

Daily News | March 9, 2001

Raytheon has won a $62.3 million contract to provide TOW missiles to five foreign countries, the Pentagon announced today.

Daily News | March 9, 2001

A senior Senate Democrat called on the Bush administration yesterday to develop alternatives to land mines and sign an international treaty that would ban them.

Daily News | March 8, 2001

Raytheon this week won a $64.2 million contract to replace the Navy's inventory of Paveway II laser-guided bombs, the company announced today.

Daily News | March 7, 2001

A senior senator today called on the Bush administration not to rush to deploy the National Missile Defense system to counter North Korean missile programs -- without first taking advantage of diplomatic alternatives at the administration's disposal.

Daily News | February 28, 2001

Lockheed Martin today announced that Vice President and Controller Christopher Kubasik would take the No. 3 job at the company, chief financial officer.

Daily News | February 28, 2001

General Dynamics Executive Vice President Gordon England, said by some to be a candidate for a top Defense Department appointment, retired from the company today, a company spokeswoman said.

Daily News | February 27, 2001

Two influential senators today introduced legislation proposing two new rounds of base closures in 2003 and 2005.

Daily News | February 27, 2001

In a letter sent today to Senate and House Democrats, the Council for a Livable World criticized those lawmakers who are advocating military budget increases beyond the level proposed by President Bush.

Daily News | February 21, 2001

In a report released today, a panel established by Congress warns of increasing maintenance and morale problems within the United States' nuclear weapons development community.

Daily News | February 15, 2001

The head of Northrop Grumman said today he was still confident his company would gain government approval to merge with Litton Industries by the end of March.

Daily News | February 7, 2001

Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO), the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, yesterday warned that spending money on high-tech weapon systems could adversely impact retention.

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