Pentagon to Push Surveillance Research, JIEDDO Permanence in 2008

By Sebastian Sprenger / May 13, 2008 at 5:00 AM
Pentagon officials are vowing to expand research into technologies enabling the discreet tracking of high-value military targets worldwide, according to a recently published Defense Department plan. The goal is detailed in a February strategic plan, issued by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics John Young. The document describes a host of initiatives Young hopes to accomplish in 2008 -- the final year of the Bush administration. For one initiative, officials in the office of the director of...

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