Marissa Alvord

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and their state partners are performing 3.5 million interdictions of commercial motor vehicles annually. How will these regular interdictions...

NAS JAX is one of the Navy’s fastest growing installations. In the context of rapid expansion, how is their Command increasing energy conservation efforts? IDGA’s @Defense Insider recent...

What are the greatest threats facing the Big Bend Sector at the US-Mexico border? IDGA’s @DefenseInsider recently spoke with Mr. John Smietana, Chief Patrol Agent, Big Bend Sector, US Border P...

How is the US Army going to achieve 1 gigawatt of renewable energy by 2025? What is the role of the private sector in achieving this goal? IDGA’s Defense Insider recently sat down with the Hon...

What are the keys to capacity building with partner nations in the campaign for drug interdiction? How many metric tons of cocaine are interdicted at the southwest border and in transit zones each y...

How can you partner with local businesses to detect drug trafficking? What does best practice for drug interdiction look like at the local level? Major George Steffen, Pinellas County Sherriff&rsquo...

The National Drug Control Strategy requires the US Coast Guard to interdict 40% of cocaine trafficked to the US through the maritime domain. How will the US Coast Guard meet this target in the conte...

Currently the US Army is using $1.4 billion of electricity each year and it is now calling on developers to deliver large scale renewable energy sources. Alan King, US Army Energy Initiatives Task F...

How is the military planning to remove equipment from theatre after 10 years? What new technologies and equipment can industry provide to help FORSCOM G-4 fulfill its mission? Kevin Bostick, Chief,...

How can you reduce the amount of time it takes to get a Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract? How can you be sure that you’re marketing your products effectively to get the most out of your...

Where is funding being allocated for military robotics? What can ground and water robots do that humans can’t? Dr Bill Powers, Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities (CETO) sits down wi...

In what situations are riot control agents permitted? What will make COIN operations successful? In the first part of this two part interview, Lieutenant Colonel Christian De Cock explores these iss...