Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Latest News Dec 19, 2012 'Fiscal Cliff' Threatens Defense Strategy, Panetta Says The year-old defense strategy Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta helped put in place last January faces two major risks, he said: stress on the force, and a political system "that is depriving the department of the budget certainty we need … to plan for the future." ... Read more... International Criminal Court acquits former Congolese rebel leader of war crimes The International Criminal Court (ICC) acquitted former Congolese rebel leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui of war crimes and crimes against humanity relating to a deadly 2003 assault on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), saying it could not convict him "beyond reasonable doubt" based on the evidence presented. ... Read more... Palestinians Angry About Israeli Settlement Expansion Palestinian leaders are reacting with anger to Israel's announcement that it intends to move ahead with the construction of hundreds of homes for Jews on East Jerusalem land that is claimed by the Palestinians. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Fierce Homeland Security Tracks the latest news and developments in domestic national security. Five Polio-Campaign Volunteers Killed In Pakistan Five polio vaccination workers in Pakistan have been shot dead in the past day and a half, prompting a suspension of the program in the area around the country's biggest city, Karachi. ... Read more... Sudan, South Sudan Agree on Implementing Security Arrangements Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to implement joint security arrangements. But it is unclear how the two countries might suffer if they fail to put the arrangements into force. ... Read more... Russia Sends Naval Ships to Mediterranean, Eyes Syria Evacuation Russia has sent warships to the Mediterranean after some of its senior diplomats said last week that Moscow may call for the evacuation of Russian citizens in Syria if the government in Damascus falls. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Information Week Government Newsletter Helps you keep up with the latest developments in the Government IT space. X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Completes First At-Sea Tests The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first at-sea test phase aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Dec. 18. ... Read more... New F-16 software platform to be tested by 40th, 85th Developmental testing for an F-16 operational flight program will be accomplished at the 40th Flight Test Squadron and 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron here for the first time. ... Read more...