Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Latest News Oct 25, 2013 The Guardian: US Spied on 35 World Leaders The Guardian newspaper reports that White House, Pentagon and State Department officials confirm the United States spied on the phone conversations of 35 world leaders. ... Read more... Army's Paladin Integrated Management program reaches successful Milestone C decision The Army's Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) program cleared a major hurdle this week when it received its Milestone C approval from the Defense Acquisition Executive. Milestone C is a key incremental step in the Department of Defense's acquisition process as it allows entry into the production and deployment phase. ... Read more... Chemical Weapons Mission Awaits Syria's Disarmament Plan The mission overseeing the dismantling of Syria's chemical weapons program is expecting the government to turn over a plan on Thursday for destroying its existing stockpile. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Fierce Government IT Is a free, three times a week email briefing for government employees and contractors on the latest government technology news. Acquisitions Chiefs Describe Effects of Budget Uncertainty With assessments ranging from "sobering" to "painful," acquisitions chiefs from each of the military services yesterday described the devastation being wreaked upon their branches by sequestration and the continuing resolution. ... Read more... Human rights reform must be central to new Iranian Government's agenda - UN expert Human rights reform must be a central aspect of the new Iranian Government's agenda, an independent United Nations expert stressed, highlighting a number of concerns that must be addressed to protect and promote the well-being of the country's people. ... Read more... Hagel: New Protections Needed for Unclassified Data Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recently directed that DOD organizations take additional steps to ensure unclassified controlled technical information is protected from cyber intrusions. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Fierce Mobile Government Tracks developments in federal, state and local governments' efforts to adopt consumer mobile technology in both citizen-facing and enterprise-wide efforts. Iran Stopped Enriching Uranium to 20% - Iranian Lawmaker Tehran has halted enrichment of uranium to 20 percent because it has enough stocks at the moment, a senior lawmaker was cited as saying by the Iranian parliament's website. ... Read more... U.S., Grenada to Mark 30th Anniversary of Military Intervention Officials from U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Embassy in Grenada will join leaders from Grenada and its eastern Caribbean neighbors to commemorate the 30th anniversary of a multinational intervention that rescued Grenada from chaos and restored the security and democratic institutions it enjoys. ... Read more...