Archive for December, 2009
Help Us Choose a Direction for the New Book
18 Comments Published by Dr. Beyster December 30th, 2009 in Network Solutions.We’ve been grappling lately with the issue of whether or not we should write a book on the Network Solutions story and the role that SAIC and the government played in building the Internet at a crucial juncture in its history. This juncture was the transition of the Internet from public to private ownership. There […]
DARPA, The Theater, and Happy Holidays
5 Comments Published by Dr. Beyster December 22nd, 2009 in FED, SAIC Alumni, San Diego.I was pleased to see that the Foundation for Enterprise Development has been continuing its work with DARPA’s SBIR program. The latest set of DARPA SBIR/STTR Success Reports — which FED helped put together under contract with DARPA — was recently published and made searchable. The projects contained in the report are impressive. They include […]
Unemployment Numbers and Book Progress
Closed Published by Dr. Beyster December 9th, 2009 in Government, Network Solutions, San Diego.I was interested to see that unemployment took a slight dip in November — from 10.2 to 10.0 percent. Many in the media have jumped on this as a sign of good times ahead for the American economy. Of course, it’s impossible to know if this is a trend that will last, or if it […]