Library: A Round-up of Reading

March 21, 2011 at 3:33 pm | Posted in Library | Leave a comment

Articles
Jeffrey G. Liss, The path to the future, from a voice from the past, The Space Review

Reports
The Royal Academy of Engineering – Global Navigation Space Systems: reliance and vulnerabilities

Aviation Security: TSA’s Revised Cost Comparison Provides a More Reasonable Basis for Comparing the Costs of Private-Sector and TSA Screeners. GAO-11-375R, March 4.

CRS – Transportation Security: Issues for the 112th Congress

CRS – Law Enforcement Use of Global Positioning (GPS) Devices to Monitor Motor Vehicles: Fourth Amendment Considerations

UNCOPUOS – Report on the United Nations/Thailand Workshop on Space Law on the theme “Activities of States in outer space in the light of new developments: meeting international responsibilities and establishing national legal and policy frameworks” (Bangkok, 16-19 November 2010)

Periodicals
Milsat Magazine (March/April 2011)

High Frontier Journal (v.7,n.2)

Air & Space Power Journal (Spring 2011)

Documents
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE, PRESENTATION TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC FORCES COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUBJECT: FISCAL YEAR 2012 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST FOR NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE ACTIVITIES

Blogs
North Korea Jams GPS in War Game Retaliation – Danger Room

More details about Senate’s proposed FY11 CR for NASA – Space Politics

Henry Friendly on “Air Law,” 1964 – The Volokh Conspiracy

Rethinking Engineering Culture :: Data, Openness, Social – Open NASA

Death on the High Seas Act: Federal Court Questions the Powers of the President – Aviation Law Monitor

UN’s Libya No-Fly Zone ‘Historic’ – International Criminal Law Bureau

Differing opinions on reducing dependence on Russia for ISS access – Space Politics

Space Day in Florida, space legislation advances in Texas – Space Politics

The United States, Brazil, and space cooperation – Space Politics

Senators Quiz NASA AA’s About Implementing Authorization Act – Space Policy Online

Would Libya No-Fly Zone Require Congressional Authorization? – Opinio Juris

NASA OIG on Public Sales of Space Shuttle Property – NASA Watch

The Surprisingly Broad Scope of UN Security Council 1973: Not Just a No-Fly Zone, at Least So Long as Gaddafi Is On Offense – Lawfare

U.S. drones over Mexico – FP Passport

Supreme Court Upholds Resident’s Right to Navy Maps, Rules Against FOIA Exemption – GeoData Policy

Space Junk Starting to Reach Mother Earth – got geoint?

Laser eyed to remove space junk – Cosmic Log

AF Space Buying Strategy Dismissed – DoD Buzz