The submission deadline is approaching for papers for AOC's 2009 International Convention & Symposium October 18-22 in Washington, DC. This year's theme is "Modernizing EW: Balancing Costs and Capability."

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is launching a federal lobbying effort to allow the jamming of cell phone calls by prison inmates, and he wants permission to test the technology to see if it works. It's part of an effort to crack down on witness intimidation, prison gangs and retaliation. (Baltimore Sun)

With overwhelming firepower, Western armies rarely lose in combat to Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. But in the communications battle, the militants appear to hold the edge. The gap has grown especially wide in the Afghan war zone, analysts say. (Council on Foreign Relations)

The Pentagon wants to spend just over $50 billion on classified programs next year, newly released Defense Department budget documents reveal. (Wired)

Pentagon leaders will determine whether the Navy will buy more Super Hornet fighter jets as part of a sweeping review of strategy and military capabilities, according to a Navy budget official. The Navy and Marine Corps have a growing strike fighter shortfall - at the latest count about 243 fighter jets over the next decade. (The Hill)

The concept of the "Long War" is attributed to former CENTCOM Commander Gen. John Abizaid, speaking in 2004. Leading counterinsurgency theorist John Nagl, an Iraq combat veteran and now the head of the Center for a New American Security, writes that "there is a growing realization that the most likely conflicts of the next fifty years will be irregular warfare in an 'Arc of Instability' that encompasses much of the greater Middle East and parts of Africa and Central and South Asia." (The Nation)

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Azure Summit Technology of Fairfax, VA, has joined the AOC as an industry member.

Membership in the IOI, which includes the AOC individual membership, offers IO professionals the opportunity to stay informed on current developments in the field of information operations.

Miss InfowarCon 2009? Briefings and presentations are now available on-line for AOC and IOI members.

AOC has partnered with Liberty Mutual to help members save money on automobile and home insurance with special group discounts.

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Washington, DC

Alexandria, VA

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NAS Whidbey Island, WA

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Atlanta, GA

Alexandria, VA

Rio Hotel, Las Vegas, NV

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Alexandria, VA

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London, UK

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