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Within 10 years, U.S. forces around the world will enjoy greater combat effectiveness as a result of network-centric operations. That's a vision John Stenbit has pursued for the past two years, and it is already bad news for America's enemies. Stenbit is the assistant secretary of defense for networks and information integration, and DoD's chief information officer. The term "network-centric warfare" broadly describes the combination of emerging tactics, techniques and procedures that a fully or even partially networked force can employ to create a decisive warfighting advantage. NCW increases combat power by networking sensors, decision makers, shooters and their weapons...

Tuesday, September 3, 2002 Burk says players 'need to take a moral stand' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESPN.com news services The fight between the Augusta National Golf Club and Martha Burk, the chairwoman of the National Council of Women's Organizations (NCWO), grew even a bit more testy on Tuesday. Appearing on the Dan Patrick Show on ESPN Radio, Burk said that her organization will begin targeting PGA Tour players in a bid to force Augusta National to allow women members. The players "need to take a moral stand," Burk told Patrick. "I think Augusta will eventually see that it will be in the...