Some notable new or newly-acquired publications include these (all pdf):
“Physical Security Program,” Department of Defense Regulation 5200.08-R, April 9, 2007.
“National Defense Intelligence College,” Department of Defense Instruction 3305.01, December 22, 2006.
“Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance: Preliminary Observations on DOD’s Approach to Managing Requirements for New Systems, Existing Assets, and Systems Development,” U.S. Government Accountability Office testimony [GAO-07-596T], April 19, 2007.
“Bioterrorism and Biocrimes: The Illicit Use of Biological Agents Since 1900” by W. Seth Carus, August 1998 (rev. February 2001).
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