Jim Garrettson
Monday February 23, 2009. On Capitol Hill: 
The Honorable David Walker, President & CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and the former Comptroller General of the United States, had the opportunity to raise questions and voice his concerns over the fiscal state of the union directly to President Obama.
Walker joined a select group of top financial and government leaders who were invited by our President to meet in Washington D.C. for a candid dialogue on possible solutions to America's economic crisis.
With a look to the future, the former head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), reminded everyone present that there exists a larger problem which is not reflected on the balance sheet-it consists of $45 trillion in unfunded obligations. Click here to watch the dialogue between Walker and President Obama. Register here to see David Walker speak at the Potomac Officers Club.
War of the Future?
Hot off the presses and a requisite read, especially for the Government Contracting crowd, DOD and Intel. Andrew Krepinevich's 7 Deadly Scenarios: A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century details several “˜what-if' catastrophic scenarios. How would we respond? Are we ready to think the unthinkable? As a military futurist, Krepinevich pushes the envelope and describes the reality of war in the 21st century. Basing his scenarios on geo-political trending, intelligence reporting and Krepinevich's own background, he paints a daunting image of the dire threats to our national security“”from a world-wide cyberattack to the collapse of Pakistan.
