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  Webinars     Apps AFCEA logo   Tuesday, July 08, 2008 Joseph
Mazzafro  The Defense Supplemental Appropriations Bill was
passed during the last week in June and action on the compromise
FISA legislation was deferred until after the Congress' 4th of
July recess so the Intelligence Community (IC) will at least
have funds if not complete authority to operate for the rest of
FY 08 on behalf of the nation's security. Other than that I am
at loss for topics of significance (at least to me) about the
health and status of the IC that has pretty much been the staple
of this blog. Of course, spending $45.00 two to three times a
week to fill up my Honda CR-V could have me distracted, so let's
talk about energy, the IC and national security.Even before oil
shot through the $140 dollar a barrel hurdle, power and cooling
have been much on the minds of the directors of most IC
agencies, primarily because of the impact on data center
operations. With no hedges