by Joe Katzman | Feb 25, 2005 | Budgets, Lobbying, Logistics, Top Stories, Transport & Utility, USA
C-130J Hercules The C-130J Hercules medium transport aircraft is already slated for cuts in the proposed 2005 budget. Recently, a series of watchdog groups have added fuel to the fire by coming out against the C-130J: Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS), Military Money...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 25, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, New Systems Tech, Top Stories, USA
B-52ITT Avionics of Clifton, NJ won a pair of electronic countermeasures (ECM) contract modifications this week: a $13,995,655 modification related to the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet, and a $48,229,597 modification for upgrading the B-52H bomber’s ECM systems. The...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 25, 2005 | Industry & Trends, IT - General, Top Stories, USA
Workers with U.S. security clearances are in demand, and a backlog is making them even more valuable. It can take up to two years for an individual to receive a security clearance, and more than 400,000 candidates await clearances; in an effort to bring down this...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 25, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, IT - General, Naval Equipment, New Systems Tech, Submarines, Top Stories, USA
Virginia-class SSNDigital System Resources (DSR), Inc., Fairfax, VA, received a $10,017,241 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, non competitively procured contract for fabrication, integration, test and delivery of 7 photonics mast workstations (PMWs). The PMWs are...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 25, 2005 | Lobbying, Top Stories
On February 22nd, The Home Office introduced and published the Prevention of Terrorism Bill 2005. Alongside publication of the Bill the Home Office has placed in the libraries of the House of Commons and House of Lords four Papers which the Government hopes will aid...
