by Joe Katzman | Feb 12, 2008 | Electronics - General, Field Reports, General Dynamics, Middle East - Other, New Systems Tech, Tanks & Mechanized, USA, Warfare - Lessons
Stryker M1128(click to view full) In February 2006, “New Stryker Variants Gear Up for Testing” described the M1128 Stryker Mobile Gun System, and the M1135 Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle. The vehicles passed testing and have been...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 12, 2008 | Boeing, Fighters & Attack, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Transport & Utility, USA
On Feb 7/08, the USA’s Congressional “Government Accountability Office” auditors released report #GAO-08-298, “DOD’s Practices and Processes for Multiyear Procurement Should Be Improved.” Multi-year procurements are used for a...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 12, 2008 | Sharpen yourself
I wanna be achairborne Ranger…(click to view full) It has been said that Power Point slides have become the primary communication tool in the US military, and in other militaries, too. It’s certainly endemic in the corporate world, and quite a few folks...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 12, 2008 | Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Software & Integration, Sharpen yourself, Support Functions - Other, USA
AH-64, Afghanistan(click to view full) Releases or articles that clearly explain a contract or product milestone make a big difference to media pickup, and organizational branding. DID supports the Plain English Campaign, which counts the UK Ministry of Defence as an...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 12, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, USA, WMD Proliferation
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Fort Belvoir, VA leads US Department of Defense efforts to stop the global spread, transfer, and usage of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons of mass destruction. Recently, they issued a $6.1 million contract to...
