by Joe Katzman | Jul 31, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Medical, Small Business, USA
Walter Reed Army Hospital(click to view full) July 25/11: Medical care is becoming a significant item in the US defense budget, and its growth is a source of concern. Most of that relates to health care benefits, but the US military also pays to staff its facilities...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 31, 2011 | Bases & Infrastructure, Britain/U.K., Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, USA
Latest updates: Article closed after 2011. Located in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the British Indian Ocean territory of Diego Garcia is a key strategic base that acts as a staging area for navy ships, long-range bombers, aerial tankers, and other military assets...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 31, 2011 | Contracts - Modifications, Other Corporation, Transport & Utility, USA
USAF C-37A(click to view larger) On July 27/11, the Pentagon announced a $26.8 million contract to Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. in Savannah, GA to buy 1 leased aircraft, in accordance with option terms of the contract. Research reveals that the plane is a C-37A...
by [email protected] | Jul 29, 2011 | Air Reconnaissance, Airbus, Ammunition, Budgets, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, ECM, Fighters & Attack, IAI, India, Industry & Trends, Israel, Leadership & People, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Polar Regions, Raytheon, Russia, Thales, Think Tanks, UAVs, USA
* A recent meeting of the Defense Business Board at the Pentagon recommended the creation of a single Defense Logistics Organization (DLO) [PDF]. The Board argued that a single DLO with sole responsibility for supply, maintenance and transportation would increase...
by Joe Katzman | Jul 28, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Forces - Special Ops, Other Corporation, Policy - Personnel, Small Business, USA
This can bethe easy part…(click to view full) Deployments aren’t easy for active personnel. They can be even harder on families, and the impacts don’t end when the deployment does. In recent years, the US military has recognized the effect family...
