by Fred Donovan | Mar 18, 2010 | ABM, Asia - Central, China, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Delivery & Task Orders, Explosives, Heavy Bombers, Issues - International, Northrop-Grumman, Raytheon, Russia, Satellites & Sensors, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* USA DOE drawing up a strategic plan to deal with China’s dominance of key rare-earth mineral supplies. * People as policy: Northrop Grumman appoints new head for X-47B N-UCAS stealth UAV program – but that’s just one piece of a bigger picture. *...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 18, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, USA
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity multiple-award contracts to 9 companies for commercial and military institutional building construction in the Southwest United States. The maximum...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 17, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Equipment - Other, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, General Dynamics, Helicopters & Rotary, Industry & Trends, Issues - Political, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Legal, Middle East - Other, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, T&C - CSC, Training & Exercises, UAVs, USA
* Defense executive panel offers advice to contractors on future industry challenges. * Nordic Alliance proposal continues to make political progress. * ASDReports.com: Global market for armored vehicles will reach $10.3 billion, fueled by continued IED threat. * US...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 16, 2010 | Americas - Other, Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Design Innovations, Fighters & Attack, Issues - Political, IT - Software & Integration, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Medical, MPs & Justice, Other Corporation, Pre-RFP, Sensors & Guidance, Simulation & Training, Soldier's Gear, Support Functions - Other, Training & Exercises, USA
* GAO blocks $1 billion contract award to Xe Services, formerly known as Blackwater, to train Afghan police, upholding DynCorp protest. Washington Post | Business Week | GovExec | DynCorp release * European shipbuilder consortium (Fincantieri, Damen, Meyer Werft, STX,...
by Fred Donovan | Mar 16, 2010 | Contracts - Awards, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Other Corporation, Outer Space, Satellites & Sensors, USA
MTN shipboard VSAT The US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) awarded a contract worth up to $50 million to MTN Government Services (MTNGS), a subsidiary of Miramar, FL-based MTN Satellite Communications (MTN), to provide global broadband satellite services....
