by Joe Katzman | Aug 30, 2005 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Field Reports, Middle East - Other, Security & Secrecy, Security Contractor
Al-Asad Air Traffic Control SOC-SMG Inc. of Minden, NV won a $6.3 million firm-fixed-price contract for Internal Security Operations at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Al Asad is located approximately 180 km W of Baghdad and 12 km SW of the Euphrates River, and has just seen...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 30, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Issues - Political, Medical, Other Corporation, Scandals & Investigations, USA, WMD Defenses
Eagle Group International in Atlanta, GA received a $6 million firm-fixed-price 5-year contract for Management of the Military Vaccine/ Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program. Work will be performed in Falls Church, VA and is expected to be complete by Aug. 22, 2010....
by Joe Katzman | Aug 30, 2005 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Modifications, Other Corporation, USA
Chugach Management Services in Anchorage, AK is being awarded a $9 million fixed price award fee contract modification. This covers recurring services for maintenance and repair of accompanied family houses; mobile houses; mobile home parking lots, and associated...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 29, 2005 | Bases & Infrastructure, Budgets, Domestic Security, Force Structure, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Official Reports, USA
The USA’s military has been shrinking for decades, but the politics involved in closing military bases in Congressional districts made it difficult to keep fixed costs in line. The level of waste involved finally resulted in the BRAC approach. Under the Base...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 29, 2005 | Air Reconnaissance, Industry & Trends, New Systems Tech, Projections & Assessments, R&D - Contracted, UAVs, USA
GoldenEye The U.S. Defense Department’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Planning Task Force’s “Unmanned Systems Roadmap 2005-2030” offers a 213-page window into a major aspect of the U.S. military’s evolution, and has received a great...