by Editorial Staff | May 29, 2014 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Israel, Lockheed Martin, Medical, Mergers & Acquisitions, Pre-RFP, Scandals & Investigations, USA
* The US Veterans Health Administration’s Inspector General published an interim review [PDF] on the Phoenix Health Care System’s patient wait times, scheduling practices, and their effects on patient outcomes: “To date, our work has substantiated...
by Editorial Staff | May 28, 2014 | Alliances, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Industry & Trends, Israel, Logistics, R&D - Private, Raytheon, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Submarines, USA
* President Obama announced the US would leave 9,800 troops in Afghanistan in 2015, then cut than number by half the next year. * US Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO, SAC-D member) sums up the Republican reaction: “If we are going to leave forces in Afghanistan, we...
by Editorial Staff | May 27, 2014 | Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, Finmeccanica, France, India, Japan, Middle East - Other, Scandals & Investigations, Submarines
* Ukraine elected businessman Petro Poroshenko as its next president with a relatively high margin, and one of his pledges is to wrap up operations in Eastern Ukraine quickly. Fighting in Donetsk (Eastern Ukraine) reportedly led to the death of about 40 pro-Russian...
by Editorial Staff | May 23, 2014 | Alliances, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fuel & Power, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, USA
* The Economist notes that “money and reform have given Russia armed forces it can use.” There are serious remaining weaknesses, and Russia may not sustain this forever, but with more than 20% of public spending dedicated to defense, the current...
by Editorial Staff | May 22, 2014 | Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, India, Middle East - Other, Saudi Arabia
* Qinetiq announced sales for the year ended March 31 2014 that were down by 10.3% to £1.2B ($2B). Growth in the UK and the rest of Europe was not nearly enough in absolute terms to compensate for a tough Y/Y comparison in the US. Theirs is a cautionary tale for...
