by Joe Katzman | Oct 28, 2005 | Budgets, Nuclear Weapons, Official Reports
House and Senate conferees working to resolve differences in the FY 2006 appropriations bill have eliminated research funding for the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator (RNEP) weapon during the reconciliation process. The funding had been present in the Senate bill, but...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 28, 2005 | Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Satellites & Sensors, Testing & Evaluation, USA
Boeing’s new CTOhad no comment… In a news release regarding its Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) next generation narrowband tactical communications satellite, Lockheed Martin had some interesting things to say: “Boeing’s heritage building...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 28, 2005 | Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, USA
AMCM Components(click to view full) Lockheed Martin Systems Integration-Oswego in Oswego, NY received a $76.6 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract in support of Phase II of the MH-60S’ Airborne Mine Countermeasures System’s (AMCM) Development and...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 28, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Domestic Security, Electronics - General, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, R&D - Contracted, University-related, USA
Biometrics (identification via unique body elements like fingerprints, retina profiles, etc.) is a hot field, but good security always depends on overlapping modes. The 9/11 attacks highlighted the need to improve accurate personal identification in large scale, high...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 28, 2005 | Budgets, Corporate Innovations, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Leadership & People, Transformation, USA
On Tuesday, DID covered the creation of the Pentagon’s new Business Transformation Agency, which aims to move dozens of its most extensive business modernization programs under a single roof. Now Army Major Gen. Carlos “Butch” Pair has been selected...
