by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2005 | Land Equipment, R&D - Contracted, Tanks & Mechanized, Top Stories, USA
Matrix makes thisa smart weaponThe Army Stryker Brigade now fighting in Iraq will be first in line to receive a new radio-frequency kit that allows soldiers to detonate mines from several kilometers away. The technology, called “Matrix,” was developed by...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2005 | Budgets, Lobbying, Logistics, Top Stories, USA
Spurred on by the threat of base closings in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has hired the lobbying firm of Clark & Weinstock to help forestall cuts to the 62 military installations in his state. Other states and communities have taken even more proactive...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Land Equipment, Top Stories, USA
iRobot’s Packbot EODThe Naval Sea Systems Command, Indian Head Division at Indian Head, MD has issued a pair of emergency 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(2) orders for robotic Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) systems. iRobot of Burlington, MA won an $18.3M firm-fixed-price...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2005 | Boeing, Lobbying, Scandals & Investigations, Top Stories, USA
GovExec.com notes that the Defense Department is investigating a pool of former senior military and civilian Defense managers now working for government contractors for possible criminal violations of federal conflict-of-interest rules. The Defense Criminal...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 2, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Top Stories, USA
The F-16 fighter fleet is expected to be part of the U.S. arsenal for the next 20 years. As part of that plan, General Electric Co. of Cincinnati, OH negotiated a $57.8M firm fixed price, fixed quantity contract to redesign certain components, put some new component...
