by Joe Katzman | Sep 7, 2005 | Boeing, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Laser & EM Weapons, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, Specialty Aircraft, USA
Airborne Laser System(Click for expanded view) The Boeing Co. office in Canoga Park, CA received an initial $200,000 increment as part of a $5.9M cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Research and Development for Mobile Electric Laser Technology. Boeing is currently the...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 7, 2005 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, USA
McKnight Construction Co. in Augusta, GA won a $6.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for a Fire Crash Rescue Station. Work will be performed at Robins Air Force Base, GA, and is expected to be complete by Nov. 21, 2007. There were 433 bids solicited on April 20,...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 6, 2005 | Corporate Innovations, Industry & Trends, People, Policy - Procurement, USA
F-35 Wing Assembly(click to view full) National Defense Industrial Association President Lt. Gen. Lawrence P. Farrell (ret.) writes: “As the industry seeks ways to cut costs, one area that deserves close attention is manufacturing… Although key sectors of...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 6, 2005 | Corporate Financials, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, T&C - SAIC
Science Applications International Corporation’s (SAIC) “About Us” statement notes that they “believe employee ownership is largely responsible for our success as a company,” with quarterly trading allowable on an internal market. They...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 6, 2005 | Contracts - Awards, Equipment - Other, IT - General, Logistics, Logistics Innovations, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Project Management, Support & Maintenance, T&C - SAIC, USA
New Data Matrix AIT Automatic Information Technology (AIT) media includes bar codes, contact memory buttons, radio frequency identification (RFID), et. al. that can identify items in the logistics chain, for asset management purposes, et. al. The US Department of...