by Joe Katzman | Mar 28, 2006 | Budgets, Conferences & Events, Fuel & Power, Issues - Environmental, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, Policy - Procurement, Power Projection, USA
Sticker shock(click to view full) Following our reports today covering the USA’s recent purchase of $3.15 billion worth of various fuels and almost $230 million worth of electricity over the past week, it seems like a fuller picture is in order. A CNN online...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 28, 2006 | Fuel & Power, Other Corporation, Small Business, USA
As DID noted in its March 17 article “Energy Conservation Moving Up Pentagon’s Agenda,” the truth is that the military can’t live without fuel, but every gallon of it is both a logistics burden and a financial burden. Over the past week, the US...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 28, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Fuel & Power, Other Corporation, USA
Electricity isn’t often thought of as a major buy item for the US military, but firm-fixed-price contracts for electrical power over the past week have totaled about $228.3 million, and covered only locations in MD and NJ. There were 79 proposals solicited by...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 27, 2006 | DARPA, Design Innovations, Industry & Trends, Launch Vehicles, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Project Failures, Satellites & Sensors, USA
Falcon-1 rocket(click to view full) The inaugural flight of SpaceX’s two-stage Falcon-1 rocket ended in failure on Friday, as the rocket and its satellite payload was lost just after liftoff. SpaceX had launched the two-stage Falcon 1 rocket at 5:30 p.m. EST...
by Joe Katzman | Mar 27, 2006 | Forces - Air, Lobbying, Support & Maintenance, UAVs, USA
Desert Hawk UAV(click to view full) DID covered the U.S. Defense Department’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Planning Task Force’s “Unmanned Systems Roadmap 2005-2030” back in August 2005. The US Air Force did not get the full authority over...
