by Joe Katzman | May 26, 2006 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Fuel & Power, Other Corporation, USA
Johnson Controls Government Systems, LLC in Washington, DC received a maximum $36.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for acquisition of energy conservation measures for Fort Hood, TX. Fort Hood is famous as the largest active duty armored post in the United States,...
by Joe Katzman | May 26, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, IT - Software & Integration, R&D - Contracted, Small Business, USA
Trident Systems, Inc. in Fairfax, VA received a $9.6 million Phase III Small Business Innovative Research indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract with provisions for the issuance of cost-plus-fixed-fee (term and completion) task/delivery orders. their...
by Joe Katzman | May 25, 2006 | Issues - Political, IT - Cyber-Security, Policy - Personnel, Project Failures, Scandals & Investigations, USA, Warfare - Lessons
In a shocking illustration of the truism that more integrated databases make for larger and more lucrative honeypots/ disaster magnets, the data of approximately 26.5 million US veterans was stolen recently. A Veterans’ Affairs employee disregarded security...
by Joe Katzman | May 25, 2006 | Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Intent, Domestic Security, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Official Reports, Partnerships & Consortia, Procurement Innovations, Project Successes, Transformation, USA
(click to view full) The US Coast Guard is currently operating vessels that date from the 1950s and 1960s, and a fleet-wide recapitalization is becoming an urgent priority given its new domestic security responsibilities. That effort is being handled as an integrated,...
by Joe Katzman | May 25, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Sensors & Guidance, Transformation, USA
Sniper XR on F-16(click to view full) Our January 2006 coverage of the ROVER system and its impact on tactical air support mentioned a number of expected future improvements. Including full integration within the Sniper XR surveillance and targeting pods being...
