by Joe Katzman | Sep 27, 2006 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Delivery & Task Orders, Force Structure, Issues - Political, Lobbying, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport, USA
HMMWV, IEDed(click to view full) The USA’s High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) remains the main source of mobility for US land forces. Despite vastly accelerated wear cause by the extra weight of up-armoring the vehicles, and the steady movement...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 26, 2006 | Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, USA
Workin’ the Newt(click to view full) Phoenix International, Inc. in Landover, MD received a potential $125 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-award fee contract. The primary purpose of this contract is to provide for the operation and...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 26, 2006 | Bases & Infrastructure, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Small Business, Support Functions - Other, USA
Mechanical dredge(click to view full) Small business qualifier Fort Mifflin Reclamation Associates Inc. in Kingston, PA received a $21 million firm-fixed-price contract for excavation of dredging material around Philadelphia, PA, and off-site disposal. Work is...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 25, 2006 | DID site
Here at DID, some of our readers have been asking us to make our Focus Articles more accessible. These are DID’s pieces that highlight key weapons programs and cover related events and contracts on an ongoing basis, or deal with a critical industry issue. In...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 25, 2006 | Boeing, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Projections & Assessments, USA
On Sept. 14, 2006, the US Government Accountability Office released report # GAO-06-883: “Best Practices: Stronger Practices Needed to Improve DOD Technology Transition Processes.” The report’s home page reads: “The Department of Defense (DOD)...
