by Joe Katzman | Aug 5, 2007 | New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, Partnerships & Consortia, Rumours, Small Business, Testing & Evaluation, Trucks & Transport, USA
Alpha: Tango Uniform?(click to view full) Textron Land Systems’ M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle has already been disqualified from the USA’s MRAP competition, though purchases for American military police continue. Now Oshkosh Truck’s...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 5, 2007 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Small Business, USA
Pearl Harbor(click to view full) The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Hawaii in Pearl Harbor, HI have awarded 5 firm-fixed price multiple award indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contracts for various construction projects within the state of Hawaii. The...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 2, 2007 | Force Structure, Official Reports, Projections & Assessments, T&C - RAND Corp., Transport & Utility, USA
RAND Corporation’s Project Air Force undertakes a number of studies as part of its mandate. A recent example looks at US airlift capabilities and their fit with the needs of counter-insurgency operations. The answers could matter a great deal to programs like...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 2, 2007 | Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Support & Maintenance, United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) is part of an integrated aerospace cluster that is being assembled at Dubai World Central – the new 140 square kilometer airport and logistics city being constructed at Jebel Ali, Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. The firm is...
by Joe Katzman | Aug 2, 2007 | BAE, Contracts - Awards, General Dynamics, IT - Cyber-Security, IT - General, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, IT - Software & Integration, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Procurement Innovations, Raytheon, T&C - Big 5 Firms, T&C - Booz Allen, T&C - EDS, T&C - IBM, T&C - SAIC, USA
The US General Services Administration (GSA) is a procurement hub for many US government agencies. In late July 2007, the GSA announced a continued special focus on easing acquisitions for its largest customer, the Department of Defense (who has some surprising...