by Joe Katzman | Feb 12, 2008 | Sharpen yourself
I wanna be achairborne Ranger…(click to view full) It has been said that Power Point slides have become the primary communication tool in the US military, and in other militaries, too. It’s certainly endemic in the corporate world, and quite a few folks...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 12, 2008 | Helicopters & Rotary, IT - Software & Integration, Sharpen yourself, Support Functions - Other, USA
AH-64, Afghanistan(click to view full) Releases or articles that clearly explain a contract or product milestone make a big difference to media pickup, and organizational branding. DID supports the Plain English Campaign, which counts the UK Ministry of Defence as an...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 12, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, USA, WMD Proliferation
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Fort Belvoir, VA leads US Department of Defense efforts to stop the global spread, transfer, and usage of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons of mass destruction. Recently, they issued a $6.1 million contract to...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 11, 2008 | Budgets, Coastal & Littoral, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
LCS-1, Pre-launch(click to view full) Back on July 24/07, in a statement to Congress, the Congressional Budget Office had this to say [PDF] about the Littoral Combat Ship program: “The first FFG-7, including its combat systems, cost a total of about $650 million...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 11, 2008 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Helicopters & Rotary, Legal, USA
CH-47F, Ft. Irwin(click to view full) On February 1/08, the Pentagon’s DefenseLINK announced “a large firm-fixed price contract [for 10] CH-47F new build production helicopters.” This new variant of the CH-47 Chinook incorporates a slew of...
