by Joe Katzman | Jun 9, 2008 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Corporate Innovations, Forces - Marines, Forces - Special Ops, Other Corporation, Transformation, USA
For years, Special Operations forces were the unloved stepchildren of the American military community, owned but not understood very well, or given priority. After the failed Desert One raid to free American hostages in Iran, however, the need to do better became...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 8, 2008 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Medical, Other Corporation, USA
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. in Houston, TX received a $33.4 million firm-fixed price contract to build a primary health care clinic at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, TX. Work is expected to be complete by Jan 30/10. Fort Sam Houston is named for...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 3, 2008 | C4ISR, DARPA, Design Innovations, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, RFPs, Simulation & Training, Testing & Evaluation, Transformation, USA
Deep Green concept(click to view full) DID readers send us some interesting tips. The USA’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency handles futuristic research projects that would be too difficult for the normal defense program R&D process (one of those...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 3, 2008 | Issues - International, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Scandals & Investigations, USA
Michael Scott Speicher Wintara, Inc. in Fort Washington, MD received a $5.8 million firm-fixed price contract for replacement facilities for Forward Operating Base, Speicher near Tikrit, Iraq. Work is expected to be complete by Jan 31/09. 98 bids were solicited on Feb...
by Joe Katzman | Jun 2, 2008 | Materials Innovations, R&D - Contracted, Small Business, USA
Visby Corvette(click to view full) As the reach of anti-ship missiles lengthens, and their killing power improves, various forms of naval stealth are moving from research curiosities and cameo roles in James Bond films to design and deployment at sea. Materials...
