by Joe Katzman | Oct 21, 2008 | China, Contracts - Awards, Electronics - General, Events, Other Corporation, Security & Secrecy, USA
NUCTECH THSCAN MT1500(click to view full) Los Angeles is the USA’s second largest port, which makes it a key cog in gthe American economy. In an era where lean inventories are a business norm, disruptions in that port could have massive, cascading ripple effects...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 20, 2008 | Chemical Weapons, Chemicals & HAZMAT, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Official Reports, Other Corporation, Project Methodologies, T&C - Booz Allen, T&C - SAIC, USA
PCAPP Map(click to view full) In May 2006, “US Chemical Demilitarization: Expansion and Update” explained the underlying structure of the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency’s programs to safely store and dispose of chemical weapons. The CMA is...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 20, 2008 | Chemical Weapons, Chemicals & HAZMAT, Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Design Innovations, Domestic Security, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Other Corporation, USA
NECD(click to view larger) During the 1960s, the Newport Chemical Depot (NECD) in Indiana produced the nerve agent VX until a unilateral decree halted American (but not Soviet) production and transportation of all chemical weapons. In the aftermath of 9/11, the US...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 19, 2008 | Boeing, Contracts - Awards, IT - Networks & Bandwidth, Other Corporation, Outer Space, Partnerships & Consortia, Satellites & Sensors, Support & Maintenance, T&C - CSC, USA
A team led by ITT Corporation recently announced a 5-7 year contract to perform telemetry, tracking and command services for near-Earth missions under NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Space Communications Network Services (SCNS) contract. The contract has a...
by Joe Katzman | Oct 19, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, Electronics - General, Medical, New Systems Tech, R&D - Contracted, University-related, USA
Back from the 70s…(click to view full) One of war’s costs can be found in those who return from battle alive, but maimed. Crude prosthetics have been around for a long time, but they could only restore a semblance of normal function at best. In the last...
