by Joe Katzman | Oct 2, 2008 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Forces - Special Ops, Other Corporation, USA
Fun at BUDS(click to view full) Sauer Incorporated in Jacksonville, FL won a $12.4 million firm fixed price contract for design and construction of the SEAL Team Operation Facility at the Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, NA. The contract also contains two options,...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 30, 2008 | Sharpen yourself
Agile development(click to visit page) Last week, DID’s “Sharpen Yourself” series discussed the Agile Software Development trend. This week’s installment discusses the issue of team member performance. The context involves a team member who...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 30, 2008 | Industry & Trends, IT - Cyber-Security, Security & Secrecy, USA, Warfare - Trends
Recent years have seen cyber-security rise as a defense industry and national security issue. The frequency of cracking attempts against security-related systems from Chinese sources has grown to the point where it is being acknowledged in the Pentagon’s annual...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 29, 2008 | Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Trucks & Transport, USA
RE HMMWV, changes(click to view full,new parts in yellow) AM General LLC in South Bend, IN received a $735 million firm-fixed-price contract for 4,853 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV). Work will be performed in Mishawaka, MI with an estimated...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 29, 2008 | Airbus, C4ISR, European Union (EU), Issues - International, Issues - Political, New Systems Tech, Satellites & Sensors, Transformation
(click to visit) Over at C4ISR Journal, “Europe’s declaration of independence” covers a EUR 2.3 billion (about $3.6 billion) Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) satellite constellation. EADS-Astrium will build the satellites, which...
