by Fred Donovan | Sep 15, 2010 | Americas - Other, Asia - Other, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Europe - Other, France, India, Issues - International, IT - Cyber-Security, Leadership & People, Logistics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Pre-RFP, Russia, Small Business, USA, WMD Defenses
* Reviewing the Review: A UK House of Commons Defence Committee report criticizes the UK government for haste and a lack of consultation with the defense industry in its Strategic Defence and Security Review; UK MoD responds. And RUSI’s Michal Clarke offers his...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 15, 2010 | Asia - Central, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, USA
not worth enlarging Some say it’s the role Kevin Costner should have played. Other just wish he would try, as a cross between penance and reality TV. Yes, The Postman lives in Afghanistan, where the mail must go through… and contractors are on hand to see...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 14, 2010 | Americas - Other, BAE, Britain/U.K., Budgets, Coastal & Littoral, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, Issues - Political, Middle East - Other, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Support Functions - Other, Surface Ships - Combat, USA
* Lies, Damn Lies, Statistics: As Congress consider the Obama administration’s $2 billion FY 2011 request for Iraqi security forces, the GAO says [PDF] that Iraq has a budget surplus of $52.1 billion and should pay more for its own defense; the Pentagon disputes...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 14, 2010 | Bases & Infrastructure, Contracts - Awards, Medical, Other Corporation, Small Business, USA
Carl R. Darnallmedical center(click to view full) The Balfour-Beatty/Mccarthy joint venture in Dallas, TX received a $503.8 million firm-fixed-price contract to design and build the Fort Hood replacement hospital in Fort Hood, TX. The estimated completion date is Jan...
by Fred Donovan | Sep 13, 2010 | Asia - Other, Budgets, China, Corporate Financials, Daily Rapid Fire, Electronics - General, Events, Industry & Trends, Israel, Issues - International, Issues - Political, IT - General, Missiles - Anti-Ship, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, Submarines, Support & Maintenance, Surface Ships - Combat, Training & Exercises, USA
* Short on Funds: With mid-term elections looming, US Congress is unlikely to pass FY 2011 defense appropriations legislation before end of FY 2010. * Military & Aerospace Electronics looks at trends in land combat vehicle electronics (vectronics), and the...
