by Joe Katzman | Jan 10, 2012 | Asia - Other, Boeing, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, IAI, Logistics, Medical, Other Corporation, People, Soldier's Gear, Tanks & Mechanized, Think Tanks, Transport & Utility, USA
* The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) think tank published a report [PDF] on the South China Sea, a potential hot zone because of its sea lanes and China’s increasingly assertive territorial claims driven by natural resources such as deepwater oil and...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 9, 2012 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Israel, Lobbying, Materials Innovations
* The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and Professional Services Council (PSC), teamed up as the “Defense Industrial Base Task Force”, sent a joint letter [PDF] to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 8, 2012 | Contracts - Awards, General Dynamics, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, T&C - IBM, USA
In January 2012, US Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO-EIS) issued 9 firm-fixed-price contracts, worth up to $249.8 million total over 5 years, for Enterprise Cloud Computing services. Cloud computing is a about providing computing...
by Joe Katzman | Jan 8, 2012 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Medical, Other Corporation, Small Business, Spotlight articles, USA
Surgery, USNS Mercy(click to view full) Medical supplies are a requirement for any military, and are used by many other government agencies as well. The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (now Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support) in Philadelphia, PA manages a...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 6, 2012 | Africa - Other, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Fighters & Attack, Policy - Doctrine
* In line with pre-announcements made by his administration in past months, President Obama said yesterday he was directing the Pentagon to lower ground troop levels in favor of increasing special forces, cybersecurity and UAVs, alongside a shift in resources from...
