by Editorial Staff | Dec 13, 2013 | China, Daily Rapid Fire, Industry & Trends, Middle East - Other, Russia, T&C - SAIC, Think Tanks, USA
US Business * SAIC released its first quarterly results since its spin off. Revenue for Q3 FY14 came at $974M, down 18% from $1.18B a year ago. The services business, especially IT, continues to be tough in the current budget environment. * The Program Manager, Light...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 12, 2013 | Africa - Other, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Issues - International, Legal, Oceans - International, USA
Pentagon Contract Flow * The Pentagon announced 198 contracts for a total of $23B in November, showing a return to norm after October’s shutdown. Bloomberg. * The US Navy is going to ramp up its biofuel purchases, with financial support from the Department of...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 11, 2013 | Africa - Other, Airbus, Australia & S. Pacific, Britain/U.K., China, Daily Rapid Fire, France, Germany, Guns - Artillery & Mortars, Polar Regions, USA
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t * Giovanni de Briganti argues that EADS’ 5,800 job cuts look like a red rag to a bull to the French and German governments since the company has a strong balance sheet, a huge backlog, and is creating jobs in Poland....
by Editorial Staff | Dec 10, 2013 | Africa - Other, Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, France, Logistics, Northrop-Grumman, Polar Regions, Russia, Scandals & Investigations, USA
Looking for More Leonards * In the wake of the Glenn Defense Marine Asia investigation, US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus ordered [PDF] a review of the service’s acquisition of all port services contracts worldwide. * Northrop Grumman paid $11.4M to settle...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 9, 2013 | Airbus, Asia - Other, Australia & S. Pacific, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Middle East - Other, South Korea, USA
Questions Without Easy Answers * To grow exports, should US manufacturers stick with offsets or consider genuine work shares? The fear is to eventually spawn competitors rather than partners. * Have restrictive US Rules of Engagement contributed to a long-standing...
