by Editorial Staff | Feb 26, 2013 | Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, DARPA, Middle East - Other, T&C - SAIC, USA
* Republicans plan to introduce legislation today that would give the Administration discretion in how to implement sequestration, whereas the original Budget Control Act cuts indiscriminately across budget accounts. The executive branch says they are already pretty...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 25, 2013 | Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Issues - Political, Leadership & People, UAVs, USA
Rejected draft cover President Obama used his weekly address to lay the whole responsibility of the sequester on Republicans in Congress. There is a good dose of scare tactics thrown in, including at the Department of Transportation where they apparently can’t...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 22, 2013 | Asia - Other, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Fighters & Attack, Finmeccanica, India, IT - General, Leadership & People, Legal, Lockheed Martin, Pre-RFP, Scandals & Investigations, South Korea, USA
* US defense acquisition undersecretary Frank Kendall encouraged his staff to start briefing their industry contacts about the effects of sequestration in a memo seen by Reuters. Comptroller Hale anticipates that new contracts are more likely to be delayed or...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 21, 2013 | Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Finmeccanica, India, People, Scandals & Investigations, Science - Basic Research, Support & Maintenance, USA
Hi Bob! * As they had pre-announced yesterday, the Pentagon made their preparations for potential sequestration and furlough notifications official. There’s just 4 days left where Congress will be in session before this kicks in. DoD comptroller Bob Hale...
by Joe Katzman | Feb 20, 2013 | Contracts - Awards
ALAS mock-up(click to view full) The usefulness of over the horizon light precision strike weapons is becoming clear to navies, recently became clear to land forces, and was always clear to air forces. Serbia’s Yugoimport has been working on an “Advanced...
