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- Department of Energy Buys Security
- Isotec announced that it has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Energy. While the specifics of the contract were not released, Isotec makes integrated security systems for facilities and it can be assumed that this is to provide said systems to various DoE facilities across the...
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Army Trys Again with Ammo for Afghanistan by Alliant Techsystems
- Last year one of the biggest procurement scandals was that of AEY providing Chinese ammo for the Afghan army under a U.S. contract. Not only was the ammo inferior, AEY an unproven supplier, but the use of Chinese products violated the law. That contract was canceled and AEY...
- Blog posts 2008-12-07
- Criticism Of Obama's Defense Budget Mounts
- Unfortunately for any administration there will always be criticism and complaint about the budget they submit. This is especially true for an incoming one trying to put its stamp on military strategy and priorities. In the United States defense strategy's most public face is what is purchased. ...
- Blog posts 2009-05-12
- LOGCAP III Illustrates Why Government Contracting Can Be Prolonged
- The U.S. Army even before the invasion of Iraq in March, 2003 utilized private contractors to provide housekeeping services. This was especially true overseas in places like Kuwait. The contracts used to provide these services were called LOGCAP. KBR a large company that did this kind of...
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- U.S. Army To Reform Battle Command Systems With Raytheon's Aid
- The U.S. Army made two announcements in the last week as they move to reform their multiple battle command systems. The Army has suffered by having a variety of systems for different missions and levels of command that were not properly integrated. First the Army is...
- Blog posts 2009-05-27
- Army Starts New Program To Replace Canceled FCS
- This press release at Defenselink.mil states that the Army will "host a workshop June 15, 2009 to bring together knowledgeable individuals to offer information and opinions on a way ahead for the Army to develop a new ground combat vehicle. The Army is moving aggressively toward developing a new...
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- Corruption In Army Contracts
- As discussed in the past the Federal Government especially spends so much money on so many things there are many opportunities for fraud, waste and abuse. The Washington Post recently reported on a case of what may seem to be this related to Army information systems and support contracts...
- Blog posts 2009-08-26
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- Paducah Kentucky Struggles with Army Bureaucracy
- The City of Paducah, KY needs to award a contract to repair flood walls on the Ohio River. Some of this work is done in partnership with the US Department of the Army. The Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for managing the system of flood control on...
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Current Military Operations Lead to Growth at Tooele Army Depot
- The Tooele Army Depot in Utah has seen steady growth over the last several years as its role in supporting current U.S. military operations increases. The Tooele Transcript Bulletin reports that the depot has expanded its ability to store ammunition as well as performing other roles related to production...
- Blog posts 2009-01-22
- Army Awards Team Led by Agility DGS Supply Management Contract
- The U.S. Army gave a team of companies headed by Agility DGS a contract to supply repair parts for a variety of electronic systems that are serviced at Tobyhanna Depot in Pennsylvania. MarketWatch.com reports that Agility has IBM and three smaller companies on their team. The contract has...
- Blog posts 2008-12-18
- AT&T Wins Contract to Build Data Network for U.S. Army in Germany
- The U.S. Army awarded AT&T Government a task under the Infrastructure Modernization contract to build a data network in Germany that would link various bases together. The contract is worth about $23 million. Federal Computer Week reported on the contract award. The data network will support the...
- Blog posts 2009-01-08
- U.S. Army to Receive $15.5 Million Refund from Leo Burnett
- The Leo Burnett Advertising Agency will pay the U.S. Army over $15 million to settle a lawsuit related to irregular billing. Adweek reports that the case stems from a whistleblower lawsuit filed by some of the companies employees over the fact that they billed in-house work by subsidiaries as...
- Blog posts 2009-01-07
- Gates Moves Quickly To End Boeing And Lockheed Programs
- In the proposed 2010 Defense Budget from the Obama Administration several large programs were recommended for termination. Two of the biggest were the Navy's new Presidential Transport Helicopter, the VH-71, and the vehicle portion of the Army's Future Combat System FCS. The VH-71 had seen schedule and...
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- Army Pays Verizon Business to Upgrade Facilities
- The U.S. Army awarded Verizon Business a number of Task Orders to upgrade communications at several installations across the world. PR Newswire has the press release. The combined value of the five task orders is over $70 million and the work will take one to four years depending...
- Blog posts 2009-01-22
- Army Buys Data Center Services from Horizon
- The U.S. DoD buys a lot of things. They also sell a lot of things to its members. The military has two networks of stores across the globe, one run by the Army for its and the USAF bases and another by the Navy. Horizon Data Center...
- Blog posts 2008-12-17
- Army National Guard Issues Advertising Contract While Cutting Force
- The Army National Guard ARNG Bureau awarded a contract to CACI to provide advertising aid and services to the various state organizations. The contract is worth up to $84 million if all options are exercised. The initial contract is for one year with four option years. ...
- Blog posts 2009-05-12
- U.S. Army National Guard Keeps Investing In Recruiting
- A while ago we wrote about how the U.S. Army National Guard ARNG continued to let recruiting and advertising contracts even though it was reaching a point of one hundred percent manning and may have to begin separating members. The downturn in the economy along with the continued operations...
- Blog posts 2009-07-16
- Army Announces Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Teams
- The U.S. Army announced the three teams of companies that will be awarded development contracts for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle JLTV. The companies have a little over two years to develop a prototype vehicle for a series of tests. Then at least one, but hopefully from the...
- Blog posts 2008-10-30
- U.S. Army Buys Non-Standard Weapons From ATK
- The U.S. Army has awarded a contract for non-standard weapons. These will be made in Bulgaria and other Eastern European countries most likely to support the Iraqi and Afghan military. by Matthew Potter
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- Boeing V-22 and CH-47 Production Lines Shut Due to Possible Sabotage
- The AP reports that due to a foreign object being found in the fuel line of a V-22 Osprey preparing for delivery to the USMC that DoD and Boeing have shut down the two lines at the Philadelphia plant. This plant assembles the V-22 tilt rotor aircraft for the...
- Blog posts 2008-11-23
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