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New contingency contracting simulation module available
Say you're a newcomer to the military and the Department of Defense, placed in a contingency position. You know you will be deploying soon to support an exercise, simulating a warzone so you can get a better handle on how best to accomplish the contingency contracting mission. You have also...
Tags: contingency, Defense Acquisition University, training
Research articles 2008-07-01
Non-military participation key to effective disaster response.(VIEWPOINT)
The Defense Department is becoming more heavily engaged in missions such as post-war reconstruction, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. But the Pentagon usually is not the agency in charge of these missions. It supports the Department of Homeland Security domestically and the State...
Tags: Biometrics, contingency, E-mail, Government, National Defense University, Pentagon, SECURITY, Viewpoint Corp.
Research articles 2008-03-01
Iraqi vendors urged to bid on U.S. contracts.(WASHINGTON PULSE)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To make it easier for Iraqi companies to score U.S. military contracts over in the war zone, the Pentagon created a database that lists in Arabic all available contract opportunities. Since the joint contingency contracting system" went online a year ago, 5,000...
Tags: contingency, Databases, E-mail, HARDWARE, Pentagon, SALES, SOFTWARE, Storage, U.S.
Research articles 2007-12-01
USA: IMPACT AWARDED CONTRACT FOR TRANSPORT VENTILATORS.
Impact Instrumentation, Inc., West Caldwell, N.J.,* is being awarded a $13,031,035.00 firm fixed price, contingency contract for Air Certified Transport Ventilators. Using service are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Federal Civilian Agencies. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the...
Tags: agency, Air Force, contingency, MARKETING
Research articles 2007-09-30
"The buff and the big sky theory …."
Worldwide contingencies have placed our aging fleet of aircraft in roles that they were never designed to carry out. The airplanes are getting older and the pilots are getting younger. The Air Force has asked its planes and pilots to learn new missions and deploy longer than any other time...
Tags: Air Force, aircraft, contingency, Manufacturing, theory
Research articles 2007-08-01
AF deployment by the numbers …
35,000 Airmen currently deployed to global contingencies 25,000 Airmen currently deployed in GWOT-CENTCOM AOR (60 locations) Air Force is operating and flying out of 10 major bases in CENTCOM AOR Over 80,000 Sorties (250 per day) flown this past year in wars of Iraq and Afghanistan 48,000 sorties flown protecting...
Tags: Air Force, contingency, Iraq
Research articles 2007-06-01
XETA Technologies Discontinues Acquisition Discussions with High Wire Networks
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. -- XETA Technologies (NASDAQ: XETA) announced today that High Wire Networks, Inc. ("HIGH WIRE") and XETA have suspended further due diligence and negotiations toward the Company's previously announced intent to purchase HIGH WIRE's assets. The Company stated that certain contingencies contained in the letter of intent are...
Tags: acquisition, Company, contingency, diligence, FINANCE, Manufacturing, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., network, NETWORKING
Research articles 2007-05-14
More effective federal procurement response to disasters: maximizing the extraordinary flexibilities of IDIQ contracting
I. INTRODUCTION II. HURRICANE KATRINA A. The Storm B. Federal Response Under the Microscope 1. Advance Planning and Preparation 2. Quick Response ...
Tags: acquisition, agency, Atlantic, contingency, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FINANCE, government, Government, Government Accountability Office, Gulf, Investment, Katrina, procurement, Pub, U.S. Department of Defense
Research articles 2007-03-22
Reshaping the contingency contracting military workforce: the Army's contracting force structure will align with the Army's modular expeditionary force structure to provide streamlined contracting support
Faced with limited resources, the Army ,continues to redefine and reshape its forces. Today s Army is now a modular force--a power-projection force that is designed to pull resources of all types from any part of the world, depending on the factors of mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and...
Tags: acquisition, contingency, Defense Acquisition University, FINANCE, Investment, logistics, procurement, workforce
Research articles 2006-05-01
Strategic myopia: the case for forward enagement
OUR NATION'S ability to foresee and respond to increasingly complex and networked threats is handicapped by an archaic and compartmentalized interagency system that dates from the Cold War. While the current system is already hard-put to keep up with ongoing and near-term matters, it is especially deficient in planning for...
Tags: commission, contingency, Democracy, network, SALES, security, U.S., U.S. Congress
Research articles 2006-03-22
Molson Coors Sells Controlling Stake in Brazil Operations to FEMSA, Announces Fourth Quarter Business Trends.
MONTREAL, CANADA and DENVER, COLORADO, Jan 16, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE:TAP)(TSX:TAP.NV) announced that it today sold a 68 percent equity interest in its Brazilian unit, Cervejarias Kaiser ("Kaiser"), to FEMSA Cerveza S.A. de C.V. ("FEMSA") for US$68 million cash, ...
Tags: Brazil, Canada, Company, contingency, Coors, equity, FINANCE, financial, Molson, Molson Coors Brewing Co., SALES
Research articles 2006-01-16
Molson Coors Sells Controlling Stake in Brazil Operations to FEMSA, Announces Fourth Quarter Business Trends
MONTREAL & DENVER -- Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE:TAP)(TSX:TAP.NV) announced that it today sold a 68 percent equity interest in its Brazilian unit, Cervejarias Kaiser ("Kaiser"), to FEMSA Cerveza S.A. de C.V. ("FEMSA") for US$68 million cash, including the assumption by FEMSA of certain Kaiser-related debt and...
Tags: Brazil, contingency, Coors, FINANCE, financial, Molson, Molson Coors Brewing Co., SALES
Research articles 2006-01-16
Defense transformation and the 2005 Quadrennial Defense Review
At the end of the Cold War, America entered a new and unfamiliar global security environment. As the Department of Defense began to alter strategies and plans, it quickly became apparent that changes might have to be made across the defense establishment. This led in 1993 to the Bottom-Up Review,...
Tags: contingency, spectrum, Strategy, U.S. Department of Defense
Research articles 2005-12-22
Parsons Prime Subcontractor to DynCorp International on AFCAP Award
PASADENA, Calif. -- Parsons, a global leader in international reconstruction efforts, announced that it is a prime subcontractor to DynCorp International LLC DI, which was selected to provide contingency support for the $10 billion, U.S. Air Force Contract Augmentation Program AFCAP. AFCAP is now in its third generation of...
Tags: Air Force, contingency, leader, Leadership, Pasadena, Transportation
Research articles 2005-12-15
CSBG is level-funded in final bill, but House rejects conference report.
Continued funding of $636.8 million was almost in reach for the Community Services Block Grant last week, but in a stunning development the House rejected the $142.5 billion compromise spending bill for the Health and Human Services, Labor and Education departments. After a...
Tags: Benefits, conference, contingency, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2005-11-21
PROJECTS IN realtime
EVENTS UP TO OCTOBER 2005After 14 years and $14.6 billion, the Big Dig is coming to an end-at least officially. Throughout the summer, leaks continued to make headlines. In July, the Boston Globe reported that leaks in the I-93 tunnel roof will persist at least until 2010; repairs will not...
Tags: Boston Globe, contingency
Research articles 2005-10-01
Deploying as a contingency contracting officer? Check out this Web site before you leave
If you are scheduled for a contingency contracting tour or even think you may be in the future, now is the time to check out the Defense Acquisition University DAU Acquisition Community Connection ACC Web site. One of the Special Interest Areas is Contingency Contracting and it provides a wealth...
Tags: contingency, Defense Acquisition University, INTERNET, MARKETING, Web
Research articles 2005-07-01
FY 2004 Air Force Contracting Award Winners
Secretary of the Air Force Professionalism in Contracting Award--Supervisory: Christine Clark, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. * Secretary of the Air Force Professionalism in Contracting Award--Non-Supervisory: Suzanne White, 50th Contracting Squadron, Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. * Javits-Wagner O'Day JWOD Act--The President's Committee Award: 314th...
Tags: Air Force, civilian, contingency, officer, team, Texas
Research articles 2005-07-01
The view of the future Air Force—a view from the top
Remarks for the "Future of the Force" series, the Heritage Foundation, Washington, D. C., April 28, 2005 It is a pleasure to be here and to be able to talk about the greatest Air Force on the planet and the people who occupy it and I couldn't be more...
Tags: Air Force, contingency, Globalization, laser, Strategy
Research articles 2005-04-28
Bills in the New York state Senate
S.2 BRUNO Establishes procedure for implementation of a contingency budget on the first day of the fiscal year in the event the legislature has not finally acted upon all appropriation bills submitted by the governor; enacts provisions relating to appropriations for public education; submission of financial plans; requires use of...
Tags: contingency, education, FINANCE, financial, Taxes, Transportation, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2005-02-01