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- Matthew Potter is a resident of Huntsville, Ala., where he works supporting U.S. Army aviation programs. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he began work as a defense contractor in Washington D.C. specializing in program management and budget development and execution. In the last 15 years Matthew has worked...
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- Australia And The U.S. Move In Oppisite Directions
- Both the Australian and U.S. governments opted to stimulate their economies in this recession by reducing tax withholding on their citizens. This means that each paycheck there is a little more then normal. The idea was that with this more money people would spend it and spur the...
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Defense Authorization Bill Passes House
- The U.S. House of Representatives passed the 2010 Defense Authorization bill. It was for a $550 billion defense budget with another $130 billion for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is one of two bills that must pass each year for the Defense Department to spend money in...
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Texas' Subsidies to Companies for Jobs Scrutinized
- The state of Texas, like a great deal of other ones, operates two funds to help companies move to the state with a goal of creating jobs. The Dallas Morning News writes that payments from the Texas Enterprise Fund to Countrywide and Washington Mutual are being criticized due to...
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Government Conditions Roil GM and Chrysler Supplier Relationship
- Automotive News reports that as part of a $5 billion in aid from the Federal government to GM and Chrysler to help pay their suppliers a provision makes it possible for the companies to dump those parts manufacturers who have "sought faster payment" or "argued that the law allows them...
- Blog posts 2009-03-31
- EADS CEO's Comments on A400M Raise Issues
- The EADS led program to build a new transport for seven European companies continues to have its struggles. A few weeks ago the customers decided to extend a deadline where EADS would have to start paying back some of the money received for the A400M. Recently Germany and...
- Blog posts 2009-03-31
- Warnings on the Defense Budget
- The Associated Press reports that Senator Carl Levin, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, stated the FY10 Defense Budget will be cut back significantly. The ending of several major acquisition programs is expected. Not all of this will be a negative to the services if the cuts and funding...
- Blog posts 2009-03-31
- Navy Awards Another LCS to Lockheed Martin
- The U.S. Navy contracted with Lockheed Martin for the third Littoral Combat Ship LCS. The Navy Times writes that the USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) will be constructed by Marinette Marine Corp. in Wisconsin. The LCS classes' first two ships were built separately by Lockheed and Northrop Grumman. ...
- Blog posts 2009-03-24
- Office Depot's Issues Lead to Proposed Changes in Contracts
- The National Office Products Alliance NOPA released a press release asking cities and counties to re-look at how they buy office supplies. Citing the issues with Office Depot that we wrote about earlier this month the group recommends going to multi-source more open contracts. The Alliance feels that...
- Blog posts 2009-04-01
- Budget Troubles Lead to Louisiana Computer Project Delay
- The Associated Press is reporting that a major upgrade to the State of Louisiana's government computer network has been delayed for now due to budget problems. The program had been planned for several years and was budgeted at over $100 million. Eventually the upgrade would replace various state...
- Blog posts 2009-04-02
- Alliant Techsystems Acquires Eagle Industries
- Eagle Industries is a private company that primarily makes personal gear for soldiers such as backpacks and storage containers for gear. That company had bought the plant formally belonging to Michael Bianco Inc. in New Bedford, MA. That company sold it as the founder was convicted of various...
- Blog posts 2009-04-02
- India Moves Forward on New Fighter
- Reuters is reporting that the Indian government plans to move forward with the next step for their new fighter program. This illustrates the county's commitment to upgrade their military over the next decade. This will be a series of trials of the six aircraft proposed. In the...
- Blog posts 2009-04-03
- Government Payment Policies Lead to Struggle for Small Business
- The Federal government usually pays its contractors after a certain amount of work is done. For hardware deliveries there are progress payments as certain steps in the completion of the item are made. Companies bill for time and materials at the end of the month and get payed...
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Iraq Buys More Russian Helicopters
- The fledgling Iraqi Air Force is slowly being outfitted with a combination of Russian and U.S. equipment. So far it has purchased UH-1 and Mi-17 helicopters as well as some small fixed wing assets. Military & Aerospace Electronics reports that the U.S. Army awarded ARINC a contract to...
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Troubles Mount for Office Depot - Updated
- Office Depot had built up a good business selling to local, state and the Federal government. Now communities in Florida as well as Berkeley, CA are looking at complaints the company overcharged them. In Berkeley's case they are asking Office Depot for over $250 thousand refund according to...
- Blog posts 2009-03-24
- UAE Continues Military Investment
- The UAE announced details of another contract awarded at the recent Defense Exposition. On top of buying C-130J and C-17 aircraft as already reported the Emirates is investing in two maritime patrol aircraft from Canada. The National reported on 22 March that a $290 million contract was signed...
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- DARPA Awards Contract to CellThera for Tissue Restoration
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA awarded CellThera a follow on contract to continue their efforts at developing tissue regeneration. Medical News Today reports that the contract is worth $570 thousand and is for one year with an option. This contract will allow the Worcester Polytechnic Institute WPI...
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- BRAC Related Construction Continues in San Antonio
- One of the major places that benefited from the last round of BRAC is San Antonio. The U.S. Department of Defense moved to consolidate all medical training in that city. It had long been home to major U.S. Air Force medical facilities but now the Navy and Army...
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- New York Prepares to Lay Off Civil Servants
- In the past we have discussed how various states and cities were asking their employees to renegotiate recently agreed to contracts. In New York Governor David Paterson had discussed this with them asking for raises to be given up and a new pension contribution plan in order to save...
- Blog posts 2009-03-26
- The DEA Demonstrates How Not To Buy Aircraft
- McClatchy writes about a failed attempt by the Drug Enforcement Agency DEA to purchase three aircraft for surveillance missions. Because the funding for the aircraft originally came out of the "black" budget there are not a lot of details available on the original contract. It doesn't help...
- Blog posts 2009-03-26
- Update to the Corrupt Pennsylvania Judges Story
- We had written a few months ago about two judges in Pennsylvania who had taken kickbacks from a company running a juvenile detention home to send kids there. Now USA Today writes that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has overturned most of the convictions from the time period in question....
- Blog posts 2009-03-27
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