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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...- more about Matthew Potter »
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- EADS Facing Pressure Over A400M
- There are reports that France and Germany are discussing holding EADS, the parent of Airbus, to their contract for the A400M military transport. This may require the company to pay penalties to these and other customers due to the delays in the program. by Matthew Potter
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- AETNA Lost TRICARE Contract Due To Conflict Of Interest
- The GAO has released a summary of their decision to overturn the award of a $2.8 billion TRICARE management contract to Aetna. Health Net the incumbent had challenged the award. It now turns out that Aetna had hired a former TRICARE employee who provided inside information on the...
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Air Force Moves To Spread Wealth With A-10 Contract
- Normally with a system like an aircraft or missile the original manufacturer will get the contracts to support, upgrade and modernize it. With older systems it is sometimes possible to move to a different contractor. This is of course aided by the fact that the Government buys the...
- Blog posts 2009-06-12
- When Federal Programs Collide Or The Road To Hell
- The Federal Government has a variety of laws favoring certain types of minority owned and small businesses. One of the largest groups receiving these preferences are those owned by Native American tribes and individuals. They receive consideration when they bid on contracts and as part of the small...
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- Congress Bucks Obama On Defense Spending And Receives Veto Threat
- On top of the House adding money to the 2010 Defense Budget for more F-22 fighters, the Senate has also done the same. To add fuel to the fire the Senate kept alive the second engine for the F-35. The President and Secretary of Defense Gates'...
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- Congressman Brags About Local Defense Spending But Did He Influence It?
- This is a fairly typical article that often appears in the local press describing how Congressman Dan Boren (D-OK) secured all this money for his district through daunt of hard work and sweat. Normally a lot of these are written when a funding bill passes. In this case...
- Blog posts 2009-06-29
- Slowing Down Government Contracting
- One of the major complaints within the Federal Government about contracting is the length of time it takes to award a contract. This issue affects all types of contracts, whether it is is buying new jet fighter or pencils or hiring Scientific, Engineering, Technical and Analysis SETA contractors. ...
- Blog posts 2009-06-29
- Where Is The Stimulus?
- The Obama Administration and Congress passed the "Stimulus" bill in March. Since then the U.S. economy has continued to shed jobs and posted anemic if no growth. There has been criticism that the problem is the slow way the U.S. Government pushes money out the door with its...
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Oshkosh Wins MRAP-ATV Initial Contract
- The U.S. Army and Department of Defense awarded Oshokosh Corporation a contract to build the first two thousand or so MRAP-ATV vehicles for use in Afghanistan. This contract is worth over $1 billion dollars to the company. The MRAP-ATV is a lighter, more maneuverable successor to...
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Argument In The UK On Defense Spending Will Spread To The U.S.
- The British Labor Government is facing a major budget crisis that has been building for several years. The biggest casualty of it all will probably be their Armed Forces. The argument in that country may foreshadow the one to come in the United States. It is almost...
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- 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
- 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
- Saudi Arabia Has The Money -- And Spends It
- Fueled by their oil wealth which has only increased over the last three years the Gulf States have invested heavily in their defense forces. Much of this is driven by concern about Iran and Iraq and the general instability of parts of the region. Part of it is...
- Blog posts 2009-07-06
- Murtha Turns Negative?
- Congressman John Murtha (D-PA) who has made a career out of using the defense budget to fund companies and jobs in his district gave an interview two weeks ago where he expressed concern about support for defense spending in the U.S. Congress. He believes that the Congress may end...
- Blog posts 2009-07-06
- The U.S. Labor Force And The Defense Budget
- Over the last twenty years there has been a significant expansion of jobs related to the defense budget. Not only are there many manufacturing and highly technical maintenance and repair jobs linked to the U.S. defense spending on large procurement programs but there are also many high-paying technical jobs...
- Blog posts 2009-07-07
- Supplemental Approved Chock Full Of Non-Military Stuff
- President Obama approved the last supplemental defense spending law last night. The bill contains non-defense spending as well as also saving some programs recommended for termination by the Obama Administration. The original cost of the bill as requested by the Executive Branch was around $83 billion. The...
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- Why Is Defense Acquisition So Difficult?
- This chart at the Defense Acquisition University DAU shows the Integrated Defense Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Life Cycle Management System for a whole program's life. It starts at program conception and then moves through demilitarization and disposal. As you can see it...
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- Will America Follow Japan?
- Japan has spent the better part of the last ten years trying to spend its way out of economic problems. The governments have used various stimulus and public works spending to try and get their economy to pick up from their last slide. Now with the worst recession...
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- Health Funding With Funny Money
- If haven't realized yet the Federal Government budgets in a way nobody else does. There is currently a debate going on with Congress and the White House about reforming the U.S. health care system. A big part of this is how to pay for it all. Within...
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- 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
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