Posted by Java Joe on December 17, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Lockheed Martin leads the defense contractor list, with Boeing, BAE, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman rounding out the top five.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags 2015 defense budget, Army-Navy game, BAE, Boeing, cyber security, F-35B, Lockheed Martin, MQ-8B Fire Scout, NORAD blimp, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Silent Nemo, veterans suicide bill
Posted by Java Joe on December 16, 2014 · Leave a Comment
DISA and the US Cyber Command are doing a good job of preventing defense network cyber attacks but the rest of government is not as well protected.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing, contract services, Cyber Command, cyber security, DISA, EA-18G Growler, Environmental Restoration Program Site 4A, military morale, NAVAIR, Research and Development, UAV, USS George Washington
Posted by Java Joe on December 15, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The $1.1 trillion 2015 spending bill approved by the Senate over the weekend funds most of the federal government through the next fiscal year.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags 2015 budget, F-35, J-31, NAVAIR, Naval Test Wing Atlantic, Project Silent Nemo, TACAN, Tricare, UCLASS, US Cyber Command
Posted by Java Joe on December 11, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Lawmakers agreed on a spending bill that keeps the government funded but some Democrats now oppose the bill over modifications to a Wall Street reform law.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags 2015 budget, Ashton Carter, EA-18G Growler, F-35, F135 engine, House Armed Services Committee, J-31 stealth fighter, Navy Band, Navy hair rules, Next Generation Jammer, P-8A Poseidon, Senator John McCain
Posted by Java Joe on December 10, 2014 · Leave a Comment
A controversial DHS cybersecurity program that monitors Internet traffic government-wide is now blocking malicious operations on federal networks.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags 2015 NDAA, ASV-100, CenturyLink, cybersecurity, military morale, MQ-8 Fire Scout, Navy aviation, Sen. John McCain, UAV, USS Anchorage, X-47B
Posted by Java Joe on December 9, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Shipboard laser weapons move closer to deployment after recent successful testing but the system is still in the experimental phase.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Best for Vets: Law Enforcement, federal day off, laser weapon, LaWS, officer command relief, Steve Lowery, UAV, UAV test site, USS Ponce, veteran unemployment
Posted by Java Joe on December 8, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Funding restrictions for the planned Navy UCLASS program are specified in the 2015 compromise defense bill over design and mission concerns.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags 2015 NDAA, cloud procurement, EA-18G Growler, F/A-18, MH-60R, MQ-8C Fire Scout, NAVAIR, Northrop Grumman, Sen. Tim Kaine, UCLASS, USS Gerald Ford
Posted by Java Joe on December 4, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The pay and benefits cuts were backed by both the DoD and White House in an effort to slow the growth of personnel costs.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Admiral Harry Harris, Ashton Carter, Boeing, cybersecurity, F-35, Fleet Cyber Command, K-MAX, Kaman, Lockheed Martin, military benefits, NDAA, Office of Naval Research, PIV-I, ScanEagle, US Cyber Command, VADM Jan Tighe
Posted by Java Joe on December 3, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Ashton Carter tabbed as the next DefSec but the choice will not be immediately announced because the vetting process is not complete.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags 2015 defense budget, Ashton Carter, Deployable Mission Rehearsal Trainer, EMP, F-35, Great Bay wind farm, Lexington Park, Lockheed Martin, Robert Work, unmanned underwater vehicle
