Posted by Java Joe on October 30, 2014 · Leave a Comment
DefSec Chuck Hagel approved a 21-day quarantine for all military personnel leaving Ebola stricken areas of West Africa.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Chuck Hagel, draft women, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, ebola, F-35, Federal IT spending, iRobot, ISIS, miitary banks, MTRS, Navy SEALS, Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy Office
Posted by Java Joe on October 29, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Axiom, a Chinese cyberespionage group that targets Western governments, is revealed just before John Kerry and President Obama arrive in Beijing for talks.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Chinese cybersecurity, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, cyberespionage, defense sales, DMBA, DoD per diems, ebola, F-35 Lightning II, FilmArray, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, ship maintenance, Socktober
Posted by Java Joe on October 28, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Sequester rollback is possible due to the ISIS fight, potential Republican control of the Senate, the falling budget deficit and the emerging Ebola threat.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Asian navies, defense budget, Elop, F-35 Lightning II, French Navy, Lockheed Martin, SOM-J, UAS, UAV, USNS Montford Point, USS North Dakota, women veterans
Posted by Java Joe on October 27, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The J-31 stealth fighter is a land based jet but could also evolve into a carrier based ‘naval configuration’, and become a direct competitor for the F-35.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Blue Angels, DISA, F-35, F/A-18 Super Hornet, J-31 stealth fighter, Lockheed Martin, MQ-4C Triton, MQ-8C Fire Scout, Northrop Grumman, P-8 Poseidon, USS Nimitz
Posted by Java Joe on October 23, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The FAA determined that wind turbines would interfere with radar used by Pennsylvania air traffic controllers at Erie International Airport.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags BAE, Chinese navy, COLA, education benefits, FAA, Homeless veterans, ISIS operation costs, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, SilverSky, Teal Group, wind farm, wind turbines
Posted by Java Joe on October 22, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The number of vets in Congress has steadily dropped and now the veteran lawmaker count could sink to under 100 for the first time since the 1950s.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags cloud, cybersecurity, DARPA, Dell, federal budget, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, NGEN, SideArm, TERN, UAV, USS Carl Vinson, USS George H.W. Bush, veteran lawmakers
Posted by Java Joe on October 21, 2014 · Leave a Comment
China’s “passive” radar detection device may be able to track the F-35 stealthy fighter at distances of up to 400 kilometers.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags 25 Top Contractors Hiring Vets, Chinese radar detection, cybersecurity, F-35, F/A-18 Hornet, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, military women, Northrop Grumman, P-38 Lightening, Raytheon
Posted by Java Joe on October 20, 2014 · Leave a Comment
NAS Pax River worries the wind farm will interfere with testing radar and resident’s concerns include potential noise issues and decreased property values.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Captain Jeff Dodge, Chuck Hagel, DoD 2013 spending, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Lockheed Martin, MQ-4C Triton, Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Air System Program Office, nuclear fusion, PD-100 Black Hornet, Somerset Wind Farm
Posted by Java Joe on October 16, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Navy will release a new version of their global maritime strategy document to face new factors including China’s navy, cybersecurity and budget cuts.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags cybersecurity, F-35, global maritime strategy, Insider Threat Mitigation Strategies, International Auto Logistics, Pratt & Whitney, Republican Senate, Tricare, unmanned aircraft, Veteran Employment
Posted by Java Joe on October 15, 2014 · Leave a Comment
A recent survey found that civilian defense employees are increasingly dissatisfied with their jobs and are unhappy with senior leadership and managers.
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Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags 2016 defense budget, ARES Block C UAS, Best for Vets: Career & Technical Colleges 2015, COTS, cybersecurity, defense employees job satisfaction, EA-18G Growler, F-15, F-16, F-35, Switchblade UAV
