Guerts Looks to Small Business to Increase Navy’s Competitive Edge
“What are we doing to compete and win?” the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition James “Hondo” Geurts summarized the current National Defense Strategy speaking to small business reps at a program held by The Patuxent Partnership and the NAVAIR Office of Small Business Programs.
New Performance Incentives for F-35, Not for Industry
Lockheed’s contract for future F-35s is tied to performance incentives, but DoD efforts to tie all defense contracts to performance indicators has been withdrawn in the face of industry and congressional outcry.
Biggers to Speak for Connections Series
Author and historian Jeff Biggers will be the featured speaker for the Connections Literary Series at the College of Southern Maryland Leonardtown Campus on Oct. 5, 2018.
DoD Down Thousands of Cyber Workers
DoD’s chief information officer told a Senate committee last week that the Defense Department lost thousands of civilian cyber workers in the past year, mainly in IT management and computer science-related positions.
Hoyer Announces 2018 Online All-Star Winners
Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (Md.) has announced the winners of the creative category awards in the 2018 Member Online All-Star Competition. Winners were chosen by the public according to their total reactions on Whip Hoyer’s Facebook page, linked below.
Behavioral Health Team Meets Oct. 12
The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership is planning a meeting of the Behavioral Health Action Team from 2 to 3:30 pm Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at the St. Mary’s County Health Department in Leonardtown. MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital supports the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership.
First F-35B Lands on British Warship
The first Royal Navy pilot to land an F-35B stealth fighter on Britain’s new HMS Queen Elizabeth tells his story. Flying the test jet from NAS Patuxent River, Royal Navy Cmdr. Nathan Gray touched down to start two months of flight tests.
Panel Topic: Naval Aviation Agility, Lethality
“Naval Aviation Agility and Lethality in Contested Environments” will be the topic of the next panel presented by The Patuxent Partnership and the Association of Naval Aviation. The event will be held 5 to 7 pm Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in Lexington Park.
Tickets Available for Bluegrass for Hospice
There’s still time to reserve a vendor spot and to grab early-reserve ticket prices for Bluegrass for Hospice-2018 on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, held at its traditional venue, Flat Iron Farm in Great Mills, Maryland, from noon until 8 pm.
2018 Gubernatorial General Election Deadlines
Important deadlines for the upcoming 2018 Gubernatorial General Election are approaching. The deadline to register to vote, change party affiliation, update an address, and request an alternate polling place for the election is 9 pm Tuesday, Oct. 16.
