Posted by Java Joe on October 31, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Military, federal retirees and Social Security recipients will receive a COLA increase in January.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing, Brimstone 2, COLA, death benefits, drones, Hawkeye, Hellfire, JSOW C-1, military retirement, online war game, P-8 Poseidon, Predator, Raytheon, Southern Maryland Sailing Foundation, Super Hornet, Turkish drones, V-22 Osprey
Posted by Sheila Gibbons on October 28, 2013 · 1 Comment
Defense firms use multiple tactics to protect their bottom lines as shifts in funding and wish lists force rebalancing.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags B-1, B-15, BAE, Boeing, defense contractors, F-35, federal employees, Lockheed, sequestration, Taranis UCAV
Posted by Publisher on October 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment
It’s all about surveillance, cybersecurity and learning to thrive in a virtual world; the Navy is among the leaders.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags actuator, Blue Angels, Boeing, CIA, Defense Information Systems Agency, DISA, exoskeleton, hackers, ibm, JSF, Lockheed, Northop Grumman, Tri-County Department of Social Services, Triton, virtualized computing
Posted by Publisher on October 16, 2013 · Leave a Comment
As Senate leaders near an agreement to avert a debt crisis and re-open government, House Speaker John Boehner continues fighting for a GOP bill but fails to win the support he needs from Republican conservatives.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags A-7 Corsair II, aviator training, Boehner, Boeing, Brazil, budget bill, conservative Republicans, cybersecurity, F-35, Lockheed, Marine C, orps Marathon, Republican, sequster flexibility, sexual assault, South Korea, Southern Maryland Sailing Foundation
Posted by Publisher on October 2, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Congress keeps working. So does the military. So do essential personnel. But otherwise, the federal government is closed.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing, Chuck Hagel, civil war, cyber mercenary, DoD, global weather radar systems, JSF, Lockheed Martin, Maryland Health Benefits Exchange, military pay, Obamacare, Office of Management and Budget, Patuxent Partnership, South Korea, spending bill, Syria, United Nationsw, US Congress, US Senate
Posted by Sheila Gibbons on September 26, 2013 · Leave a Comment
It’s a nail-biter as decision on keeping government open is certain to go down to the wire.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags arms treaty, Boeing, China, college-southern-maryland, contractor security clearances, debt ceiling, F-35, government shutdown, Lockheed Martin, sole-source contracts
With a Congressional solution still beyond the horizon, the Pentagon gets ready for lights out, even as planning for the future of defense continues.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags AirSea Battle, Boeing, Defense News, FAA, MQ-8 Fire Scout, MQ-8C, NASA, Office of Management and Budget, Patuxent Partnership, USIS
Posted by Sheila Gibbons on September 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Dutch government calls F-35 purchase “the most future-proof option.” Also, industry advances positive as DoD, law enforcement, and Congress weigh in on tragic events at Washington Navy Yard.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Aaron Alexis, Boeing, Chuck Hagel, Cygnus, F-35 joint strike fighter, Michael Hayden, Navy Yard, SAIC, Scan Eagle UAV, unmanned aerial systems
Posted by Publisher on September 3, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Little accord on Syria puts weaponry on alert throughout the world. President Obama demands citizens participate in US decisions.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Barrack Obama, Boeing, F-15, F-22, F-35, Marines budget, Navy budget, Obama, President Obama, same sex spouse, Starbucks, Syria, UCLASS, USS Wasp, VA benefits
Posted by Publisher on August 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The Hornet succeeds in the air, while on land the Air Force, Army and DIS enter a cooperative information sharing agreement while the Army and Navy discuss who will operate the Super Pond at Aberdeen.
Category Leader Features · Tags Aegis, Air Force, Army, Army and Navy, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Boeing, Defense Information Systems Agency, EA-18, EA-18G Growler, F/A-18 Super Hornet, Facebook, Hair in the Square, Iran, joint information environment, Moscow air show, Republicans, Russia UN veto, Syria, Transas, Twitter, UAV, UN Security Council
