Boeing, Northrop Win Huge Navy Contracts
Boeing to supply 38 F/A-18E Super Hornet fighters and 21 EA-18G Growlers and Northrop to build 25 E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes.
FAA Will Miss UAV Deadline
A DOT audit finds the Federal Aviation Administration will miss a 2015 deadline that would allow UAVs to freely fly the nation’s skies.
Armed Drones Risk “Perpetual War”
The report states armed drones should not be “glorified nor demonized” and resulting civilian deaths are fewer than from manned strikes.
Broadband Is Open for Business in SoMD
MD Broadband Co-op’s mission is to attract more internet service providers to the SoMd marketplace with low-cost access to fiber optic broadband along the region’s highways.
Multiplying Military Drones Challenge Safe Air Travel
Drone flight hours have tripled in shared US airspace since 2011 and the ongoing expansion of DoD drone flights will transform American aviation.
More than 400 Military Drones Crashed Since 2001
Military drones crashed into homes, farms, runways, highways, waterways and an Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane in midair.
USS Mesa Verde, V-22 Ospreys Ordered to Gulf
The Mesa Verde provides quick-reaction forces and a complement of MV-22 Ospreys, which excel at evacuation operations.
DoD Prime Contractor Performance Analysis Released
The 2014 Performance of the Defense Acquisition System report analyzes prime contractors in terms of contracted products and services.
TPP’s Financial Series Concludes June 17
Gene Townsend wraps his budgeting & financial series with a briefing on Cost Analysis of Government Proposals.
TPP’s Financial Series Continues June 5
This briefing, ‘Budgeting and Rate Development’ provide an understanding of developing rates, rate forecasts, unallowable versus allowable costs and more insights to improve your business.
