Posted by Java Joe on September 4, 2018 · Leave a Comment
President Donald Trump wants to freeze federal workers’ pay in 2019.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing, Cmdr. Travis Zettel, F-22 Raptor, F-35 design flaws, federal pay raise, ISIS, lightning rods, MQ-25 tanker drone, NAVMAR Applied Sciences Corp., Project on Government Oversight, Russian Navy, Sen. John McCain, Talon, Target Arm, USS Bremerton
Posted by Java Joe on December 5, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The Pentagon is drafting a list of desired technologies as part of a new modernization strategy to coordinate DoD’s research and development, including at US laboratories and government-funded research centers. The goal is to make sure that the military is aligned across the services.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Boeing KC-46 tanker, DefSec James Mattis, EA-18G Growler, EA-6B Prowler, flight simulation trainers, government shutdown, Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, Sen. John McCain, Sen. Lindsey Graham, skywriting, South China Sea, technology modernization
Posted by Java Joe on July 24, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Problems still remain for the F-35 JSF’s helmet night-vision camera. Lockheed Martin officials said Friday they are aware of the issue and working to test potential solutions. Improvements to the software are underway and will be ready for testing in the fall.
Posted by Java Joe on May 16, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The US is increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks as Russia & China advance their cyber-warfare and cyber-espionage capabilities to challenge the US. Already classified military hardware data has been stolen.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags arms sales, Ausley Associates, ballistic missile, Boeing KC-46 tanker, cyberattacks, David Shulkin, F-35, North Korea, Sen. John McCain, South China Sea, Wanna Cry
Posted by Java Joe on March 6, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Arizona Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is running out of patience when it comes to the US formulating what he considers an effective cyber strategy.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags AAI Corp., Capt. Joseph Carrigan, cyber, Defense Acquisition Support Services LLC, federal hiring freeze, L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, Malcolm Turnbull, National Black Engineer of the Year Awards, RADM James Kilby, Rep. Joe Wilson, RQ-7 Shadow, Sen. John McCain, sequestration, South China Sea
Posted by Java Joe on March 2, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Days after a pro-military speech before a joint session of Congress, President Trump visits Newport News Shipyard, a center of nuclear-powered shipbuilding for Navy.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Battlespace Flight Services LLC, Code.mil, David Shulkin, federal budget, frigate, General Dynamics Information Technology Inc., HBCU, helicopter sea combat, Jim Mattis, Littoral Combat Ship, Mick Mulvaney, Mythics Inc., Navy exchanges, Newport News Shipbuilding, Sen. John McCain, Sen. Mac Thornberry
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.
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 June 18, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The 2014 Performance of the Defense Acquisition System report analyzes prime contractors in terms of contracted products and services.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags background check, BAE Systems, Boeing, F-35B, General Dynamics, government contracting, information technology, Lockheed Martin, NAVAIR, Northrop Grumman, Performance of the Defense Acquisition System report, Raytheon, Sen. John McCain, USS George H.W. Bush
Posted by Editor on March 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The last batch of F/A-18 E/Fs and EG-18 Growlers begin rolling off the line.
Category Leader Features, Morning Coffee · Tags Afghanistan, Boeing, BRAC, budget, Congress, contracts, DAU, H-1, Joint Strike Fighter, LMI, NAVAIR, Pentagon, Sen. John McCain, sequestration, Super Hornet
Posted by Editor on December 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
DoD purchases 450,000 gallons at four times the price of oil.
