Wind Turbines Near Military Installations Face More Opposition
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According to a press release issued by Congressman Chris Collins of New York, he has introduced legislation to curb installation of wind turbines near military installations. A state representative in Kansas has filed a bill to limit tax incentives for wind energy projects that encroach on military airspace, prompted by concerns surrounding the Sheppard Air Force Base, reports the Times Record News.
Military personnel would see a 2.1 percent pay raise starting in January and a significant manpower boost within the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps as part of a nearly $619 billion congressional compromise measure in the annual defense spending bill, reports Military Times. This is about $3.2 billion more than President Barack Obama’s request, setting up a potential veto.
San Diego congresswoman Susan Davis introduces the Military Hunger Prevention Act, which would exempt the military’s Basic Allowance for Housing — a central component of most troops’ compensation — when determining eligibility for food stamps and 17 other federal food programs, reports Military.com.
Conservatives in both chambers rejected a provision to require women to register for the draft, reports Military Times.
The F-35B takes off from a ship with a full-load of weapons, reports National Interest.
Washington, DC, is the most vulnerable region to identity theft and fraud, reports The Wallet Hub, along with a full 50-state ranking.
Senate Armed Services Chair John McCain defends David Petraeus, the highly decorated but scandal-checkered former military commander, as a contender for secretary of state under President-elect Donald Trump, reports Defense News.
The head of the CIA warns Trump against withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, warming up to Russia, and returning to interrogation widely considered to be torture, reports The Hill.
The victor in France’s center-right presidential primary, Francois Fillon, suggests Europe is shifting toward accommodating rather than countering a resurgent Russia, reports The New York Times.
Bomb technicians face the highest risk among US troops in Iraq and Syria, reports Military.com.
The Marine Corps is experimenting with a new service rifle, reports Military.com.
Aviation Week opines on the potential risks for the commercial aerospace industry from the incoming Trump administration promises on major trade policy changes including renegotiation or cancellation of key multilateral agreements and the enactment of trade barriers.
Trump persuaded United Technologies to keep “close to 1,000” factory jobs at the Carrier manufacturing plant in Indianapolis instead of moving them to Mexico, reports Politico.
The Blue Angels visit Ocean City and Wallops to prepare for the 2017 air show, the 10th anniversary of the Ocean City Air Show, reports DelmarvaNow.
Thousands flee as flames engulf Tennessee resort towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, report The Washington Post, and shut the most visited national park.
USA Today reports “3 weeks, 3 lessons about Trump’s emerging presidency ” — tweets not news conferences, loyalty counts but has limits, and a “Brotherhood of Billionaires.”
Gov. Hogan and the Democratic leaders of the General Assembly unveil a compromise to provide $20 million to Northrop Grumman and another $20 million to alleviate the cost of teacher pensions for local school systems, reports The Baltimore Sun.
Contracts:
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC, a not-for-profit university affiliated research center, Laurel, Maryland, has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee, $98,000,000 ceiling, indefinite–delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering, development, and research capabilities. This contract provides for establishing and maintaining an essential capability for engineering or developmental work calling for the practical application of investigative findings and theories of a scientific or technical nature. Work will primarily be performed in Laurel, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of November 2021. Task orders can extend six months until May 2022. No funds are being obligated at the time of award; the minimum guaranteed amount will be obligated with the first task order. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (HR0011-17-D-0001).
Network Management Resources Inc., Chantilly, Virginia, is being awarded a $15,407,030 modification (P00083) to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to exercise an option increasing the total contract value from $76,005,811 to $91,412,841. Under this modification, the contractor will provide global classified and unclassified video conferencing services, collaboration services, customer facing business application services, and end user training. The work will be performed in Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Huntsville, Alabama; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Dahlgren, Virginia. The performance period is from Dec. 1, 2016 through Nov. 30, 2017. Fiscal 2017 research and development funds in the amount of $1,632,444 are being obligated on this award. The Missile Defense Agency, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, is the contracting activity (H95001-12-C-0001).
BEM Systems Inc., Chatham, New Jersey (FA8903-17-D-0053); Brice Environmental Services Corp., Anchorage, Alaska (FA8903-17-D-0054); Cape Environmental Management Inc., San Antonio, Texas (FA8903-17-D-0055); CES-Insight LLC, Brea, California (FA8903-17-D-0056); EA Engineering, Science, and Technology Inc., PBC, Hunt Valley, Maryland (FA8903-17-D-0057); Environmental Chemical Corp., Burlingame, California (FA8903-17-D-0058); Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (FA8903-17-D-0059); and Versar ERRG LLC, Springfield, Virginia (FA8903-17-D-0060), have been awarded a combined $48,000,000 multi-award, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Contractors will compete for environmental services and construction activities encompassing a full range of methods, technologies, and supporting activities necessary to conduct environmental services and environmental construction efforts including restoration and remediation to address environmental needs accordance with technical, legal, and policy requirements. All requirements shall be carried out as specified in the individual task orders. Work will be performed at Pacific Air Forces installations and other locations to include but not limited to the Pacific Islands (Hawaii, Wake Island, etc.), Alaska, Japan, and South Korea. Work is expected to be complete by Nov. 29, 2024. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition with 11 offers received. No funds are being obligated at time of award. The 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, Joint Base Lackland, San Antonio, Texas, is the contracting activity.
Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, Marlborough, Massachusetts, is being awarded a $20,382,750 firm-fixed-price order under basic ordering agreement N00024-14-G-5105, for Aegis modernization production requirements. This order covers the production of Multi-Mission Signal Processor Ordnance Alteration (ORDALT) kits, Kill Assessment System ORDALT kits and spares, Radio Frequency Coherent Combiner kits, High Voltage Power Supply Sidewall Capacitors, Traveling Waves Tube Monitoring Circuits, and Stabilized Master Oscillator ORDALT kits, as well as test and installation efforts, in support of the Aegis Modernization (AMOD) program. The AMOD program fields combat system upgrades that will enhance the anti-air warfare and Ballistic Missile defense capabilities of Aegis-equipped DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and CG 47 Ticonderoga-class cruisers. This order includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $27,115,942. This contract combines purchases for the Navy (90 percent); and the government of Japan (10 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Work will be performed in Chesapeake, Virginia (42 percent); Andover, Massachusetts (38 percent); Burlington, Massachusetts (12 percent); and Marlborough, Massachusetts (8 percent), and is expected to be completed by October 2019. Fiscal 2015 and 2016 other procurement (Navy); fiscal 2016 defense wide procurement; and FMS funding in the amount of $20,382,750 will be obligated at the time of award. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This order was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) – only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
Progeny Systems Corp., Manassas, Virginia, is being awarded a $11,344,619 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost reimbursement modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-14-C-6220) to exercise options for the production of Technology Insertion 16 (TI-16) active intercept and ranging and archival media center upgrade kits and engineering services. Active intercept and ranging is a commercial-off-the-shelf based signal processing system that provides detection of active sonar pulses from other ships and submarines and active homing torpedoes. Archival media center allows the recording and storage of audio and environmental data without the need for traditional tape recording media. Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by September 2018. Fiscal 2017 other procurement (Navy); and fiscal 2016 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of $9,161,589 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
