Up to $250M over 5 Years for US Army Cloud Computing

by Joe Katzman | Jan 8, 2012 | Contracts - Awards, General Dynamics, IT - General, IT - Software & Integration, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Support Functions - Other, T&C - IBM, USA

In January 2012, US Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO-EIS) issued 9 firm-fixed-price contracts, worth up to $249.8 million total over 5 years, for Enterprise Cloud Computing services. Cloud computing is a about providing computing...

USA Ordering Medical-Surgical Supplies, 2005-2012

by Joe Katzman | Jan 8, 2012 | Contracts - Awards, Contracts - Modifications, Medical, Other Corporation, Small Business, Spotlight articles, USA

Surgery, USNS Mercy(click to view full) Medical supplies are a requirement for any military, and are used by many other government agencies as well. The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (now Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support) in Philadelphia, PA manages a...

$176.4M to Supply New M50 Gas Mask with Filters

by Joe Katzman | Jan 4, 2012 | Chemicals & HAZMAT, Design Innovations, Other Corporation, Soldier's Gear, USA, WMD Defenses

M50 mask training(click to view full) In December 2011, Avon Protection Systems, Inc. in Cadillac, MI won a 5-year, $176.4 million firm-fixed-price contract to make M61 filter canisters for the new M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask. Work will be performed in...

Tracked RESET: Brazil Sticks With its M113s

by Joe Katzman | Jan 4, 2012 | Americas - Other, BAE, Contracts - Awards, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, Tanks & Mechanized, USA

Brazilian M113:from BAE(click to view full) In the early 1970s, the Brazilian Army acquired a number of tracked M113 armored personnel carriers from the US Army, to serve alongside their locally-built EE-11 Urrutu 6×6 wheeled APCs. The mix is a smart one; wheeled...

Rapid Fire 2011-12-30: The US Navy’s Challenged Plans

by Joe Katzman | Dec 30, 2011 | Budgets, India, IT - Cyber-Security, Mergers & Acquisitions, Other Corporation, Remote Weapons Systems, Rockets, Submarines, Surface Ships - Combat, UAVs, USA

DID would like to wish all of our readers a Happy New Year! * So, what milestones does India’s Ministry of Defence want to highlight from 2011? * Dynamint Nobel is still working on its classic Panzerfaust, whose modern versions have proven quite popular. The...