In 2004 the GAO changed its name from the Government Accounting Office to the Government Accountability Office. Along with the name change came an aggressive approach to combat fraud, waste and abuse in the US government contracting process. Probably the most...
4ID-3BCT: Baqubah, Iraq(click to view full) Fort Carson is located just 1 mile away from NORAD's famous headquarters in Colorado. It is now home to the 2nd and 3rd Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) of the 4th Infantry Division (a misleading name - 4ID contains the USA's most...
Backscatter Truck Scan(click to view full) The US Marine Corps has been using them in Afghanistan for years. And now the US Army wants to get its hands on some. Some what? You may ask. Why backscatter van (BV) military trailers, of course. BV military trailers use...
* US Military Human Terrain System report flashes warning signs re: Kandahar region offensives. * Set of reports raise the issue of combined-arms skills deteriorating due to constant counterinsurgency focus. How should the US military train for hybrid war? * Boeing...
FBCB2 in Stryker(click to view full) Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. in Carson, CA received an $18.3 million firm-fixed-price contract for Type 1 encryption provided by the programmable inline encryption device. The contract has a period of performance of 5 years and a...
That's how they used to do it(click to view full) When we think of US Navy SEALs, we often picture special ops forces jumping off amphibious assault boats or emerging from the water under cover of darkness, guns ready, eyes focused. We don't necessarily picture...
* US Secretary of Defense Gates speaks to the US Naval Academy about vision, integrity, and career. * Pentagon funds "tactical assistance" for Yemeni special forces brigade to target Al Qaeda. * Iran: Enemy aircraft keep out, or we'll fire our S-300, uh, oil drums at...
Humvee with IR sensor(click to view larger) A key to US special ops forces is stealth. Night vision and thermal imaging (IR) devices are among the best tools to provide that stealth. One way to provide those capabilities is through goggles worn by the special ops...
Bristol Design Build Services, a small business qualifier based in Anchorage, AK received a $14.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a multi-purpose machine gun (MPMG) range at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Camp Lejeune is the home of the...