Rapid Fire March 26, 2012: From Gridlock to Sequestration?

* More people are starting to think that sequestration of the US federal and defense budget may indeed well happen. * The US Army launched an application store [access restricted] that currently hosts a dozen training applications for smartphones and tablets. * Lockheed Martin settled for $15.85M allegations that the government was overcharged in a 7-year pricing scheme by its subcontractor Tools & Metals Inc. (TMI). * Some of the contractors recently blacklisted by the Indian MoD are considering fighting back in court, given the stakes with pending procurements of artillery and more. * The Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI) has a round-up of what American military and civilian leadership has been saying on the drawdown in Afghanistan. * Germany is to increase its stake in EADS: Aviation Week | Financial Times Deutschland [in German]. * The Argentinian government officially released the Rattenbach report [in Spanish] that looked into the mistakes made by the military junta in 1982 during the Falklands war with Great Britain. This confirmed that earlier leaks of the document had been the genuine material. This 2004 paper in English [PDF] from Universidad del CEMA in Buenos Aires is sourced that report, among other material.