Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, was awarded a $36,789,509 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to procure second generation forward looking infrared (2GF) hardware and support services to preserve the Army's 2GF sensor industrial base. Army Contracting Command, Alexandria, Va., is the contracting activity (W909MY-14-C-0011).
Rear Adm. William K. Lescher, USN, will be assigned as director, Office of Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management and Comptroller/director, Fiscal Management Division, N-82, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
Brig. Gen. Christopher F. Burne, USAF, has been nominated for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as the judge advocate general, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
L-3 Communications Systems West, Salt Lake City, Utah, has been awarded a maximum $85,485,879 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for procurement of spare and component satellite terminal parts. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., (SPRBL1-14-D-0001).
Florida State University (FSU) has received more than $14 million in grants to create a program that will provide focused training, resources and support to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers. FSU’s Florida Center for Research in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (FCR-STEM) and its partners are creating FCR-STEMLearn with the new grants from the Florida Department of Education.
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The U.S. intelligence community has taken some flak lately for infiltrating online games, such as Second Life and World of Warcraft. A just-released report commissioned by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, however, posits that the technology could be abused by extremists.
Israel Aerospace Industries, Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel, has named Col. Shaul Shahar, IDF, (Ret.) (l), as corporate vice president and general manager of the Military Aircraft Group.
Brig. Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, USAF, has been assigned as commander, 509th Bomb Wing, Air Force Global Strike Command, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
Brig. Gen. Timothy G. Fay, USAF, has been assigned as director, operational planning, policy and strategy, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Brig. Gen. Timothy G. Fay, USAF, has been assigned as director, operational planning, policy and strategy, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
