One of the 50 Ways to Lose a Contract
ViaSat to Provide Senior Leaders In-Flight Communications
ViaSat Inc., Carlsbad, California, was awarded a non-competitive, firm-fixed-price contract to provide senior leaders and their support staff with Ku-ban
Northrop Awarded BAMS-D Funds
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is being awarded $62,406,998 for modification P00003 to a previously awarded c
Todt Assigned to National Institute of Standards and Technology
Kiersten Todt has been selected as executive director of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity in the U.S.
Webb Assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command
Lt. Gen. Marshall B. Webb, USAF, has been assigned as commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida
Spacy Assigned to Air Force Materiel Command
Brig. Gen. Bradley D.
Some Food for Thought on Proposal Writing
As AFCEA International kicks off its next series of contracting courses, the association's manager of small business programs Katie Helwig mulls over advice contributors from the last series shared with participants. One common message correlates nicely with revamping dinner recipes, Helwig shares: You might use similar ingredients for creating a proposal, but don’t just "cut and paste" from your repository—reposition to fit the situation. The end result should be an original recipe that explains, excites and inspires.
Getting Military Communications Battlefield Ready
No one needs reliable connectivity more than the nation’s armed forces, especially during the heat of battle. But reliable connectivity often can be hampered by a hidden enemy: latency and bandwidth concerns. The Army is working a network solution and has laid out a communications blueprint that other defense organizations can—and should—emulate, writes SolarWinds' CIO Joel Dolisy.
The CIA Accelerates Innovation