Florida Worries About the Defense Budget
Filed under: Department of Defense, Federal Budget Process, Florida, Lockheed Martin, Military Aviation, Restructuring, production program
This article in the OrlandoSentinal.com describes concerns that with the continued payout of money to save finance and other companies the US government may be forced to cut the defense budget. Concern surrounds the two big ticket fighter aircraft currently in production for the US military. The F-22 program is winding down unless Congress decides to extend the production beyond current planned numbers. There are also worries that the F-35 JSF program will be cut back or canceled. These programs provide a lot of work to Lockheed in the Orlando area. Read more
Even small contracts make a difference
Filed under: Contract Awards, U.S. Army, logistics, production program
Here is a little article about the Army buying safety gloves. Even this small contract, no value given, will allow the company to hire more workers and invest in machinery. Of course the problem with these kind of contracts is unless the supplier can find new commercial customers or get a continuous stream of DoD orders the jobs will end in a set period of time. Read more
US weapon system acquisition policy
When the US government orders a new development program for a weapon system there are a variety of steps that must be done to get to the point of awarding the contract. Congress through law and regulation strictly dictates how a system may be acquired. The process is supposed to be driven by requirements. The users specify the requirements and then the material developer gets a system that meets the requirements at a good price for the government. Read more
Congress now lobbies for KC-X to be based in their states
Filed under: Boeing, Contract Awards, EADS, Federal Budget Process, Northrop Grumman Corp., U.S. Air Force, commercial aviation, logistics
No matter who wins the contract state delegations are lobbying the Air Force to base the new tanker in their states. See The Hill for more on this. Not only are states choosing sides in which contractor should get the contract, see this previous post and this one as well, they are also trying to get the new aircraft based locally. Read more
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