Air Force Association Taps USAA for Financial Services

More than 121,000 Air Force Association members now can take advantage of a comprehensive suite of financial services from one of the nation’s highest rated* financial services providers, thanks to an agreement just signed with USAA.

General Mills Teams with HireVeterans.com to Employ Our US Veteran Men and Women

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At General Mills, diversity is a key business strategy.
By Randy Miller
The diversity of their work force gives them a competitive global advantage. It allows them to better understand and communicate with diverse consumers. They use this knowledge to their advantage when creating and marketing their products. “We are proud of our association with HireVeterans.com and [...]

USAA, Air Force Sergeants Assoc Team Up

Agreement announced between the Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA) and USAA.

Employers Take a Beating by Laying Off Employees

It’s not only employees who suffer when they get laid off but the firms responsible for handing them the pink slips can take a beating, too.
As millions of Americans have been fired by employers struggling to remain profitable, we have all borne witness to Corporate America’s calloused disregard of its workers. Now, canny business economists claim the layoffs have hurt employers, too.

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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CONTRACTS: DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
 
                Otis Products Inc.*, Lyon Falls, N.Y., is being awarded a maximum $176,056,609 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for parts. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. Contract funds will expire at the end [...]

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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CONTRACTS: ARMY
Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wisc., was awarded on Jan. 20, 2010 a $258,201,196 firm-fixed-price contract to exercise the option for 90 lots authorized stockage list kits, 90 lots of prescribed load list kits, 23 each deprocessing spare kits, and 132 lots battle damage repair kits for the mine resistant ambush protected all terrain vehicle. [...]

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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CONTRACTS: MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

The Missile Defense Agency is pleased to announce the award of advisory and assistance services contracts to three small business concerns: a.i. solutions, Inc., Launch Services Division, Lanham, Md. (HQ0147-10-D-0027); A-P-T Research, Inc., Huntsville, Ala. (HQ0147-10-D-0028); and Bastion Technologies, Houston, Texas (HQ0147-10-D-0029), are each being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide advisory and assistance services to the Quality, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate, Missile Defense Agency. The contractors will assist the Quality, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate in assessing the engineering, technology, production and programmatic practices/processes used to develop and operate the Ballistic Missile Defense System. These contracts are being competitively awarded under the small business set aside request for proposal HQ0147-09-R-0001. This procurement is managed by the Missile Defense Agency engineering and support services program office. This program office is responsible for centrally managing the acquisition of advisory and assistance services for the agency. Each contract has a not to exceed ordering ceiling of $209,600,000. The companies will have the opportunity to bid on each individual task order. Work under these contracts will be performed in Huntsville, Ala., and other Missile Defense Agency locations. The performance period is through December 2014. Obligations will be made by task orders using research, development, test and evaluation funds.

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

CONTRACTS: AIR FORCE

Lockheed Martin Corp., of Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $245,000,000 contract which will provide for lot 8 production contract for approximately 160 missiles comprised of both baseline and extended range missiles to support the Air Force and Foreign Military Sales customers. 308 ARSG/PK is the contracting activity (FA8682-10-C-0016).

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

CONTRACTS: ARMY

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Jan. 15, 2010 a $923,716,895 firm-fixed-price contract for the funding of Fourth Program Year of multi-year contract for Army Lot 34 consisting of 46 each UH-60M and 21 each HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and 10 each Option UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for Army and also tooling: program systems management; and technical publications. Work is to be performed in Stratford, Conn., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012. One bid solicited with one bid received. U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, AMSAM-AC-BH-A, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W5RGZ-08-C-0003).

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

AM General, LLC, Mishawaka, Ind., is being awarded a maximum $93,400,918 firm-fixed-price, sole-source, requirements-type contract in support of HMMWV industrial base requirements. Other locations of performance are in Pennsylvania and Texas. Using service is Army. There was originally one proposal solicited with one response. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is for one base year and four possible one-year option periods. The date of performance completion is January 2012. The Defense Supply Center Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, is the contracting activity (SPM7LX-09-D-9001).

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

ShareShamrock Foods, Commerce City, Colo., is being awarded a maximum $9,457,010 firm fixed price, indefinite quantity contract for full line food distributor. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Air Force and Marine Corps. There were originally eight proposals solicited with five responses. Contract funds will not expire at the end [...]

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

Johns Hopkins University Advanced Physics laboratory, Laurel, Md., was awarded on Jan. 8, 2010, a $24,777,235 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. This contract is to build Phase II on the preliminary design created in Phase I, culminating in the completion of a working prototype that demonstrates the capabilities of the National Cyber Range (NCR). Upon completion of all phases, it is anticipated that the NCR will enable a revolution in the nation’s ability to conduct cyber operations by providing a persistent cyber range. Work is to be performed in Laurel, Md. (43.8 percent); Cambridge, Mass. (24.8 percent); Albuquerque, N.M. (6.2 percent); North Chelmsford, Mass. (5.6 percent); Northport, N.Y. (4.4 percent); Los Angeles, Calif. (4.1 percent); Bethesda, Md. (2.7 percent); Salt Lake City, Utah (2.5 percent); Idaho Falls, Idaho (2.4 percent); Columbia, Md. (2.0 percent); Columbia, Md. (1.3 percent); and Camden, N.J.(0.2 percent), with an estimated completion date of April 14, 2011. Bids were solicited via broad agency announcement with seven bids received. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (HR0011-10-C-0039).

The Art of War Played by NFL Cardinals; Can Wisenhunt Strategy Help Veterans in Business, Investing, and Everyday Winning?

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Sun Tzu was on the NFL field this past week and his name was Coach Wisenhunt 
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Coach Whisenhunt sacrificed ego to hide bag of tricks Sun Tzu was on the NFL field this past week and his name was Coach Wisenhunt by Johnny Punish Wow! Did [...]

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

ShareNo. 014-10——————————————————————————–CONTRACTS: NAVY                 Sikorsky Aerospace Maintenance, Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $34,739,262 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-C-0024) to exercise an option for organizational, selected intermediate, and limited depot-level maintenance for 44 F-5 aircraft operated by adversary squadrons. Work will be performed at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Fla. (40 [...]

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

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                NAVMAR Applied Sciences Corp.*, Warminster, Pa., is being awarded a $73,078,749 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research project under Topics N92-170 and N94-178.  The contractor will provide services and materials for the design and development of a persistent ground surveillance system for the Army and the Marine Corps.  [...]

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

ShareNo. 010-10——————————————————————————–CONTRACTS: NAVY                 Environmental Management, Inc., dba EMI Services*, Idaho Falls, Idaho, is being awarded a combination firm-fixed-price (FFP), indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for facilities maintenance and repair and heavy equipment repair at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Air Station New River, and other outlying properties in the eastern North Carolina area. The maximum [...]

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

ShareNo. 007-10——————————————————————————–CONTRACTS: ARMY                 Lockheed Martin Corp., Missile and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded on Dec. 30, 2009, a $968,727,585 firm-fixed-price contract. This contract is for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 fiscal year 10 production buy for 253 tactical missiles, 5 test missiles, 20 launcher modification kits, 15 motor control units, 13 fire solution computers, [...]

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

ShareNo. 004-10——————————————————————————–CONTRACTS: ARMY                 Insight Technology Inc., Londonderry, N.H., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $15,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of a miniature reflex sight (MRS) in two configurations along with cleaning kits and spare parts. MRS is a small, passive, reflex weapon sight intended for close quarters combat applications. The sight is mounted on [...]

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards

ShareNo. 001-10——————————————————————————–CONTRACTS: AIR FORCE                 Boeing Co., Huntington Beach, Calif., was awarded a $34,300,000 contract to implement the following changes to the functionality available for the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals Increment 1: CTRD update version 9.2; Simple Key Loader 6.0 interface to data set manager (DSM) for DSM, flash control station profiles; and implementation [...]

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