DoD Buzz

The war in Iraq has been a windfall for hired muscle, with private security types able to pull in hundreds of dollars a day — at times doing the same job as a soldier. In some instances, senior managers for a company like Blackwater — the North Carolina-based company whose name is synonymous with armed [...]

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The Army plans to begin a series of energy efficiency projects on its U.S. bases, to include solar and wind farms, geothermal power plants and battery powerd cars. The intent is to reduce energy costs, but lowering greenhouse gas emissions is an added benefit, Army officials say

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With up to $100 billion at stake in an era when defense budgets are probably going to shrink, you can understand why defense industry officials lust after the contracts for the three variants of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). Final proposals are due this week with a contract award set for the end of the month. The rubber is about to hit the road with the Army set to award three 27-month technology development contracts.

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Reporters can be really dumb. There I was in front of Raytheon’s booth at the Association of the US Army’s conference with a little button under my thumb. I hit the button. My lower thoracic area got very hot, very fast. So I waited for the machine to recycle and hit the button again. This [...]

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The Air Force leadership, eager to restore balance and accountability, decided to move cyber command to Space Command and will create a major command (MACOM) focused on “nuclear and deterrence missions.”
“Our goal is a more stable Air Force, focused on our core missions, as a key member of the joint team,” Gen. Norton Schwartz [...]

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