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Bob Brewin
Editor at Large
Bob Brewin joined Government Executive in April 2007, bringing with him more than 20 years of experience as a journalist focusing on defense issues and technology. Bob covers the world of defense and information technology for Nextgov, and is the author of the “What’s Brewin” blog.
NOAA chief slams contractors for satellite delays
January 24, 2008 The head of the nation's lead climatic research agency sharply criticized Northrop Grumman and Raytheon for delays in fixing problems with a key weather sensor planned for use on a satellite system that monitors worldwide environmental conditions. Conrad Lautenbacher, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and undersecretary of ...
Harris Hires Former Defense CMIO
January 22, 2008
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Harris Corp. said it has tapped Dr. Bart Brad Harmon, who recently retired as chief medical information officer of the Military Health System (MHS), to serve as chief medical officer of the company’s new Healthcare Solutions unit. Harris said its new Healthcare Solutions division will support commercial and military care ...
Air Force working on cheaper plug-and-play satellites
January 22, 2008 Satellites represent an extremely impressive technological achievement, serving as communications relays in orbits as high as 22,600 miles above the Earth or providing precise location information to handheld Global Positioning System receivers priced at as little as $100. At the same time, satellite development and manufacturing seems stuck in the ...
State, DHS grant RFID contracts to speed border crossings
January 17, 2008 The State and Homeland Security departments this week awarded more than $160 million in contracts for electronic identifying systems using radio frequencies that are designed to speed up border crossings. The State Department awarded General Dynamics Information Technology a five-year $99.3 million contract for a radio frequency identification passport card ...
Marine Corps seeks bids on major computer contract
January 16, 2008 The Marine Corps is in the midst of a procurement valued at about $150 million for a mix of more than 80,000 laptop, desktop, and tablet computers and servers for users outside the Navy Marine Corps Intranet, including those in tactical units deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. The procurement will ...
Defense Taps CSC for Huge Telecom Pact
January 2, 2008
FROM NEXTGOV
The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded Computer Sciences Corp. a $613 million contract to continue managing the Defense network that serves as the global communications backbone for the Defense Department. CSC won the Defense Information System Network (DISN) Network Management Support Services-Global (DNMSS-G/R) Recompete Network Engineering contract, which has a ...
Transportation issues rules on lithium batteries
January 2, 2008 Finally mastered how many three-ounce bottles of liquids you can carry on to a commercial flight and figure you can now breeze through airport check-in? You might need to think again. The Transportation Department has issued new rules, effective Jan. 1, 2008, governing transportation of the lithium batteries used to ...
Military health funding a down payment on full budget request
December 28, 2007 Editor's Note: The article below updates a previous story that was based on the incorrect assumption that the funding for military health care included in the omnibus spending measure represented the full amount the Military Health System would receive for fiscal 2008. The Military Health System views the $575.7 million ...
First Class Give-Away OK
December 21, 2007
FROM NEXTGOV
In my last (modestly named) “What’s Brewin†column, I suggested a way to honor the troops this season: Anyone lucky enough to fly in one of those big, cushy first-class seats should think about giving it up to someone in uniform â€" especially troops wearing their desert fatigues and on ...
Congress slashes Defense health supplemental funding request
December 20, 2007 Editor's Note: The article below was based on the incorrect assumption that the funding for military health care included in the omnibus spending measure represented the full amount the Military Health System would receive for fiscal 2008. It is in fact bridge funding to meet immediate requirements until Congress can ...
