By Calvin Biesecker The final estimated acquisition costs for the Coast Guard's maritime 911 emergency radio system have increased 46 percent and the last installations won't be completed until six-years later than planned due to harder than expected construction challenges in Alaska, new money for the prime contractor, plans to refresh already deployed technology, and inflation, the service's top acquisition official told reporters during a teleconference on Friday. The new program acquisition baseline cost for Rescue 21 is just under…
Recommended
Trending
Congress Updates
Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia
As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]
‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says
In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]
Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]
Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine
A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]
Job Feed
-
Senior/Principal Computer Scientist
Space, Satellites, and Remote Sensing Systems, Onsite - Sandia National Laboratories - Albuquerque, NM -
Director, Nuclear Deterrence Systems Center 8200
Sandia National Laboratories - Livermore, CA -
Manager, R&D Advanced and Exploratory Hypersonic Glide Body (5413), Onsite
Sandia National Laboratories - Albuquerque, NM -
Cleared Space Systems Mechanical Engineer, Onsite
Sandia National Laboratories - Albuquerque, NM