We have written a few times in the past about the Federal government or states hiring contractors to manage Medicare billing and benefits. These contracts in some cases are to streamline billing and collections. Others are to actually manage the program. Texas has aggressively compared to other states outsourced management of state and Federal benefit programs to contractors, in one case...
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The U.S. Government issued two separate contracts with GE Healthcare in order to access their medical equipment and support services. The two contracts each have one base year and up to nine option years. The Wisconsin Technology Network reports that the contracts have a total combined value of over $600 million if all options are exercised. The first year for the contracts is worth $63...
As we have written in the past the A400M transport EADS is building for a variety of European countries is facing issues due to a two year delay in its development. The company had faced a March 1 deadline for cancellation of orders which would have required the paying back of several hundred million Euros to those who have already ordered it. The twelve nations who are customers agreed to a...
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) seems to spend its time issuing reports on why contractors are failing the U.S. government. They also seem to spend a great deal of effort reviewing contract awards and whether they were done correctly. Now WashingtonTechnology.com writes that the GAO itself has awarded a contract to SRA International to upgrade and improve the office’s IT...
In 2008 the U.S. Air Force awarded the KC-X replacement tanker contract to Northrop Grumman and EADS. This award was overturned by the GAO on a protest by Boeing. Secretary of Defense Gates delayed the recompete until the new Obama administration came into office. Congressman Murtha and others have proposed splitting the next award between Boeing and Northrop Grumman. This is not the best...
NASA awarded the joint venture between Lockheed and Boeing, United Launch Alliance (ULA), a contract to support four launches. Bizjournals.com has the press release. The contract is worth about $600 million and will provide for the launch of four separate missions. Two of the missions are for scientific research and two will launch satellites supporting NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay...
The United States State Department approved the proposed buy of eight maritime patrol aircraft by India from Boeing. As we wrote about in early January this was the largest contract awarded to an American company by India and represents a significant upgrade of their current maritime reconnaissance capability. Reuters reports that the announcement to Congress of the approval was made on March...
The largest program right now in development for the U.S. military is not an aircraft or ship but the Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS). FCS is a system of systems that will transform the current Army’s heavy brigades of 1980 vintage doctrine of the M1 tank and the M2 family of heavy infantry vehicles. The FCS will utilize a series of high speed, maneuverable wheeled vehicles...
The Canadian government has been criticized for not supporting domestic industries with recent defense investments. In a counter to this they recently awarded two large command and control contracts to Canadian employers. They are also using planned investments in their military bases infrastructure to show they believe in Canada’s companies as well as to provide some stimulus to the...
This press release at MSNBC discusses the intent of SIGA Technologies to respond to a recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) RFP for treatment courses for people infected with smallpox. This is the latest in a series of contracts related to preparations for outbreaks of diseases either due to biological attack or pandemics. In January the U.S. government teamed with...
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