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Friday, August 5, 2011

Job Tips: Tracking DoD Contract Announcements

Filed under: Industry Talk,Job Tips — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 11:20 AM

Part of the trick with keeping up with contracts in this industry is to use resources that consolidate and make it easy to keep up.  So with this post, I wanted to give a heads up to those who like to track this stuff. DoD keeps a pretty good record that is easy to read and keep track of.  Although they do not have a RSS feed for these reports specifically, you can still bookmark it and check it out. It would even be cool if they put these out on Twitter as they were awarded? Anyway, you can sign up with their email subscription and have this stuff sent to your inbox.

So why is this a job tip?  Well if you are keen on a specific program that you have worked on in the past, and are waiting on whatever company is going to be awarded that contract, then it pays to follow this stuff. As soon as you find out who won these contracts, you can instantly contact a recruiter and ask to be put on their roster for that contract. Or you can just follow their vacancies and stand by for the job announcement.

The other great thing about this is that you can forward this information on to other contractors that you know are interested in a particular program, and hook them up with some good info. Who knows, the guy you help out now could be the PM that hires you for a gig in the future. That is the power of networking. –Matt

 

U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
Contracts
Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131
Contracts valued at $5 million or more are announced each business day at 5 p.m. Contract announcements issued within the past 30 days are listed below. Older contract announcements are available from the contract archive page. Contract announcements are also available by e-mail subscription. Go to DOD News for more information and for links to other news items.
Link to contracts website here.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Medical: True Bionics, And Getting Back Into The Fight

Filed under: Industry Talk,Medical,Military News — Tags: , , , , , , — Matt @ 3:51 PM

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Jobs: Security/Patrol Officers, Puerto Rico And Kwajalein

Filed under: Jobs,Kwajalein,Puerto Rico — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 7:01 PM

Every once in awhile I like to post unique security jobs that you don’t hear about too much.  Both of these jobs will put you in some tropical environments. Kwajalein is a little tiny island, and you will definitely be out in the sun and around water there.

Also be sure to check out the other jobs that Alutiiq is flying, like the Cleared American Guard positions. There are CAG jobs all over the world, and that is a very cool gig to get into if you want to travel and hang out at embassies doing security stuff. There are other FPS related jobs that the company is flying around the US, and if you are looking for CONUS work, this might be your thing. I am not the POC or recruiter for these jobs and please follow the links below if you want to apply. Good luck. –Matt


Security Officer
Open Until Filled
Thank you for your interest in Alutiiq and this position. Please apply online; resumes alone are not accepted. Once you’ve applied, the hiring manager or his/her designee will review your application with regard to job-related skills and qualifications. It is not necessary to follow-up your application by contacting Human Resources.?Shareholders interested in this position may apply as indicated below or directly with Shareholder Development.?Note: We participate in E-Verify: Federal law requires all employers to verify the?identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.
Multiple Locations, Puerto Rico.
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DIY: Printable UAV’s, DIY Drones, And Dronepedia

Filed under: Aviation,DIY,Technology — Tags: , , , , — Matt @ 1:03 PM

This is a quick one, and falls under the Opensource Military Hardware concept.  Imagine this–building a weaponized drone using open source maker’s sites like DIY Drones and Dronepedia and utilizing a 3D printer to make hundreds if not thousands of them? That is where all of this stuff is going, and the possibilities are endless.

The other reason why I wanted to bring this up is that this kind of thing is definitely competition for the defense industries that specialize in UAV sales. Why buy an expensive drone from a company when you can just print out a bunch of them? And because anyone can access the information on how to build these things, then now you have the ability to continuously improve your drone program based on the input of the crowds.

My last point to bring up with this is that as this technology becomes cheaper and more available, then the odds of these things being used by criminals or terrorists increase. The other day, a DIY crew made a drone that could hack into computers via Wifi, and it is only a matter of time until we see the bad guys use this stuff to do all sorts of interesting things. Or even today’s terrorists/enemies, and all of the possible deadly uses of drones.  Cartels or pirates could also get into the game of making and using drones. Especially for pirates, because drones could help them to find vessels to take down. Perhaps having shotguns for site security will be a required weapon in the near future? Or some kind of grenade launcher outfitted with special rounds to counter drone attacks?

Now what I would be interested to see is a drone that could be launched by an RPG launcher, and either used for surveillance or as a flying missile. A drone that you could quickly get into the air and use it as a ‘bird of prey’ for a fire fight.  Or something that you could launch and have it fly farther than any of your unit’s weapon’s effective ranges, and have the ability to locate and destroy an enemy across the canyon or up in the hills. Something like that could end one of these DShK cross canyon ambushes, and especially if you did not have CAS on deck to deal with the attackers. While everyone is returning fire, this drone could be launched and flown above enemy positions so precise targeting data could be collected, or targets of opportunity could be taken out by the drone itself. –Matt

 

Logistics: KBR Awarded $500 Million LOGCAP For DoS BLS In Iraq

Filed under: Industry Talk,Iraq,Logistics — Tags: , , , , , — Matt @ 12:24 PM

Ms. Sparky first posted about this and now it is official. I remember first posting about BLS last year, and there was some speculation on how this was to be done. The mission in Iraq for DoS will require a ton of security, and it will require a fair amount of logistical support. –Matt

KBR Awarded Major Task Order Under Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV Contract in Iraq
August 2, 2011
KBR today announced it was awarded a task order by the U.S. Army Contracting Command under its current Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV contract to execute the LOGCAP IV Post 2011 Base Life Support (BLS) requirements for the U.S. Department of State’s mission in Iraq. The task order is valued at over $500 million with a Period of Performance of one base year plus one option year. This award is KBR’s third task order under the LOGCAP IV contract.
KBR will provide support to U.S. Embassy staff in Baghdad and services at other diplomatic posts throughout Iraq. Services will include facilities and utilities management, fire fighting, food service, laundry, shuttle bus services, retail fuel, postal service and air field operations.

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