Post Tagged with: "business"
Security: Avoid Social Networking Dangers
According to recent surveys, employee social networking is growing rapidly. There are many pros and cons of employee social networking, from creating business development opportunities to wasting valuable time. In this paper you will learn how social networking is raising new challenges for enterprise security, and the distinct advantages of implementing Symantec.Cloud Web Services. They [...]
Military Helicopters Market Driving New Opportunities and Business Models
The recent Special Operations mission conducted by the U.S. Seal Team Six (ST6) to acquire and terminate a high-value target by a highly specialised task force involved the use of the Sikorsky MH60 (K/M version). The dust had yet to settle, and the industry experts were already discussing the use of “stealth” technologies for this [...]
Boeing, Malaysian Companies to Explore Business Opportunities
The Boeing Company today announced that its Defense, Space & Security unit has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with three Malaysian companies: Composites Technology Research Malaysia Aero Composites (CTRM AC), SME Aerospace (SMEA), and Spirit AeroSystems. The MOUs outline plans to explore business opportunities for manufacturing specialized components and equipment for use in the defense [...]
Combat surgeon leaves big business for Army, front lines of Afghanistan
Flip through history’s pages and you will find countless stories of men and women throughout the ages, who have taken incredible journeys and overcome impossible odds, to become our most celebrated heroes. Though the heroes from our history books are an impressive lot, if you’re looking for a modern day hero, you won’t have to [...]
DOD makes case to improve business models
“(The Defense Department) doesn’t have enough money unless we change how we do business,” said Frank Kendall, the principal deputy under secretary of defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. Mr. Kendall addressed a packed auditorium at the Air Force Institute of Technology here Jan. 4 during the third of 12 planned visits to major defense [...]
China, Pakistan conclude $35 bln deals
ISLAMABAD: China and Pakistan concluded nearly 15 billion dollars’ worth of deals on Saturday, as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Beijing would “never give up” on the troubled nuclear-armed Muslim country. Business leaders formalized paperwork — adding to the 20 billion dollars’ worth of deals signed Friday — under blanket security at Islamabad’s five-star Marriott [...]
UK MoD Publishes 2011-2015 Business Plan
The MOD has, along with all other Government Departments, today published its Business Plan as part of the new Transparency Framework. The framework replaces Public Service Agreements and means there will no longer be central government targets but that external performance reporting will now be much more centred on what the public are interested in. [...]
Eighth Army to launch new finance system next year
YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea: Eighth (Field) Army is scheduled to launch a new financial management system next year. Named the General Fund Enterprise Business System, or GFEBS, the new financial management and asset accounting system is scheduled to be deployed across the U.S. Army in waves. The system will cover a broad range of activities, [...]
US and India Achieve Breakthrough on Key Defense Deal
WASHINGTON: In a significant step that puts decades of Cold War baggage behind the world’s two largest democracies, the United States and India have achieved consensus on a key bilateral agreement that promises to bolster the U.S. and India as reliable partners for the long future in the sensitive areas of defense and security trade. [...]


