Jeff has been involved in aerospace journalism since the mid 1990s. Prior to joining Aviation Week, Jeff served as managing editor of Launchspace magazine and the International Space Industry Report. He has been the editor and chief of Aviation Week's Aerospace Daily & Defense Report since 2007 and has been a regular contributor to Aviation Week magazine. He received his B.A. from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
NASA's new Office of Exploration Systems (Code T) will apply lessons learned from U.S. Defense Department acquisition programs to the development of the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) and other space technologies, according to Rear Adm. Craig Steidle.
Competing teams led by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have turned in their proposals to the U.S. Air Force for the next phase of the Space Based Radar (SBR) program, according to company representatives. Proposals were due March 1. The Air Force is expected to award two 24-month study contracts worth approximately $230 million each in May, and to select a prime contractor for the program in 2006.
Intelsat Government Solutions (IGS) Corp., which was formed last year to focus Intelsat's government and military business, is poised to grow both organically and through acquisitions over the next few years, according to IGS President Susan Miller.
