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.
STATION SUPPORT: NASA has awarded a $144 million follow-on contract to ARES Corp. for International Space Station support. The Burlingame, Calif.-based company will provide support for configuration management, data management, information technology, safety and mission assurance, vehicle integrated performance, resource and budget analysis, program schedule development, engineering and technical services, spacecraft integration, international partner integration and strategic analysis planning, according to NASA. The contract runs through Sept.
SENSITIVE PREDATOR: The U.S. Air Force is awarding a $71 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to Northrop Grumman Mission Systems’ Electromagnetic System Laboratory of San Jose, Calif., to provide MQ-1 unmanned aerial system (UAS) communications intelligence airborne signals intelligence Payload-1 C scaled sensors for the Predator UAS. The Reconnaissance Systems Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.
Independent reviewers testifying before House lawmakers in Washington June 16 pointed to continued problems with the tri-agency National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) program, calling for changes in management structure and for the program to once and for all develop a realistic budget.
