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.
The industry teams vying for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) $2 billion SBINet program to monitor the U.S. northern and southern borders are anticipating a prime contract award in September, before the fiscal year is out.
Although Boeing so far has been unable to entice any of the services into drafting a requirement for its Unmanned Little Bird (ULB) helicopter, the aircraft is proving useful as a test tool for other technology development programs both inside and outside Boeing, the company says.
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker said he is "very concerned" about the service's fiscal 2007 budget during a speech on Capitol Hill July 14, given the mounting costs of resetting equipment after it returns from theater. In June, Schoomaker told the House Armed Services Committee that the Army's reset requirement for FY '07 will be $17.1 billion, which includes nearly $5 billion deferred from the service's FY '06 request.
