Superpresidentialism and the military: the Russian variant.
In any type of polity, the relationship between the executive and the armed forces is a quintessential institutional link. In most democracies the control of the military is the shared responsibility of the president, his or her government, and the legislative branch. Although the presidential role may be paramount,...

OFFSETS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
The requirement that sellers of military equipment agree to "offsets" has been a feature of defense procurement contracts for almost forty years.(1) Despite numerous criticisms of the practice of offsets,(2) their use has continued and even grown.(3) Virtually any defense contractor seeking to sell a major military system to...

Protective Products of America, Inc. Announces Cost Reductions.
SUNRISE, FL, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Protective Products of America, Inc. (PPA:TSX), a leading manufacturer and distributor of advanced products in ballistics protection, today announced that it has reduced its workforce by approximately 25%, the majority of which are contract workers and can be reduced and added based on...

Aerospace & Defense News - Defense North America.
Nov 30, 2008 Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders. Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain injuries and psychological problems...

Plexus Announces Q1 Revenue of $381 Million and EPS of $0.32.
Initiates Q2 Revenue Guidance of $345 - $355 Million and Re-Sets Full Year Revenue Growth Target NEENAH, Wis., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Plexus Corp. today announced results for its fiscal first quarter and provided forward-looking guidance for its fiscal second quarter and its full fiscal year 2007....

Government Contracts Alert.
Recent Developments Transportation Security Administration: For acquisitions initiated after June 22, 2008, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is no longer exempt from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). 73 Fed. Reg. 30317 (May 27, 2008). New TSA acquisitions also are now subject to the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation...

Protective Products of America, Inc. to Announce Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Results on November 14, 2008.
SUNRISE, FL, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Protective Products of America, Inc. (PPA:TO), a leading manufacturer and distributor of advanced products in ballistics protection today announced that it will release financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2008 on Friday evening, November 14, 2008. A conference call to...

Defense industry complex: current state and development prospects*.
The procedure to elaborate a state weapons program (SWP) includes three key phases: making sure how much money the state can afford toward funding the military, formulating a rational plan of developing its weapons system, and estimating the defense industry's resources in terms of whether it can cope with...

Managing DoD in fiscal crisis: at the LMI Executive Forum, senior government executives and private-sector leaders examine the hard choices that must be made when it's time to pay the bills.
By any "per-unit" measure, national defense is increasingly costly. The largest discretionary element of the federal budget, defense is on a collision course with other domestic spending priorities. The federal budget pays healthcare and retirement benefits to a steadily growing share of the population; similarly, the most rapid growth...

Aerospace & Defense News - Defense.
Jan 21, 2008 Australia hopes to attract U.S. defense firms. An Australian official will meet with executives from U.S. defense firms to encourage them to establish a presence in Australia. South Australian Deputy Premier Kevin Foley will meet with representatives from Raytheon, Northrop Grumman and BAE. Jan...