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An early failed RFID experiment wasn't enough to shake Patrick Sweeney's faith in the technology. In fact, he made RFID the focus of his second venture as well as his first book, RFID for Dummies.
All jokes aside, you have to marvel at a meal in a bag that can be stored for three years and tossed from a helicopter ... and still beats airline food any day.
One day it's carrying a rescue sub to Australia. The next it's moving Indonesians to Lebanon or flying supplies to Tonga. For USTRANSCOM, each day brings a new challenge, and it's Maj. Gen. Fletcher's job to figure out how to handle it.
The Defense Department is looking to outsource the management of its domestic freight?a contract that could run into the billions of dollars. The program is intended to cut costs and boost service; it could also shake up the industry.
Changing the business practices at the U.S. Department of Defense means more than saving money. DOD leaders believe it's a matter of life and death. And they think Paul Brinkley is just the man for the job.
The smartest bomb or the stealthiest cruise missile won't do a warfighter much good if the launcher is sidelined for repairs. A look at the Pentagon's bold new plan for keeping its weapons systems combat ready.
Though you might be surprised to hear it, there are more similarities than differences between private-sector logistics operations and those conducted by the various military branches that collectively make up the Department of Defense (DOD). For that reason, DC VELOCITY has carried considerable coverage of "defense logistics" in recent months.
As conventional warfare gives way to the era of the swarming, flexible, agile fighting force, big changes are in store for the battalions responsible for clothing, feeding and equipping the troops. Here's how the Pentagon is transforming a sluggish supply chain into a streamlined hypernetworked model for the digital age.