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The Scout Report 61st Edition
April 16, 2012
by Fred Wellman
Military, Veterans and Defense Industry Issues and Analysis
April 16, 2012
We hope you all had a good Easter/Passover weekend last week and we appreciate your patience as we took the week off to enjoy some sun and relaxation. This week brings the Navy Leagues flagship event to the National Harbor with the 2012 version of the Sea, Air, Space Symposium while the space industry gathering occurs out in Colorado.
The Scout Report is a weekly analysis of the news in the aerospace, defense and veterans sectors and emailed each Monday morning. Its designed to provide insight on what are the hot topics in these unique areas for those working in these areas as well as those with simple interest in them. Did you get this as a forward? Subscribe yourself for free here right now!
The week ahead:
Themes: The Congress is back in More >
The Scout Report 47th Edition
January 2, 2012
by Fred Wellman
Military, Veterans and Defense Industry Issues and Analysis
January 2, 2012
Happy New Year to all of our readers! We have some really interesting stuff planned for 2012 that we think you will enjoy from new products to original reporting and events that will help build a better understanding of defense and veterans issues. These past holidays didn’t slow things down and produced a slew of big sales for U.S. defense manufacturers that should brighten the 2012 outlook quite a bit. Meanwhile the presidential campaign kicks off this week and will suck the oxygen out of much of the national conversation for months to come. We encourage you to use the social network sharing buttons above to share the Scout Report with your friends and followers.
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The week ahead:
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The Scout Report 42nd Edition
December 16, 2011
by Fred Wellman
The Scout Report 42nd Edition:
Military, Veterans and Defense Industry Issues and Analysis
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers! We are truly thankful to have so many of you supporting our efforts. We encourage you to share this on your social networks and with your colleagues. This last week also marks the one year anniversary of ScoutComms founding. We are proud to have built a firm that is making a difference for our clients and informing our subscribers. This edition has some really good stories to read ranging from revolutionary uses for iPhones by soldiers, passage of a new jobs bill for veterans and the military’s use of social media to counter enemy propaganda.
The week ahead:
Themes: The Super Committee has likely failed so this short week will be all about who is to blame and a mad scramble to stave off the More >
The Scout Report 45th Edition
December 12, 2011
by Fred Wellman
Military, Veterans and Defense Industry Issues and Analysis
December 12, 2011
It was a rough weekend for ScoutComms with yet another loss by our beloved Army football team to storied rival Navy. It was a heck of a fight this time at least. We have made some more tweaks to the Scout Report dropping the opening summary section so you can get right to the stories. There is a lot to check out this week so take your time and please sign up to get this directly to your email on Monday mornings at http://bit.ly/ScoutReportSubscribe. We would love you to visit our homepage as well to learn more about what ScoutComms can do for your team at www.ScoutCommsUSA.com .
The week ahead:
Themes: Congress is close to coming up with an omnibus spending bill to keep the government functioning in the new fiscal More >
The Scout Report 44th Edition
December 5, 2011
by Fred Wellman
Military, Veterans and Defense Industry Issues and Analysis…and Beat Navy
December 5, 2011
This was one of those weeks where the hardest part was cutting down the long list of fascinating stories to choose from to paint a picture of what is going on in the aerospace, defense and veterans’ sectors. We recommend you follow our Twitter feed, @ScoutComms, to catch any stories we leave out of the Scout Report. Most importantly this week is the upcoming Army-Navy game at FedEx field in Landover, Maryland where the Army will finally break a nine year losing streak and stop embarrassing all of us grads! BEAT NAVY!
The week ahead:
Themes: There seems to be a lull in the budget battle right now as Congress tries to figure a way out of the hole they have dug themselves with the super committee failure. The departure from Iraq More >
The Scout Report 43rd Edition
November 28, 2011
by Fred Wellman
Military, Veterans and Defense Industry Issues and Analysis
November 28, 2011
The week ahead:
Themes: The Super Committee failed officially so Washington will be a burst of activity to stave off the sequestration in between blame game antics. There are two very interesting hearings this week on the controversial Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business certification program at VA and a look at mental health care programs for vets.
Tradeshows:
Society of Military Engineers Small Business Conference (28-30 Nov) National Harbor, MD
The SAME Small Business Conference for DOD Engineering, Construction and Environmental Programs provides business leaders an opportunity to identify key contracting partners, learn of upcoming projects and opportunities and generate new business. The Small Business Conference has grown in both size and influence over the past few years. Boasting an audience of more than 1,800 attendees and with More >
The Scout Report 41st Edition
November 17, 2011
by Fred Wellman
Military, Veterans and Defense Industry Issues and Analysis
Dubai Airshow is rolling in the UAE; Dover Air Force Base mortuary is the newest military war scandal for the media; Veterans Day meant a lot of talk on vet issues with a heavy focus on unemployment while everyone rolls out their own solution to the issue in a thundering herd while the consolidations in the defense industry are rolling with GD buying vehicle maker Force Protection.
The week ahead:
Themes: The consensus is that the Super Committee won’t be pulling it off so the battle to stop the mandatory defense cuts is already starting. The Washington Post smells a story so it’s wall-to-wall on Dover Mortuary problems and we expect to see the politicians joining the outcry next. The biggest Dubai Airshow ever is in full swing hopefully news of some more big deals for aerospace companies More >
The Scout Report 40th Edition
November 17, 2011
by Fred Wellman
Military, Veterans and Defense Industry Issues and Analysis
Another general commits career suicide with inopportune comments to a reporter as Army Major General Peter Fuller gets fired Friday. Veteran unemployment went up again and the Senate takes on hiking the role of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to a member of the Joint Chiefs while the tech crowd is busy in town with DC Week 2011.
The week ahead:
Themes: Folks are losing faith that the Supercommittee will pull off a grand bargain so expect to see movement in alternative measures to avoid the big sequestration. It’s DC Week as well so lots of tech talk in Washington’s version of South-by-Southwest.
Tradeshows:
No major shows this week however the Dubai Airshow kicks off next week.
Congress: The Senate is in session this week except for Friday, Veterans Day. The More >
The Scout Report 39th Edition
November 17, 2011
by Fred Wellman
Military, Veterans and Defense Industry Issues and Analysis
A lot of talk these days about veteran unemployment and a lot of anecdotal horror stories being pushed along with the discussions. Meanwhile the war in Afghanistan is far from over with the shocking deaths of 13 this weekend when an armored bus called a Rhino was hit by a massive VBIED. Congress is rolling in hot on the budget and there is an interesting hearing on government contractors abusing foreign workers overseas that surely will be watched by a lot of defense contractors.
The week ahead:
Themes: The Supercommittee is up against the clock so things will be getting interesting in the fight to find money to chop. Mrs. Petraeus testifies at the Senate on how her agency is trying to protect Servicemembers and veterans from predatory business tactics.
Tradeshows:
No major shows this week. More >
The Scout Report 35th Edition
October 7, 2011
by Fred Wellman
Military, Veterans and Defense Industry Issues and Analysis
Congress is back in session this week and faces the need for a continuing resolution again and the defense budget battle will kick into high gear. Last week Admiral Mullen handed the reins to General Dempsey, there a lot of strong stories on the plight of veterans and military service members as well and how cuts are already going into effect in the military.
The week ahead:
Themes: It will be a lot of heavy talks on the budget this week with organizations jockeying for position as the ‘Super Committee’ plugs along.
Tradeshows:
Association of the United States Army Annual Conference (10-12 October) at the Walter Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. This is the big dog in military tradeshows in the United States that keeps on growing. This year there will More >