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Institutional update: Goldman Sachs Group reports selling 5,005 shares of its GTE holdings in Q4 (see page 2):
http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=NCTI&symbol=GTE&symbol=&am...
A minor sell...they're still holding most of their position.
nilremerlin
mide: Please put this link in the header info under
"GTE Video, AMEX Bell-ringing ceremony":
http://www.amex.com/atamex/news/events/2005/br_GTE_053105.htm
The link that's presently there is to a post that does not contain the link to the bell-ringing ceremony.
thanks
nilremerlin
video interview re: stratellite showing:
http://media.putfile.com/GTEL-Huff-intv-2
I'm not sure if that's Tim Huff or someone else...can anyone verify?
nilremerlin
GSA to issue National Capital telecom, data solicitation in March(my bold)
2/2/06
By Roseanne Gerin
Staff Writer
The General Services Administration will issue a draft request for proposal in early March for its $1.8 billion follow-on contract for local telecommunications and data services in the Washington metropolitan area, an agency official said today.
Industry will have one month after the issuance of the draft RFP to submit responses for the Washington Interagency Telecommunications System 3 program (WITS 3). GSA expects to issue a final RFP in early summer, with proposals due 90 days after issuance, said Frederick Haines, chief operating officer of GSA’s Federal Technology Service for the National Capital Region. He spoke to Washington Technology after a luncheon meeting today in Washington held by the Independent Telecommunications Pioneer Association.
WITS 3 is an eight-year contract that will replace the current WITS2001 program that expires in January 2008. It will consist of a four-year base period and four one-year options.
GSA intends to issue firm fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, multiple awards for WITS 3 in the first quarter of 2007, Haines said. The agency originally was to issue awards for WITS 3 in January 2007.
Under the WITS 3 contract, GSA is considering a minimum revenue requirement of $20 million with the contract’s ceiling set at $1.8 billion, he said. Haines said he could not specify the number of awards to be made, but indicated it would be based on the amount of competition. Offerors must propose voice services to be eligible for an award, but data services will be optional, he said. The contract also will allow for the introduction of new and emerging technologies, he said.
Haines also said he didn’t know when GSA would release an update about the WITS 3 program on the FedBizOpps.gov Web site.
GSA had been silent on the WITS 3 program since last summer after it received fewer industry responses than anticipated in late August following its request for information issued July 25, 2005. The delay in additional information on WITS 3 had been due, in part, to GSA’s own internal reorganization and not to the agency receiving fewer responses than it had hoped for. He added that GSA received between two and 10 industry responses to its RFI.
The current WITS2001 contract, held by Verizon Communications Inc. and Qwest Communications International Inc., lets federal agencies in the national capital region buy local access, data and telecommunications equipment. Verizon of New York won the original eight-year, $1.4 billion WITS2001 contract in 2000. Qwest of Denver was added later as part of a crossover agreement, which lets Metropolitan Area Acquisition telecom contractors compete in additional MAA markets. Nearly 750,000 federal clients in both defense and civilian agencies in the national capital region use WITS2001 services, Haines said.
The national capital region includes Washington, the Maryland counties of Montgomery and Prince George’s; the Virginia counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William; and the Virginia cities of Alexandria, Manassas, Fairfax and Falls Church.
Besides providing continued local telecom services within the Washington region, WITS 3 also will serve as a platform for users to migrate to GSA’s Networx contract. Networx is the agency’s 10-year, $20 billion governmentwide contract for telecom and networks, for which multiple awards will be issued in March 2007 and May 2007.
http://www.washingtontechnology.com./news/1_1/daily_news/27904-1.html
Ultimate irony: If Globetel won this contract, they'd be servicing the area where the Motley Fool resides, Alexandria, VA. Wouldn't that be a hoot!
nilremerlin
Institutional uPdate:
TIAA CREF Investment reports buying/adding 13,405 shares of GTE in Q4 (see page 1).
Bank of America reports holding their shares of GTE in Q4 (see page 2).
Teachers Advisors reports buying/adding 3,000 shares of GTE in Q4 (see page 2):
http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=NCTI&symbol=GTE&symbol=&am...
nilremerlin
Institutional uPdate:
TIAA CREF Investment reports buying/adding 13,405 shares of GTE in Q4 (see page 1).
Bank of America reports holding their shares of GTE in Q4 (see page 2).
Teachers Advisors reports buying/adding 3,000 shares of GTE in Q4 (see page 2):
http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=NCTI&symbol=GTE&symbol=&am...
nilremerlin
t-stop: It's the study of starfish, not spacefish:
http://www.vorsoft.com/vocab/10146935.htm
nilremerlin
Institutional update: Geode Capital Management reports holding its 41,174 shares of GTE in Q4 (see page 2):
http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=NCTI&symbol=GTE&symbol=&am...
more to come...
nilremerlin
Institutional update: Geode Capital Management reports holding its 41,174 shares of GTE in Q4 (see page 2):
http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=NCTI&symbol=GTE&symbol=&am...
more to come...
nilremerlin
Here's the website for Navellier & Associates, Inc., which has reported a new (institutional) position in GTE in Q4:
http://www.navellier.com/
nilremerlin
Here's the website for Navellier & Associates, Inc., which has reported a new (institutional) position in GTE in Q4:
http://www.navellier.com/
nilremerlin
mide, I viewed a couple of wind-tunnel wmv's when they had that site breach a while back. Looks like a basher saved the video to use for malicious purposes.
nilremerlin
I got an e-mail reply from stockcharts.com today:
From: "StockCharts Support" <support@stockcharts.com> Save Address | Headers
To: <xxxxxxxx@phreego.com>
CC:
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:09:57 -0800
Subject: Re: (Case 22781) GTE closing price error 1/18/06
Hi Jim,
Thank you for your message. The data for GlobeTel Communications (GTE) on January 18, 2006 has been adjusted. This can be verified at the following web address:
http://stockcharts.com/def/servlet/SC.web?c=GTE
Thanks for using StockCharts.com,
StockCharts Support
support@stockcharts.com
http://stockcharts.com
-----Original Message-----
From: "xxx xxxxx" <xxxxxxxx@phreego.com>
Reply-To: <xxxxxxxx@phreego.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:57:29 -0500
To: <support@stockcharts.com>
Subject: GTE closing price error 1/18/06
>Hi,
>
>Please correct the 1/18/06 closing price of GTE on your chart.
>$3.36 is incorrect due to a glitch where a trade (executed during regular trading hours) got recorded afterhours at 5:51:24pm, and was mistakenly seen as the close.
>$3.57 is the correct close, according to the time and sales record:
>
>time & sales from FRT:
>
>6:23:00 PM Bid 3.37 1000
>6:07:20 PM Bid 3.12 1000
>5:59:10 PM Ask 3.75 3000
>5:53:44 PM Bid 3.13 800
>5:51:24 PM Trade 3.36 3200 executed regular hours, recorded AH
>5:51:20 PM Trade 3.3601 1500
>5:51:14 PM Bid 3.12 1000
>5:51:14 PM Trade 3.37 3000
>5:51:12 PM Trade 3.378 500
>5:51:12 PM Trade 3.3799 100
>5:51:12 PM Trade 3.38 1000
>5:51:10 PM Trade 3.38 700
>5:51:06 PM Trade 3.35 1000
>5:51:00 PM Bid 3.58 500
>5:50:36 PM Bid 3.12 1000
>5:22:20 PM Ask 3.63 1000
>5:19:04 PM Ask 3.61 1000
>4:59:26 PM Ask 3.63 1000
>4:59:24 PM Ask 3.61 1200
>4:29:30 PM Ask 3.59 1200
>4:25:38 PM Ask 3.57 1500
>4:17:38 PM Bid 3.11 800
>4:15:46 PM Bid 3.1 1000
>4:07:04 PM Bid 3.07 800
>4:04:20 PM Bid 2.56 5000
>4:03:52 PM Ask 3.57 2000
>4:03:52 PM Bid 2.02 200
>4:01:40 PM Ask 3.57 2500
>4:01:14 PM Ask 3.57 500
>4:01:00 PM Ask 3.58 2700
>4:00:58 PM Ask 3.53 100
>4:00:58 PM Trade 3.57 18700 closing price
>4:00:12 PM Trade 3.53 2000
>4:00:08 PM Ask 3.53 2500
>3:59:56 PM Bid 3.52 2100
>3:59:50 PM Ask 3.53 4500
>3:59:50 PM Bid 3.52 1500
>3:59:50 PM Trade 3.52 1600
>3:59:50 PM Trade 3.52 2900
>3:59:46 PM Ask 3.54 2300
>3:59:46 PM Bid 3.52 3100
>3:59:40 PM Ask 3.54 4500
>3:59:36 PM Ask 3.54 5000
>3:59:36 PM Ask 3.54 7300
>3:59:36 PM Bid 3.52 6000
>3:59:36 PM Trade 3.54 100
>3:59:30 PM Bid 3.52 6100
>3:59:30 PM Ask 3.54 4500
>3:59:30 PM Trade 3.54 400
>3:59:26 PM Ask 3.54 4900
>
>Thanks for your attention to this matter.
>
>Jim
>xxxxxxxx@phreego.com
nilremerlin
STEVEN_D: Short interest for January will be disseminated at 5:30pm EST today.
nilremerlin
mide: Sure thing. I was kind of in a grey area on where to post them, and I thought the info was more fundamental than technical, but...as you wish.
nilremerlin
Institutional uPdate: Vanguard Group, Inc. reports adding 257,693 to its GTE holdings in Q4:
http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=NCTI&symbol=GTE&symbol=&am...
Institutions now hold 6.03% of O/S.
more to come...
nilremerlin
Institutional uPdate: Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio reports adding 2,084 shares of GTE in Q4:
http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=NCTI&symbol=GTE&symbol=&am...
see page 2
more to come...
nilremerlin
Institutional uPdate: Navellier Associates reports a new position in GTE with a purchase of 43,735 shares in Q4:
http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=NCTI&symbol=GTE&symbol=&am...
see page 2
Institutions now hold 5.71% of O/S
This is the first institution reporting for Q4, more to come...
and I will post quarterly comparisons between Q2, Q3, and Q4 as Q4 becomes updated.
nilremerlin
yahoo historical prices has the correct close at 3.57:
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=GTE
I e-mailed AMEX site to get them to correct their erroneous quote of 3.36
nilremerlin
I just e-mailed stockcharts.com to request that they correct the closing price on their chart:
http://stockcharts.com/def/servlet/SC.web?c=GTE,uu[h,a]daolyyay[pb50!b200][vc60][iUp14,3,3!La12,26,9...
In the past when I've e-mailed them, they have responded and made the necessary corrections.
nilremerlin
A WiMAX competitor in Kaiserslautern:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.wimax-kl.de/&prev=/search...
nilremerlin
STEVEN_D: The link is:
http://www.amex.com/amextrader/tdrInfo/calendars/tdrInfo_calendars.html
scroll down a little to view the 2006 short interest schedule
nilremerlin
STEVEN_D: to be this Friday, the 20th.
Amex Issues Short Interest Schedule - 2006 (Mid-Month)
Month Trade Date Settlement Date Report Due Date Report Published Date
January 01/10/2006 01/13/2006 ....01/18/2006 ........01/20/2006
February 02/10/2006 02/15/2006 ....02/17/2006 ........02/22/2006
March 03/10/2006 03/15/2006 ....03/17/2006 ........03/21/2006
April 04/10/2006 04/13/2006 ....04/18/2006 ........04/20/2006
May 05/10/2006 05/15/2006 ....05/17/2006 ........05/19/2006
June 06/12/2006 06/15/2006 ....06/19/2006 ........06/21/2006
July 07/11/2006 07/14/2006 ....07/18/2006 ........07/20/2006
August 08/10/2006 08/15/2006 ....08/17/2006 ........08/21/2006
September 09/12/2006 09/15/2006 ....09/19/2006 ........09/21/2006
October 10/10/2006 10/13/2006 ....10/17/2006 ........10/19/2006
November 11/10/2006 11/15/2006 ....11/17/2006 ........11/21/2006
December 12/12/2006 12/15/2006 ....12/19/2006 ........12/21/2006
Report Due Date: The date that short interest data is due from clearing firms. Reports are due by 1:00 p.m.
Report Published Date: The date that Amex short interest data is disseminated. The report will be available after the close of trading on this date.
nilremerlin
mide: The HOLIDAY TRADING SCHRDULE link in the Info Header needs to be updated:
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=5072797
nilremerlin
Info on WiMAX in South America (among other places):
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.latinwimax.com/&prev=/sea...
nilremerlin
laptoptrader: Actual institutionally owned is 4,563,915. The higher figure you wrote was before Merrill Lynch Asset mysteriously disappeared from the list (I keep a meticulous watch on the institutional changes):
http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=NCTI&symbol=GTE&symbol=&am....
I expect a lot more coming in in Q4, to probably be reported between Feb. 15th and March 31st, in my estimate.
nilremerlin
Could this contract (awarded/published Friday) be a prelude to our own military strat contract, and the reason Sanswire has exhibited at WEST 2006?:
"Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., McLean, Va., was awarded Jan. 12, 2006, a $13,882,688 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00421-04-C-0058) to exercise an option for the procurement of technical and engineering support services for Communications-Electronics Advanced Technologies, supporting the Special Communications Requirements Division of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md. The estimated level of effort for this option is 114,840 man-hours. Work will be performed in Lexington Park, Md. (80 percent) and St. Inigoes, Md. (20 percent), and is expected to be completed in January 2007. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity."
The original contract:
http://www.fbodaily.com/archive/2004/04-April/15-Apr-2004/FBO-00565252.htm
re:
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2006/01/surviac-booz-allen-receives-4-more-years-56m/index.php
nilremerlin
The final day of West 2006, the annual conference and exposition sponsored by AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institute, was a star-studded event marked by a panel comprising high-ranking flag officers and a pair of speeches by two of the Navy’s highest-ranking admirals. Even though this was the shortest day of the January 10-12 event in San Diego, it provided some of the biggest news items and one of the most memorable moments.
The memorable moment came when Adm. Michael G. Mullen, USN, chief of naval operations (CNO), officially announced that DDG-106, the Navy’s next guided missile destroyer, will be named after the late Adm. James Stockdale, USN, a highly-decorated former prisoner of war in Vietnam and vice-presidential candidate in 1992. Adm. Stockdale’s widow was in attendance for the announcement, and she shared in receiving the standing ovation after Adm. Mullen announced the honor. “We name our destroyers after heroes,” he told the Keynote Address attendees, “and I can think of no better name for our next guided missile destroyer than the USS Stockdale.”
Adm. Michael G. Mullen, USN, chief of naval operations, gives the Keynote Address at West 2006.
The rest of the CNO’s address contained other important announcements of changes to come. He told the audience that he was going to reverse recent changes and stand up a separate N-6 directorate at the three-star level. Not only is the Navy ready for this, he said, now is the time.
Nor was Adm. Mullen shy about the importance of ForceNET. “ForceNET is the largest future force multiplier,” he declared. “It must be real,” as opposed to being merely theory, he emphasized.
The point that Adm. Mullen returned to repeatedly was that the Navy’s future must focus on capabilities, not platforms. Most challenges require intelligence and precise action, not mass and movement. While the fleet must encompass both networks and platforms, the Navy should built for capabilities first and the rest will follow.
“We must design the fleet to support the network, and we must design the network to empower the fleet,” Adm. Mullen declared. “And, to empower the fleet, the network must empower the sailor.”
Network-centric capabilities already have led to significant improvements in naval operations. One example that the admiral cited is that the time needed for a call for fire has been compressed from 20 minutes to just 2 minutes.
However, the admiral decried the existing procurement process. “We have spent a lot of time and money competing with each other,” he charged. “We cannot keep doing that.”
The Navy cannot afford every new gadget that comes out either, he stated. When it comes to funding, “we are at the edge” as budget cuts loom. The Navy currently has 281 ships—“the fewest I’m comfortable with,” the CNO offered, and only four ships are budgeted for construction in fiscal year 2006.
The new littoral combat ship is a good example of how the Navy can design ships from the keel up around networks and sensors, Adm. Mullen said. He wants the same approach taken for all future ships, aircraft and submarines.
Less than one hour after the CNO’s address, attendees heard from the unified commander responsible for the largest area of operations on the planet. Adm. William J. Fallon, USN, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, split his Thursday luncheon address between an assessment of the global war on terror and the requirements of his command over the vast Asia-Pacific region.
Adm. William J. Fallon, USN, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, gives the Thursday luncheon address.
Adm. Fallon began by stating that national will and perception are paramount features in the war on terror—and that is a real problem. The majority of U.S. people don’t understand the conflict. Emphasizing that this assessment was not a slam on the American public, the admiral explained that this conflict often is hard to understand because it doesn’t fit the public’s concept and vision of a war.
For one thing, it is not specific to Iraq or Afghanistan. The United States is facing a global non-state threat that is challenging the nation’s overwhelming conventional force asymmetrically. A key tool of the terrorists is the Internet. They use it to communicate ideas and thoughts while shaping public opinions.
However, the admiral emphasized that the United States is winning on the battlefield every day. He cited a growing confidence among U.S. military personnel in the field, and he pointed out that the enemy has weaknesses and it makes a lot of mistakes. But the war will not be over any time soon, Adm. Fallon predicted.
The Pacific Command is trying to help many Asian nations to build capabilities and the capacity to deal with terrorism and the conditions that feed it. However, many Southeast Asian countries distrust each other and have vulnerabilities such as insecure borders and rough economies. Growth with prosperity will not occur without security, Adm. Fallon declared.
On the battlefield, Adm. Fallon said that U.S. Central Command commander Gen. John P. Abizaid, USA, wants real-time continuous intelligence information fused for people to act on it. On the technology front, the admiral emphasized the need for open standards. “Suck it up guys; drop the body armor; let’s agree on standards,” he said in remarks directed at industry.
Adm. Fallon called for persistent surveillance technologies to help fight terrorists. “We need to be able to look at areas that are suspect, wait these bad guys out, and then [deal with] them when they pop out,” he emphasized.
Turning information into something that forces can act on is a top priority, he continued. Again addressing industry, he said that there are many ways that his command could benefit from industry’s brainpower.
The day’s only panel presented a star-studded lineup that included three vice admirals, one rear admiral, one major general and one retired admiral. Moderated by Adm. Leighton W. Smith, USN (Ret.), former commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, the panel featured type commanders suggesting measures that will lead the Navy well into the 21st century.
Adm. Leighton W. Smith, USN (Ret.), former commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (r), leads a panel of type commanders discussing the way ahead. Panelists are (l to r) Vice Adm. James M. Zortman, USN, commander, Naval Air Forces and commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet; Vice Adm. Charles Munns, USN, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and commander, Submarine Allied Command, Atlantic; Vice Adm. James D. McArthur Jr., USN, commander, Naval Network Warfare Command; Rear Adm. Edward Masso, USN; vice commander, Surface Sea Warrior Enterprise; and Maj. Gen. Samuel Helland, USMC, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.
Rear Adm. Edward Masso, USN; vice commander, Surface Sea Warrior Enterprise, noted that the future Navy will include fewer sailors dealing with more diverse missions.
Vice Adm. James D. McArthur Jr., USN, commander, Naval Network Warfare Command, stated that command and control comprises elements such as sensors, networks and operational pictures that are presented to the commander for decision making. The Navy never will have the bandwidth that it needs, so commanders must develop doctrine and tactics, techniques and procedures for operating networks.
Vice Adm. Charles Munns, USN, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and commander, Submarine Allied Command, Atlantic, described how the Navy is building the submarine of the future—the USS Virginia—today. However, the challenge is to build enough of them, with the current rate running two per year. To save money, the Navy installed a common commercial off-the-shelf auxiliary diesel engine instead of purchasing a government-supplied unit. The new diesel is based on a widely used model that is reliable and is easy to use.
Maj. Gen. Samuel Helland, USMC, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, asked industry attendees “What are your innovations to help us fight IEDs [improvised electronic devices]?” He added that the military does not own the laboratories any more, as they have migrated to the private sector. For the most part, information system solutions must fit everywhere across the full spectrum of joint and coalition operations.
And, Vice Adm. James M. Zortman, USN, commander, Naval Air Forces and commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, warned that keeping short-term fixes in place impedes long-term progress. This prevents full capabilities from emerging, he added.
View all 3 days of WEST 2006:
http://www.afcea.org/signal/westshowdaily.asp
_nilrem
Wednesday report on WEST 2006:
Special operations, technology challenges and personnel issues dominated the second day of West 2006, the annual conference and exposition sponsored by AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institute. The busiest day of the three-day program, titled “Services Roles and Structures: What’s Right for the Way Ahead,” featured two top-level speakers and three panel discussions. Two of the panel sessions were pegged to the speakers.
The day began with a strong emphasis on special operations, as the breakfast address was given by Vice Adm. Eric T. Olson, USN, deputy commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Adm. Olson, who did not allow photographs of his address, both gave a history of U.S. special operations and described how two recent wars have given it a key role in defense posture.
The global war on terror and the regime-changing operations in Afghanistan accelerated the evolution of special operations. Adm. Olson relates that interoperability with conventional forces originally was adequate, but it improved with the addition of capabilities such as precision support from B-52 bombers.
The Iraq War brought increased deployment and effectiveness as special operations forces engaged in myriad dangerous operations before and during the onset of hostilities. These included minisubmarine missions in the northern part of the Persian Gulf.
The command has been speeding new technologies to its warfighters, but it still has several urgent needs. Efforts have lightened the radio and battery load that every person carries, but more remains to be done in that area. The command is deploying new network media that permit streaming video, and it continues to strive for new ways to exploit satellite communications. Adm. Olson cited the concept of MWR technologies—miniaturized, waterproof and ruggedized—for special operations.
Despite the important role that technology plays in special operations, Adm. Olson maintained that its personnel are the command’s greatest asset. Currently, 7,000 SOCOM people are operating away from home. And, Adm. Olson related, in some cases they are where no other military forces have been.
“We must make sure we as a nation are developing an irregular war capability for the long haul,” the admiral declared. “Our weapon system is the human.”
Ironically, the U.S. Marine Corps were the last service to establish a special operations command, and it did so following a directive issued this past October. Adm. Olson stated that the Marine Corps will bring much-needed capabilities to SOCOM.
The commander of Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC), Brig. Gen. Dennis J. Hejlik, USMC, was one of the panelists in a session that followed Adm. Olson’s address. Gen. Hejlik cut to the chase of the AFCEA audience by describing the technologies that will be crucial to special operations forces.
Communications ranked high on his list as, like computers, their technology advances rapidly. Biometrics are a key technology for special operations forces that must keep track of foreign citizens to identify terrorists in their midst. Reconnaissance technologies to help find high-value targets, along with tools to aid the collaborative planning process, also are on the special operations force wish list.
An interesting reflection was offered by the panel’s moderator, Capt. Roger Crossland, USNR, a Navy SEAL. Noting that special operations forces teamed with Afghanistan’s Northern Alliance to drive the Taliban out of power in 2002, the captain offered that if the United States had sent in greater numbers of military personnel, the Northern Alliance might have viewed them as a threat on a par with the Soviets and instead teamed with the Taliban to defeat the U.S. military presence. Instead, the small number of special forces brought about the desired goal.
Capt. Sean A. Pybus, USN, commander, Naval Special Warfare Group One, warned that the increased reliance on special operations is straining Navy SEALs capabilities. The Navy does not have enough SEALs, he stated, as the service is barely staying even with mission demands. Nor can the Navy tap a wellspring to add more of these special forces. The Navy must field SEALs who are culturally attuned and linguistically capable in theater, the captain declared.
The panel’s final speaker literally offered his views as he was heading out the door. Col. Edward Reeder, USA, commander, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), was heading off to Afghanistan after West 2006. He called for special operations forces to develop indigenous capabilities against terrorists wherever they operate. The colonel echoed Gen. Hejlik’s call for biometric technologies to track people “no matter where they go.”
The topic of discussion swung more into the technical arena with the luncheon speaker, Dr. Linton Wells II, deputy assistant secretary of defense for networks and information integration. Wells gave the luncheon audience a preview of the upcoming Quadrennial Defense Review with his focus on information technology and systems.
The upcoming review is “extraordinarily supportive” of network centricity, Wells told the audience. Network-centricity is not just for operations, but also for business and intelligence in the defense arena. Operationally, the network must be extended to the tactical edge to create a robustly networked force that can share information for better situational awareness. The Global Information Grid (GIG) is a network as well as people and processes, he continued. It is a concept that is helping bring network-centricity together.
After describing the status of several major information system programs, Wells listed several challenge areas. One of these is mission assurance on the network. Wells stated that Defense Department information assurance must be better than the best commercial practices, and the Quadrennial Defense Review adds hundreds of millions of dollars to information assurance.
Other challenges include managing the GIG in wartime; spectrum management; and managing the development of risks in certain programs. He told industry, “We’re in this together,” and the Defense Department must leverage what is taking place in industry to advance defense information technology.
As Wells stepped off of the stage, he was replaced by a panel that focused on his major topics of discussion. Moderated by AFCEA International President and Chief Executive Officer Vice Adm. Herb Browne, USN (Ret.), this luncheon panel explored how to get the right information technology to the warfighter.
“It is a Web services world,” stated David Wennergren, Navy chief information officer. He warned that legacy applications and networks are the most porous security threats in the system. Security may be the biggest reason to get rid of legacy systems, he suggested.
Wennergren also said that, “the world of wireless is here,” and the military should not be afraid of it. He also called for performance-based contracting and strong adoption of standards. Military, academia and the commercial world must come together to exploit commercial solutions and best practices.
“Driving out complexity is the best thing we can do for the warfighter,” declared Col. Robert Baker, USMC, technical director, Navy/Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI). The colonel listed several new thrusts for that giant project, including development of a wireless pilot with layer II encryption; an embedded cellular card that allows laptops to access the commercial 2-megabit-per-second network for a fixed monthly rate; and a broadband unclassified remote access service.
The problem with the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) is that it has evolved from a legacy radio replacement program to a mobile ad-hoc networking capability, according to Dennis Bauman, program executive officer, C4I and Space, SPAWAR. The requirements scope is so large that it extends beyond the national budget, he stated.
Rear Adm. William D. Rodriguez, USN, acting commander, SPAWAR SYSCOM, explained how last year’s Trident Warrior exercise demonstrated coalition tools and networking along with human systems integration and information management. “It’s about the knowledge and it’s about the whole spectrum of solutions,” he said.
—Scheduled for Thursday at West 2006: Speeches by the Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Michael G. Mullen, USN, and Adm. William J. Fallon, USN, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command; along with a panel discussion on the commanders’ perspective of the way ahead.
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Sanswire was exhibiting at the Unmanned Systems Capabilities Conference in mid-December (my bold):
Unmanned Systems Capabilities Conference II December 13 - 14, 2005 San Diego, CA PROCEEDINGS The 2nd annual Unmanned Systems Capabilities Conference (USCC) was held at the Town and Country Hotel & Resort in San Diego, CA. The meeting was called to order at 9:00am on Tuesday, December 13 and adjourned at 4:30pm on Wednesday, December 14, 2005. Administrative comments were made by Mr. Jeff Kotora. The official welcome was given by Mr. Cliff Hudson, Joint Robotics Program (JRP) and Mr. Mark Asselin, Technical Support Working Group (TSWG). The meeting agenda is provided at TAB A, and the attendee list at TAB B. BRIEFINGS Day 1 HQ Air Combat Command, Langly AFB, VA: CMSgt Jim Petree provided a briefing titled AF EOD Robotics and ECM Challenges. His briefing can be found at TAB C. National Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board Mr. David Heaven and LT Jeff Fuller provided a briefing titled Requirements for Bomb Squad Robots. Their briefing is located at TAB D. US Army Maneuver Support Center, Ft. Leonard Wood MO: Mr. Dave Knichel provided a briefing titled Autonomous Robotic Countermine Experiment Results. His briefing is located at TAB E. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD: Ms. Elena Messina provided a briefing titled NIST Autonomous Vehicles Research and Performance Evaluation. Ms. Messina’s briefing can be found at TAB F. Research, Development & Engineering Command – Simulation & Training Technology Center, Orlando, FL: Dr. Amos Freedy presented a briefing titled A Mixed Initiative Team Performance Assessment System For use In Training And operational Environments. His briefing can be found at TAB G. Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Indianhead, MD: TSgt Steven Coppock provided a briefing titled Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal. His briefing can be found at TAB H. Tucson Police Department, Tucson AZ: Mr. Peter Buchanan provided a briefing titled Robotics and Tactical Operations. His briefing is located at TAB I.
US Army Maneuver Support Futures Center, Ft Leonard Wood, MO: MAJ Scott Werkmeister provided a briefing titled Fido/Packbot Military Users Assessment. His briefing can be found at TAB J. Technical Support Working group (TSWG), Arlington, VA: Mr. Bruno Eddy provided a briefing titled Next Generation RCV Operational Analysis. His briefing can be found at TAB K. Blitz Solutions, Inc: Mr. John Blitch provided a briefing titled Robot Assisted Crisis Assessment in New Orleans. His briefing is not available.
Exhibits Throughout both days, conference attendees were able to gain valuable knowledge from exhibits presented by a wide variety of companies. Companies represented were: AEA Technology Engineering Services, Inc Allen-Vanguard Applied Research Associates, Inc. Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Autonomous Solutions, Inc. Battelle CornerTurn LLC Eclypse International Corporation Foster-Miller iRobot Corporation Kuchera Defense Systems MAGNAPhone Defense Systems & Electronics Mesa Robotics, Inc. Nomadics, Inc. Prizm Advanced Communications Electronics, Inc. Remotec Roper Resources LTD San Diego State University (SDSU) Sanswire Networks LLC Space & naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) San Diego Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) Telerob GMBH The West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation (WVHTCF) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (JOUSTER) WM Robots LLC BRIEFINGS
Day 2
University of South Florida: Dr. Robin Murphy provided a briefing titled Requirements for Search and Rescue Robots. Her briefing is located at TAB L. Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), Warren, MI: Mr. Bob Watts provided a briefing titled Inspiring Joint Robotic Programs. His briefing can be found at TAB M. Texas A&M University: Ms. Christina Robertson provided a briefing titled the SAVER Program. Her briefing is at TAB N. Carnegie Mellon University: Dr. John Dolan provided a briefing titled Human Telesupervision of Multirobot Teams. His briefing can be found at TAB O. Explosive Ordnance Disposal/Low Intensity Conflict program (EOD/LIC), Arlington, VA: Mr. Neil Smith provided a briefing titled EOD/LIC Enhancements. His briefing can be found at TAB P. US Army Medical Research and Material Command TATRC, Ft Detrick, MD: Dr. Gary Gilbert provided a briefing titled Robotic Combat Casualty Care, Extraction and Evacuation S&T Programs. His briefing can be found at TAB Q. US Army Maneuver Support Center, Ft. Leonard Wood MO: SFC Christopher Jones provided a briefing titled National Unmanned Systems Experimentation Environment (NUSE2). His briefing can be found at TAB R. Santa Ana Fire Department, Santa Ana, CA: Mr. Jim Melton provided a briefing titled Hazardous Materials Robot. His briefing is at TAB S. Penn State University: Mr. Ed Crow provided a briefing titled COTS Game-Based Operator Interface Unit for UGVs and Payloads. His briefing is located at TAB T. Virginia Tech University: Dr. Andrew Kurdilla provided a briefing titled Joint Unmanned Systems Test, Experimentation & Research (JOUSTER) Status and Future Plans. His briefing is at TAB U. Joint Robotics Program, Arlington, VA: Dr. Robert Finkelstein provided a briefing titled Intelligent Vehicle Technology Transfer. His briefing is at TAB V. Industry Panel: The conference was closed by having an Industry Panel expressing their needs from a user community as well as answering questions from the audience. The panel was made up by: Mr. Mack Barber – Remotec Mr. George Bustilloz – WVHTCF Mr. Joe Dyer – iRobot Mr. Don Jones – Mesa Robotics Mr. Tom Morehead – Allen-Vanguard Mr. Bob Quinn – Foster-Miller Their briefing can be found at TAB W.
NEXT MEETING The next JRP Working Group is scheduled for June 6-7, 2006 in Detroit MI. The next Unmanned Systems Capabilities Conference will be held in Dec 06 in Huntsville, AL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Mr. Cliff Hudson, JRP, and Mr. Mark Asselin, TSWG, closed the meeting by expressing their appreciation to the planners and exhibitors. The joint effort of the conference was very successful. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 4:30pm.
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mide, I accede to your wishes, and will not post on the TA board anymore, even though there was no conflict with those 2 posts, merely an update after today's trading.
Too much hassle trying to explain myself to small-minded people, and I don't want to make your job any more difficult than it is already.
Those here who enjoyed my ANA posts can continue to read them on RB. It's much too claustrophobic here for me.
..."and don't criticize what you can't understand" -- Bob Dylan
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Hall: 'Commonality of systems' is key to effective military communication. (my bold)
01/11/06
By Dawn S. Onley
Contributing Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO—Among the problems revealed as a result of hurricanes Katrina and Rita was that the National Guard and Reserves struggled to communicate with other federal, state and local organizations, according to the assistant secretary of Defense for reserve affairs.
Adm. Thomas F. Hall said senior military leaders—such as Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honore, who was in charge of the military's response to hurricane Katrina—sent runners to relay messages between bases and posts, reminiscent of relay tactics used during World War II.
"Somehow we have to get a commonality of systems," Hall said today during the morning keynote session at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronic Association International's West 2006 Convention. The effort, which should include common radios and wavelengths, needs to be led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Hall added.
After Katrina, military units set up tactical satellites, data switching/multiplex equipment, and secure and nonsecure voice, video and data links to the Defense Information Systems Network. That helped base leaders communicate with others at a particular location.
Many Defense leaders said the problem often arose when units at one location tried to talk to units at another location.
Dawn S. Onley is a staff writer for Washington Technology’s sister publication, Government Computer News.
Yo, Admiral Hall...check out the Sanswire exhibit...we've got you covered!
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Dorian B. Klein is a director of Alfieri Investitori Associati (Alfieri Associated Investors):
http://www.investitoriassociati.it
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With the news potential fulfilled today, odds are beaten, and up we go!
ERG, thanks for the space and tolerance of ANA...very considerate of you.
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starboy: I just noticed those very positive aspects in my daily guide about 20 minutes ago. Add to them the Friday application to the Full Moon on the 14th for a culmination of recent enlightenments, and what a wonderful day we have coming on the 13th!
Also, I consider the 13th as 1 of the 4 days having good potential for "money in the bank" from Russia. The aspects certainly lend line up right on time for such a happening, regardless of the negative connotation of it being Friday the 13th (a holyday/holiday for us "witches and warlocks", who view it positively.
Shorts had better cover before the weekend!
Thanks for your post!
nilremerlin
Wednesday's ANA:
The 10 trading days starting Monday, January 9th, and ending Monday, January 23rd, take on the general theme of a (2nd elevation) number 7 day (see Days 16 and 7 below), with all its characteristics, including publication, legal matters, contracts, partnerships, social events (including conferences and conventions), small money, balance, etc. It will be the 160th to 169th days of GTE trading on the AMEX, which I will refer to as the "160s channel".
On a wider scope, Day 100 (October 12th) began a new, longer channel 900 days long which introduces a third digit variable on its evolved exterior which should correspond to a new characteristic in trading as well, most likely at the beginnings of the days. (Day 100 is also the beginning of 2nd elevation number channels, and the most general theme for days 100 to 199 is the number 1, see day 1 below) We shall observe and know.)
Highest probability for news this week is on Thursday the 12th. Lesser probability for news is on Wednesday the 11th.
Even lesser probabilities for news are on every other day in this 160s channel.
Highest probability for publication this week is on Wednesday the 11th. Lesser probabilities for publication are on Monday the 9th, and on Friday the 13th. Even lesser probabilities for publication are on every other day in this 160s channel.
Day 162 January 11th (1+6+2) (cardinal fire+mutable earth+fixed earth) refer to days 1, 2, 6, 7, and 9 below.
Day 163 January 12th (1+6+3) (cardinal fire+mutable earth+mutable air) refer to days 1, 3, 6, 7, and 10 below.
Day 164 January 13th (1+6+4) (cardinal fire+mutable earth+cardinal water) refer to days 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 11 below.
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Reminder: GTE on the AMEX: trading guide (corrected/revised due to author error):
astrological trading evolution by day (it's all numbers & signs):
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Day 1 (Aries/Fire/Cardinal) May 23rd: low flame up, beginning, concept, conservative, pioneering, initiation, foolishness, war, the military.
Day 2 (Taurus/Earth/Fixed) May 24th: down to earth, building financial foundation, consolidation, publication, stubbornness, slow climb, banking, bullish, feasting.
Day 3 (Gemini/Air/Mutable) May 25th: news, spreading the word ("X hits the fan") nervous energy, variety, "next!", quick changes of mind and direction, duality, tricks, generalities, short trip up or down; prone to following the general market.
Day 4 (Cancer/Water/Cardinal) May 26th: Make a home, establish public support, new price support, food, women, emotion, lack of caution, impatience, reflection, prone to following general market only half of the time.
Day 5 (Leo/Fire/Fixed) May 27th: medium flame up, partying, creativity, fun, golden, kingly, royal, dominant, speculation, pride, fired up on anticipation of news and publication.
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Day 6 (Virgo/Earth/Mutable) May 31st: News, delivery, details, specific, special, critical, sensitive, practicality, thrift, service, nutrition, efficiency, short trip up or down prone to following specific sector market (IYZ).
Day 7 (Libra/Air/Cardinal) June 1st: Balanced swings, small money, mutual funds, publication, books, law, lawyers, mistakes, apologies, contracts, lazy, liberal, social events, conferences, conventions, partnership, marriage, compromise, peaceful, evenness established, both sides of the arguement presented (up or down depends on previous day).
Day 8 (Scorpio/Water/Fixed) June 2nd: Intensity, deceit, deepest research and details, prone to follow ultra-specific market sector, secrecy, extremes, hypercritical, other people's money, insider action, tug-of-war between buyers and sellers.
Day 9 (Sagittarius/Fire/Mutable) June 3rd: Expansion, Big money/news, beneficent exaggeration, international flavor, higher education, philosophy, visions of the next plateau, long-distance travel, gambling, sports, jocular atmosphere, aiming high, hopes & wishes, high volatility, smart money buys, imagination, prone to go the opposite way of the general market.
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Day 10 (Capricorn/Earth/Cardinal) June 6th: Contraction, salvation, Santa Claus rally, the next plateau, footing established at new peak, serious, important, heroism, the word from on high; similar to day 1 above (1+0)(Cardinal Fire), but magnified/elevated (second elevation 1).
Day 11 (Aquarius/Air/Fixed) June 7th: Unusual, surprise, sudden changes, interruption, expect the unexpected, post-peak bubble, knowledge, electronics, invention, humanitarianism, group of friends, eccentricity; similar to day 2 above (1+1)(Cardinal Fire+Cardinal Fire) , but magnified/elevated (2nd elevation 2).
Day 12 (Pisces/Water/Fixed) June 8th: Duality, decadance, confusion, compassion, mystery, music, medicine, entertainment, illusion, drift, self-sacrifice, up or down with last-gasp profit-taking; similar to day 3 above (1+2)(Cardinal Fire+Fixed Earth), but magnified/elevated (2nd elevation 3).
Day 13 June 9th: (1+3)(cardinal fire+mutable air)=(2nd elevation 4)...refer to day 4 above.
Day 14 June 10th: (1+4)(cardinal fire+cardinal water)=(2nd elevation 5)...refer to day 5 above.
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Day 15 June 13th: (1+5)(cardinal fire+fixed fire)=(2nd elevation 6)...refer to day 6 above.
Day 16 June 14th: (1+6)(cardinal fire+mutable earth)=(2nd elevation 7)...refer to day 7 above
Braden32601: I don't see potential for the money coming in on the 31st.
Jan. 11th, 13th, 25th, and 26th hold potential for the money coming in.
You may not want to take advantage of 5,000 years of observation, but I do.
nilremerlin
Odds favor GTE price closing down Wednesday:
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006 = Day 162 = 1+6+2 = 9
FACT:
Of the 17 number 9 days we've had since the May 23, 2005 AMEX listing (day 1),
12 number 9 days have closed down, and
5 number 9 days have closed up.
On the other hand, the 2 variable means money in the bank, and a 9 day has big money/news potential, so if that potential gets fulfilled with a PR about getting the first $150 mil in the bank, then the odds go out the window. If that potential goes unfulfilled, the price is most likely to drop.
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plan4you, thanks for clearing that up re: Japan pilot...just wondering why it wasn't on the list in the PR with the others...may be too many to remember them all, lol!
nilremerlin
GTE is again on the AMEX most active equities list, but notice the .BC footnote...I thought we were over that non-compliance issue?:
http://www.amex.com/equities/mktSum/EqMsMostActive.jsp
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