Future MDA, NASA, and military job loss (Huntsville, Madison: to move, companies)

[DvlsAdvc8]

Originally Posted by HB2HSV

My mind works in a weird way after a long day



That reminds me, the demand for software engineers will be up once the Air Force forms a "Cyber Space Command" wing (I am serious this has been approved and being implemented) and staff it with a 3-star general.

lol cyber space command... don't they already have one of those at Best Buy? Oh wait, that's the geek squad.

If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?

lol @ the skirmish - I heard it was the war of northern aggression.

[bb03]

While Obama will likely not keep the DoD budget at the levels of past Presidents, Huntsville will not see a large defense-related downturn in the next 2 years. AMC is still in the process of moving the command to Huntsville and having a 4-star presence in HSV will be a good thing for the defense contractors in the area. I have no insight into NASA, but I am pretty comfortable that the defense business will remain strong. Having said that, there are a couple of MDA programs that are under fire. Yet I still believe HSV will do fine for the next few years.

[jkratze1]

lol Sounds like something from an old Starship Troopers movie.

Maybe it should be Cyberspace Command so that it does not sound so SCI-FI like.

[LordShiva]

Let it go, be free, be brave, unite with your friends and leaders.

If we drag down this President we will destory this great nation.

[HB2HSV]

Originally Posted by LordShiva

Let it go, be free, be brave, unite with your friends and leaders.

If we drag down this President we will destory this great nation.

Welcome to the C-D forum but....


Oh come on! We've dragged down many presidents before !!!

[Mawoods]

Yes - even if you didn't like George Bush you would have to admit that no one thought twice about him being heckled and shouted at or downright insulted. THAT IS THE GREAT TRADITION IF YOU ARE PRESIDENT!!!! Study your history. Even our greatest president Abe Lincoln was hounded and portrayed in such awful ways. The only pres that didn't get any action was George Washington.

[Charles]

"This week’s announcement—calling for more flexible, sea-based missile deterrents--is a boon for the Raytheon Co. and Lockheed Martin, which have significant missile defense operations in Arizona, Arkansas and New Jersey. It is however bad news for the Boeing Co. and its congressional supporters in Alabama, where the company builds and manages its ground based missile interceptors."

from

Missile defense shift redirects billions in government contracts - TheHill.com

[saljo]

Thanks Charles for the article.
Found out last week MDA layed off approx. 100 and Boeing more to come at the end of this month. Told NG will be incremental through the end of the year. No numbers for Boeing at this time.

[DvlsAdvc8]

Originally Posted by DanInHSV

Actually, code is code as far as understanding languages but writing commercial apps for B2B is not the same as writing embedded RTOS mission critical code that is used in NASA/ DoD or nuclear power. You can make the transition but there are several concepts to learn that take years to become "experienced".

True, but it all really depends on what you're doing though; plenty of assignments that aren't critical... probably the majority.

[A&M Bulldawg]

I always think the worst about something so little. I'm glad that Huntsville will not suffer or fail like I thought it was. Glad to hear that Obama will keep Huntsville from turning upside down.