When developing technology for the government, companies should have a specific process for managing their intellectual property, keep good records and not be afraid to speak up, according to attorneys from Morrison & Foerster.
The guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) will return to San Diego Nov. 23 after its second six-month deployment in 18 months to the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility (AOR).
The guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) will return to San Diego on Tuesday, Nov. 24 after an independent seven-month deployment to the Fifth Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR) in the Persian Gulf.
San Diego is a perfect home for the growing marine technology industry, panelists said Wednesday during the Maritime Collaboration Summit.
Since the Navy's shore commands reorganized under Commander Naval Installations Command (CNIC) six years ago, the leaders have worked to find the best way to run bases around the world.
In San Diego, the military commands comprise a large portion of visible maritime activity.
These days, private companies are finding SPAWAR to be a willing partner as they look to commercialize the government's patented technology.
Ascend Intelligence LLC of Arlington, Va., was awarded Monday a $14,035,223 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the research and development, sustainment and procurement of an advanced tactical information system, a tactical ground reporting system of networked information systems with map based user interface.
Cubic Applications Inc., a mission support services business of San Diego-based Cubic Corp. (NYSE: CUB), has won a five-year, $6.5 million contract to research, design, execute and analyze a series of war games for the U.S. Naval War College.
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), Tuesday laid the keel of the fifth ship of its State-class product carriers.
