4 hrs ago | The Denver Business Journal
Lockheed Martin wins $1.4B Air Force contract
Lockheed Martin Corp. won a contract worth at least $1.4 billion from the U.S. Air Force and will build the next generation of global positioning system satellites. via The Denver Business Journal
Yesterday | The Oregonian
Lockheed beats Boeing to win $3.57B GPS contract
Lockheed Martin Corp. beat out Boeing Co. to win an Air Force contract worth up to $3.57 billion to build as many as 12 next-generation global positioning satellites, the Pentagon said Thursday. via The Oregonian
Thursday | Slam Sports
Consumer interest in GPS technology heats up; incorporated into daily life
“We call Snitch an informer that works for you.”
It's all about location, location, location. A growing number of consumers are using GPS devices to get to their destinations, estimate their arrival times and avoid traffic trouble spots. via Slam Sports
Wednesday May 14 | KHOU-TV Houston
“What we wanted to do was provide support for the hopelessness that many of these kids have by the time they're truant”
In the next two minutes, four teenagers will drop out of school. The national average is one every 26 seconds. via KHOU-TV Houston
Tuesday May 13 | The Washington Post
GPS grows as a crime-fighting tool in U.S
“These people probably should be in jail but the cost of incarceration can be as much as $30,000 or $40,000 a year. The GPS costs about $3,400 a year”
By Jason Szep Reuters Tuesday, May 13, 2008; 8:11 PM BOSTON - It was just after 10 p.m. when William Cotter, wearing a belt full of ammunition, burst into the home of his estranged wife, Dorothy, shooting her ... via The Washington Post
Tuesday May 13 | WQAD-TV Moline
Air Force expected to award $1.8B GPS contract
Summer jobs may be hard to find Davenport flood wall debate continues LED lights over the Mississippi River Afternoon News to Go -- May 12, 2008 More Dubuque schools may be closed Associated Press - May 13, ... via WQAD-TV Moline
Tuesday May 13 | Scotsman.com News
Hello Houston, I've got a bit of a problem in the Highlands
A SERIOUSLY ill walker was picked up in the Highlands after triggering a rescue operation by sending a distress message 4,000 miles to the United States. via Scotsman.com News
Monday May 12 | WOAI.com
Police Use Cell Phone GPS To Track Woman Kidnapped in Store Parking Lot
“While we were able to keep her phone, her GPS tracking device was able to lead us to the area where she was at.”
The suspect knocked the woman unconscious and threw her into her car and took off. via WOAI.com
Monday May 12 | KVOA-TV Tucson
u-blox Appoints SmartCore as Brazilian Representative
The move aims at offering customers better sales and design-in support in Brazil. via KVOA-TV Tucson
Sunday May 11 | CANOE
“None of the incidents have been serious enough for us to have to get a warrant out for them”
A little more than a month into the province's new GPS-monitoring project for young auto thieves, the man in charge of the program says it's "so far so good." Brent Apter, head of the Youth Corrections ... via CANOE








