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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post from got geoint? Could spring actually be here?? It will be in the 60s this week in the Washington, DC area and the sun is a shining. So, do you find that this nice weather puts a spring (bad pun) in your step? If so, why not add a little more juice to your day by checking out of MMNKO post. This week, we mainly cover a number of industry news including Orbital Sciences’ plan to buy GD Advanced Information System, Raytheon’s massive GPS contract, and IceWEB’s contract with the Navy. As we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on.

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This just goes to show you that there is an iPhone app for virtually anything. Last week, USGIF member company Raytheon announced an iPhone application that tracks friends and foes, shows their positions on live, real time maps and provides secure communications. Called the One Force Tracker, the Raytheon iPhone software can also be used by first responders like police, firemen and emergency medical technicians. According to this NY Times article, this iPhone app is a rare case of consumer hardware and software concepts being adapted for military use. Wow. We are seeing the future of GEOINT.

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Happy Friday. It has been quite a week for the intelligence and defense communities. From the political fall-out of the Obama administration releasing the interrogation memos to the breach of the Joint Strike Fighter program, it has been a week rife with drama. I’m sure many are ready for the weekend to begin, and enjoy the nice weather. Speaking of weather and the environment, we neglected to pay homage to Earth Day this week. As such, we are expanding upon the theme of last month’s “Big Blue Marble” FFT post. Oh, and we have a few miscellaneous items to tickle your frontal lobe. Scroll down and enjoy.

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It’s not very often that we cover financial news and our sector. But with all the news coverage surrounding the economic meltdown, this Forbes story certainly caught our attention. It seems that there will be tough times all around, but defense contractors should fare well in 2009 — and aerospace companies may have a tougher time.

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