Article: L.A. to D.C.: $280 a mile at Northrop Grumman...

Northrop Grumman is in the news - this describes the GENEROSITY of the company is in relocating it's big executives from Century City to the new headquarters in Virginia. 

CFO James F. Palmer, for example, is getting $750 000 cash for relocation costs - roughly &280 for each mile of the 2,677 mile move. 

Northrop Grumman is being VERY GOOD to it's employees that it does NOT lay off!

See the article:

L.A. to D.C.: $280 a mile at Northrop Grumman... - Footnoted.Org

Top-secret clearance checks falsified - Washington Times

There are several projects at Northrop Grumman that require that the employee has a Top Secret security clearance.

According to this article the government has been outsourcing the background investigation to people.

Problem: some of these folks will falsely state that an interview has been conducted when no such interview had occurred so as to fraudulently take money from the government for no work done!

See

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jun/21/top-secret-clearance-checks-falsified/

Article: PARIS: Global Hawk takes Washington beating

The Northrop Grumman Global Hawk is in the news again - despite the headline ("takes Washington beating"), as long as the Global Hawk doesn't go TOO MUCH over cost the government will support the Global Hawk program. 

Northrop Grumman has already promised that will it improve the reliability and effectiveness of the Global Hawk. The Department of Defense has already determined that the current Global Hawk is over-cost, unreliable, and ineffective. 

Good job, Northrop Grumman!

See the article:

PARIS: Global Hawk takes Washington beating - Flightglobal

Article: Remote Control Killing of Fun and Profit

Northrop Grumman gets a nice mention in this article on remote killing in a video game format by people in air-conditioned comfort far removed from the actual carnage. 

See:

Remote Control Killing of Fun and Profit - Pacific Free Press

BIG WIN: Pentagon certifies Northrop's Global Hawk program

BIG WIN for Northrop Grumman Global Hawk program - it was certified by the Department of Defense DESPITE being over-cost, not reliable enough, nor effective in it's mission. 

See:

Pentagon certifies Northrop's Global Hawk program - Reuters

Article: Pentagon Says_Northrop's Global Hawk Drone Isn't Effective

This is not good.

Northrop Grumman is no longer the little aircraft company that delivered products on schedule and under cost that performed as as well or better than promised.

The Global Hawk is over cost, delayed in schedule, and exhibits less than good performance and reliability.

Here's a quote from this article:

"'...I remember when unmanned aerial vehicles like this were pitched as being cheaper and more effective than manned platforms. Now the DoD appears to be saying that this is not the case in either situation, which I'd say is a real disappointment for Northrop,' Stallard said. This is their major UAV platform, after all."

Read the article yourself:

Pentagon Says Northrop's Global Hawk Drone Isn't 'Effective' - www.businessweek.mobi

Marriage culture key to economy, study says - Washington Times

PROBLEM.

If this idea is true, then this country will not do well economically - I saw the story on there being more unmarried people than married people, a new and growing trend.

See:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/31/marriage-culture-key-to-economy-study-says/

Advisers urge military to rely less on drones, more on expertise - Washington Times

The problem with relying on human agents for intel is they LIE, sometimes unintentionally EXAGGERATE what they see and hear, or just say what they think you want to hear.

The drone, on the other hand, has no such problems in reporting what is apparently there as detected by it's sensors.

ALSO, Northrop Grumman does not manufacture human agents - it builds unmanned air vehicles.

See:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/31/advisers-urge-military-to-rely-less-on-drones-more/