RMQSI Digest

The RMQSI Digest is a monthly news summary for Reliability, Maintainability, and Quality (RMQ) professionals. It is transmitted in an HTML-formatted email and provides links to articles and news summaries across a spectrum of RMQ topics.

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RMQSI Digest – May 2016

May 5th, 2016
  May 2016 Edition Recent Headlines: Defense: Picatinny Arsenal Plays Key Role in Ensuring Software Reliability – Army As the U.S. Army replaces its aging fleet of armored personnel carriers, Picatinny Arsenal is playing a crucial role in ensuring that the software for the new Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle, or AMPV, meets rigid standards of performance. Army Upgrading Apache’s 40-Year-Old Sensors -…  Read More

RMQSI Digest – Apr 2016

April 7th, 2016
    April 2016 Edition Recent Headlines: Defense: Radar Glitch Requires F-35 Fighter Jet Pilots to Turn it Off and On Again – The Guardian Troubled warplane that has yet to see any cyber security testing hit with yet another bug affecting flight performance requiring software update. New Army Weapon Tech Could Make Cleaning Obsolete – Army Times What if you never had…  Read More

RMQSI Digest – Mar 2016

March 7th, 2016
  March 2016 Edition Recent Headlines: Defense: Vericor Power Systems LLC, Alpharetta, Georgia, is Being Awarded a $26,157,664 Modification to a Previously Awarded Contract (N00024-15-C-4100) to Exercise Options for the Manufacturing, Testing and Delivery of ETF40B Marine Gas Turbine Engines. – Department of Defense The SLEP will extend the service life of LCAC from 20 to 30 years; sustain/enhance craft…  Read More

RMQSI Digest – Feb 2016

February 4th, 2016
    February 2016 Edition Recent Headlines: Defense: More Air Force Drones are Crashing Than Ever as Mysterious New Problems Emerge – Washington A record number of Air Force drones crashed in major accidents last year, documents show, straining the U.S. military’s fleet of robotic aircraft when it is in more demand than ever for counterterrorism missions in an expanding array…  Read More

RMQSI Digest – Jan 2016

January 6th, 2016
January 2016 Edition Recent Headlines: Defense: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. Awarded Contract Modification for the Sustainment of the F-22 Reliability and Maintainability Maturation Program (RAMMP) – Defense United Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney, East Hartford, Connecticut, has been awarded a $317,757,559 modification (P00160) to previously awarded contract FA8611-08-C-2896 for F119 engine sustainment. Raytheon Co is Being Awarded a Contract Modification…  Read More

RMQSI Digest – Dec 2015

December 2nd, 2015
  December 2015 Edition Recent Headlines: Defense: What is in an Effective RAM-C Rationale Report? – Defense The presentation “What is in an Effective RAM-C Rationale Report?” was made by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering (DASD/SE) at the 18th Annual NDIA Systems Engineering Conference (October 28, 2015). U.S. Navy’s Trident II D5 Missile Achieves…  Read More

RMQSI Digest – Nov 2015

November 12th, 2015
    November 2015 Edition Recent Headlines: Defense: Lockheed Martin Corp. Awarded C-5 Galaxy Reliability Enhancement Contract Mod – Defense Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded a $32,515,190 contract modification (P00315) to previously awarded contract FA8625-07-C-6471. Contractor will provide for the C-5 Galaxy reliability enhancement and re-engining program Lot 7 rapid repair and response over and above effort. Navy Launches…  Read More

RMQSI Digest – Oct 2015

October 29th, 2015
Oct 2015 Edition Recent Headlines: Defense: Feature: High Reliability Organizations – An Overview – Health Last May the Secretary of Defense directed a 90-day review of the MHS for non-combat health care services, focused on access to care, patient safety, and the quality of care. The review and subsequent report showed that while the MHS was doing well in…  Read More