California Technology, Trade & Commerce Agency Announces Key JSF Planning Contract to SDS International, Inc.Business Editors SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001 The California Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency today announced it has selected SDS 1. (company) SDS - Scientific Data Systems. 2. (tool) SDS - Schema Definition Set. International, Inc. for an 18-month, $250,000 contract to assist California's efforts to bring production of the Joint Strike Fighter A strike fighter is a fighter aircraft which is also capable of attacking surface targets, including ships. It differs from an attack aircraft in that the aircraft remains a capable fighter. to the state. SDS International will work with the U.S. Department of Defense and the two principal JSF (JavaServerFaces) A standard framework of components for building rich user interfaces for Java applications. JavaServer Faces run on the server, but are displayed on the client. JSF - JavaServer Faces competitors to research and promote California's comparative advantages as a JSF production site. JSF is estimated to be a $750 billion federal project. "From in-place infrastructure to an available, high-quality, educated work force, California clearly offers a compelling case for production of the Joint Strike Fighter," said Lon S. Hatamiya, Secretary of the California Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency. "The savings alone are equivalent to providing taxpayers over 55 free aircraft. Other states just cannot offer California's real advantages." The JSF contract is part of Governor Gray Davis's New Economy initiative, included in the 2000/2001 State Budget. As part of his continued commitment to promoting California's high-tech economy, Governor Davis directed the Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency to partner with California's aerospace and commercial space industries to ensure their continued competitiveness. The Agency's Division of Science, Technology, and Innovation will administer the contract. Developed as an aircraft for the different branches of the armed services The Constitution authorizes Congress to raise, support, and regulate armed services for the national defense. The President of the United States is commander in chief of all the branches of the services and has ultimate control over most military matters. , the Joint Strike Fighter will be a high performance, relatively low cost, Stealth weapon system with multiple uses. Military planners estimate the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and its allies will need over 3,000 of these aircraft, the last new U.S. military aircraft to enter production during the first half of the 21st Century. The Pentagon is conducting a winner-take-all competition between two major aerospace companies building prototype planes Prototype plan A qualified retirement plan sponsored by a financial institution. It may be adopted by executing a written agreement. A prototype is generally more flexible than the IRS Form 5305 or 5305-A and may have additional special features. Also called a master pension plan. at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California “Palmdale” redirects here. For other uses, see Palmdale (disambiguation). Palmdale, the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city (on August 24, 1962), is located in the northeast reaches of Los Angeles County, California, United States, . The site has the capability to assemble and support the eight aircraft called for during the Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD EMD Electromechanical dissociation, see there ) phase, a move that could generate 2,000 new jobs. Full production is anticipated to generate an additional 8,000 jobs. California's aerospace industry continues to be a significant component of the state's $1.3 trillion economy. An industry study estimates there are currently more than 42,000 aerospace suppliers in the state. Arlington, Virginia-based SDS International, Inc. is a veteran-owned small business providing a broad range of analytical, technical, staff support, and representational rep·re·sen·ta·tion·al adj. Of or relating to representation, especially to realistic graphic representation. rep services to meet the domestic and international needs of the Department of Defense, other governmental organizations and agencies, and major commercial firms. Headquartered in Arlington (Crystal City), Virginia, the company has field offices throughout the US and can call on subject matter experts around the country with expertise in virtually every skill and discipline related to national defense. |
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