The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in Georgia is hiring, in fact, according to a report by The Sun News, center commander Maj. Gen. Polly Peyer, told industry representatives at the seventh annual Requirements Symposium in Perry, Ga., “We are on the uptick of hiring.” Peyer added, “There’s a lot of opportunity here, regardless of what you hear about downsizing.” She expects to hire more than 770 personnel, primarily in electronics and engineering, in Fiscal 2010.
Space Systems Command has awarded a massive $2.29 billion contract to SpaceX for the “backbone” of its new Space Data Network, a constellation of satellites in low-Earth orbit that will provide connectivity for the entire joint force.