tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861755739015456730.post3351849524600675224..comments2023-10-24T02:31:53.572-10:00Comments on HOTEL WAIKIKI: Hawaii sits at the top for federal earmarksRONWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10685861839372504999noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861755739015456730.post-16056176384015747762010-02-21T21:55:19.159-10:002010-02-21T21:55:19.159-10:00Nate- even at bulk rate per computer, that must to...<b>Nate</b>- even at bulk rate per computer, that must total huge. Then again, if the army doesn't spend spare money lying around on something or the other, somebody gets scolded in the chain of command.RONWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685861839372504999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861755739015456730.post-5413043193339870502010-02-21T20:36:52.597-10:002010-02-21T20:36:52.597-10:00There is a lot of waste. We were just switched to...There is a lot of waste. We were just switched to Windows Vista from XP. And we've been told in maybe 6 months we're going to switch to Windows 7. This is Army wide. Whathas Microsoft got on the procurement folks?OkiHwnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126196402369732295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861755739015456730.post-62912600701208319712010-02-21T18:11:11.846-10:002010-02-21T18:11:11.846-10:00Nate- highways are a better value than $20,000 pro...<b>Nate</b>- highways are a better value than $20,000 procured for a single laptop, etc. that the defense industry are known to splurge on.RONWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685861839372504999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861755739015456730.post-11339474616770490512010-02-21T06:56:25.009-10:002010-02-21T06:56:25.009-10:00Yup. Eisenhower Defense Interstate Highway System...Yup. Eisenhower Defense Interstate Highway System funded. Remember the original plans? H-1 to connect the Army National Guard at the back of Diamond Head to Pearl Harbor/Hickam and on to Barber's Point. H-2 to connect Schofield Barracks. And H-3 to connect Kaneohe. Essentially built to facilitate troop deployments.OkiHwnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126196402369732295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861755739015456730.post-90954873345012640372010-02-21T06:03:43.497-10:002010-02-21T06:03:43.497-10:00Nate- are you serious? You guys get a pass. Actual...Nate- are you serious? You guys get a pass. Actually, I don't know for sure. But our nation's most expensive highway (mile for mile) to the Kaneohe Marine station, I'm sure "wasn't" accrued to Hawaii earmarks.RONWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685861839372504999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861755739015456730.post-83454534550525977282010-02-21T05:28:17.078-10:002010-02-21T05:28:17.078-10:00Does the $412M include military construction proje...Does the $412M include military construction projects in the Defense bill?OkiHwnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126196402369732295noreply@blogger.com