Comments on: ITT Corporation Sells US Defense Secrets and is Rewarded With New Contract http://military.rightpundits.com/2007/03/27/itt-corporation-sells-us-defense-secrets-and-is-rewarded-with-new-contract/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:47:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: teleportated http://military.rightpundits.com/2007/03/27/itt-corporation-sells-us-defense-secrets-and-is-rewarded-with-new-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-138521 teleportated Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:25:24 +0000 http://military.rightpundits.com/2007/03/27/itt-corporation-sells-us-defense-secrets-and-is-rewarded-with-new-contract/#comment-138521 before publishing, you should get your story straight. ITT didn't sell anything, especially secrets. they sent a pair of goggles to a foreign nation prior to a sale that was basically blessed by the department of state, however the license for the actual sale had not gone through prior to sending the goggles. The possibility of that nation being able to “reverse engineer” the goggles was the issue. no drawings, no specs, no part numbers or subvendors was sent. without the experience and techniques, there is nothing this foreign nation could have done to build these goggles anyway. ITT is not the only defense company that does business with foreign nations, especially in the area of defense. the $100 million dollar fine was punishment: 1/2 goes to the govt. the other half is used to develop the technology of night vision, which normally the government would pay for. ITT also has to train all of its American employees about ITAR regulations for the next 5 years, which is a lot of money as well if you consider the training takes at least 3 days out of the year for thousands of employees. ITT has served this nation well: they provide singars radios (since the Vietnam era), night vision goggles (again since the 1960s), meteorological instruments to the world. ITT donates services and funds to needy areas across the world. Their meteorological instruments confirmed the path of Katrina so that Louisiana could warn its people to evacuate, they were in new Orleans with their pumps after Katrina, they sent mediators and equipment to burma after the cyclones, they assisted china after the earthquakes. ITT is a major corporation that employs more than 55,000 people worldwide (so they aren’t outsourcing anything, they operate in china already!) defense is only 15% of its total business. ITT supports America and is more charitable and supportive of the American troops than most any other defense company. At least it doesn’t offer fake $200 K positions to airforce procurement officers (Boeing) or makes deals for civilian space programs that are funded through the back door by inflating navy contracts (Raytheon). before publishing, you should get your story straight. ITT didn’t sell anything, especially secrets. they sent a pair of goggles to a foreign nation prior to a sale that was basically blessed by the department of state, however the license for the actual sale had not gone through prior to sending the goggles. The possibility of that nation being able to “reverse engineer” the goggles was the issue. no drawings, no specs, no part numbers or subvendors was sent. without the experience and techniques, there is nothing this foreign nation could have done to build these goggles anyway. ITT is not the only defense company that does business with foreign nations, especially in the area of defense. the $100 million dollar fine was punishment: 1/2 goes to the govt. the other half is used to develop the technology of night vision, which normally the government would pay for. ITT also has to train all of its American employees about ITAR regulations for the next 5 years, which is a lot of money as well if you consider the training takes at least 3 days out of the year for thousands of employees. ITT has served this nation well: they provide singars radios (since the Vietnam era), night vision goggles (again since the 1960s), meteorological instruments to the world. ITT donates services and funds to needy areas across the world. Their meteorological instruments confirmed the path of Katrina so that Louisiana could warn its people to evacuate, they were in new Orleans with their pumps after Katrina, they sent mediators and equipment to burma after the cyclones, they assisted china after the earthquakes. ITT is a major corporation that employs more than 55,000 people worldwide (so they aren’t outsourcing anything, they operate in china already!) defense is only 15% of its total business. ITT supports America and is more charitable and supportive of the American troops than most any other defense company. At least it doesn’t offer fake $200 K positions to airforce procurement officers (Boeing) or makes deals for civilian space programs that are funded through the back door by inflating navy contracts (Raytheon).

]]> By: EML http://military.rightpundits.com/2007/03/27/itt-corporation-sells-us-defense-secrets-and-is-rewarded-with-new-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-55938 EML Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:51:29 +0000 http://military.rightpundits.com/2007/03/27/itt-corporation-sells-us-defense-secrets-and-is-rewarded-with-new-contract/#comment-55938 Yes, this is totally crappy at the hands of a corporation trying to make a buck... not the first time they have done something fishy, that could hurt the american people. But one clarification: The "new contract" to continue to improve the goggles isn't really a contract. They have to spend $50mil in 5 years out of their own money to improve the goggles (free of charge), and then give up the rights to them once they are done. In other words spend the money to develop something that someone else will make the buck on. Peanuts compared to their profit line, but still something. <font color="blue">BSC: Thanks for the clarification. That sounds better.</font> Yes, this is totally crappy at the hands of a corporation trying to make a buck… not the first time they have done something fishy, that could hurt the american people.

But one clarification: The “new contract” to continue to improve the goggles isn’t really a contract. They have to spend $50mil in 5 years out of their own money to improve the goggles (free of charge), and then give up the rights to them once they are done. In other words spend the money to develop something that someone else will make the buck on.
Peanuts compared to their profit line, but still something.

BSC: Thanks for the clarification. That sounds better.

]]> By: beth http://military.rightpundits.com/2007/03/27/itt-corporation-sells-us-defense-secrets-and-is-rewarded-with-new-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-55327 beth Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:24:22 +0000 http://military.rightpundits.com/2007/03/27/itt-corporation-sells-us-defense-secrets-and-is-rewarded-with-new-contract/#comment-55327 You're right - who knows what else. This is probably just the tip of the iceberg. Whatever happened to honor and integrity and love of country??? You’re right - who knows what else. This is probably just the tip of the iceberg. Whatever happened to honor and integrity and love of country???

]]> By: Raven http://military.rightpundits.com/2007/03/27/itt-corporation-sells-us-defense-secrets-and-is-rewarded-with-new-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-55326 Raven Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:19:54 +0000 http://military.rightpundits.com/2007/03/27/itt-corporation-sells-us-defense-secrets-and-is-rewarded-with-new-contract/#comment-55326 Thanks for the link...I am SO ANGRY about this. WHO knows what else is being done behind the backs of our troops. Thanks for the link…I am SO ANGRY about this.

WHO knows what else is being done behind the backs of our troops.

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