Comments on: What’s Going on at JIEDDO?

By: john e

john e — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:52:28 +0000

ied landmines
in 2005 i got a patent for anti nine unit i sent all of my design to jieddo and white paper telling jieddo what my design would do they would like to have a prototype witch would be allright if it did not cost about 5 millon
my design will work 40 plus feet in front of host vehicle and will work on any terrain convex or concave will not fallapart when it hit a ied my design could also be equip with high pressure water you would think jieddo would be interested not so they would reather spend 67 millon to do the same thing my design would do
all is not being done that can be done for are troops to get rid of ied and landmines

By: Great Leader

Great Leader — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:48:18 +0000

It is all a scam. A few grunts need to die to continue funding. No blown up grunts = NO Billions to steal. I can easily stop IEDs, terrorism, Hijacking and higher energy prices.
“War is a Racket” ~ U.S. Marine Major General Smedley Darlington Butler
All through history fools & tools died for the benefit of the elites.
*Just my opinion

By: Idlewind23

Idlewind23 — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:59:59 +0000

As CCO over here in Afghanistan, you would not believe what has recently flown across my desk with the funding of JIEDDO backing it. Can’t get into specifics, but lets just say government funding (Title 10 funding) for a form of unproven PSY-OP entertainment purposes directed to the Afghan population seems illegal as hell and could be chalked up to fraud, waste, and abuse.
This organization needs some big time over sight, and it sounds like the GAO is in the process to have oversight implemented.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:46:55 +0000

In Ref: September 5, 2007
We have come up with the “silver bullet” solution to defeating the deadly IED. The technology is already here and has been here for the past 50 years.
The JIEDDO has spent around $6B to have big defense contractors find a solution to no avail. We have the solution, and it will cost JIEDDO only $10M (measly dollars) for a test program to prove that the technology works. We have a patent pending on the solution. We also have six white papers in JIEDDO being evaluated.
More of our warfighters are dying every day by exploding IEDs. Yet, we have yet to receive a measly contract to get this solution verified and validated so we can employ in in Iraq in a matter of weeks. Why is it taking so long for the JIEDDO to invest peanuts to prove out our solution?
BTU
I am interested in hearing about this program you say you have awaiting approval. I’m in a position currently that my find your program useful to the troops OCONUS. Please contact me ASAP. Thank you

By: Tyler Butler

Tyler Butler — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:29:13 +0000

To BTU:
If you possess the all-encompassing solution (i.e. the “silver bullet”) to solving ALL of the issues related to IEDs, why haven’t you been able to market such technology to the other Multi-National Forces in Iraq (MNC-I) such as the UK and the Canadians? Much of our technology is shared with our coalition partners. I find it interesting (or possibly suspect) that we haven’t seen your “silver bullet.” More importantly, have you explored other US avenues like DARPA, Night Vision Labs, NSA, DIA, DHS and others? If the technology which you tout is so effective, I find it hard to understand why you have not proceeded in pursuing these other like-minded OGAs.
Please feel free to elaborate.
Curiously,
Tyler Butler

By: BTU

BTU — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:54:14 +0000

Everyone,
We have come up with the “silver bullet” solution to defeating the deadly IED. The technology is already here and has been here for the past 50 years.
The JIEDDO has spent around $6B to have big defense contractors find a solution to no avail. We have the solution, and it will cost JIEDDO only $10M (measly dollars) for a test program to prove that the technology works. We have a patent pending on the solution. We also have six white papers in JIEDDO being evaluated.
More of our warfighters are dying every day by exploding IEDs. Yet, we have yet to receive a measly contract to get this solution verified and validated so we can employ in in Iraq in a matter of weeks. Why is it taking so long for the JIEDDO to invest peanuts to prove out our solution?
BTU

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:20:14 +0000

JIEDDO is nothing more than a Defense contractors dream — an unaccountable big-black spending hole with a big budget that has zero oversight…not to mention everything is classified, so the general public has no idea how much waste, fraud, and abuse exists.
My guess — by the end of August the National Debt will be upwards of 9 trillion dollars, and Congress will have to modify the debt ceiling for the 3rd or 4th time since Bush has been in office.
Our Treasury is nearly bankrupt.

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:51:15 +0000

BT, that’s the smartest comment I’ve seen all week, on any blog. IED’s work, therefore US (land) forces will encounter them again. I’d only add that whatever workable sensor set-ups are developed will probaly be useful for other things, as well.

By: AKP

AKP — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:03:51 +0000

this war czar thing is foolish. apparently the prez doesnt know that HE IS THE WAR CAZR. you know that whole commander and chief thing?!?! i guess they are just looking for a way to lay the blame on someone else.

By: Grandjester

Grandjester — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:32:12 +0000

I remember reading the Tunnels of Chu Chi and the DoD came up with a variety of bad ideas (sensors, sniffers, etc.), usually large/heavy/impractical and costing mucho dinero. They rushed these POS into theater and made the poor bastards try and make them work. Which they didn’t.
Same shit here for the most part.