Pete Yeatman, Publisher of COTS Journal provides his analysis, outlook and input on the military and aerospace electronics market. Each month Pete provides important information on the direction and trends associated with computing in government programs.
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The Army’s All-in Bet
Pete Yeatman, Publisher
April 2012
Now that many of the budget cards are on the table, everyone is trying to make their best hand. The Army is either playing a bad hand or pulling a poor bluff. I probably shouldn’t commentRead More...
Past Articles
And We’re Off! 2013 Defense Budget
Pete Yeatman, Publisher
March 2012
The White House’s 2013 Defense Budget is finally out, which is like the beginning of another horse race for pundits to attempt to analyze and speculate on what it means to ourRead More...
A Defense Plan: “Sustaining Global Leadership: Priorities for the 21st Century Defense”
Pete Yeatman, Publisher
February 2012
It’s taken three years but we finally received a plan with respect to national defense and our military. We’ve also been provided commentary regarding the plan by the Secretary ofRead More...
Publisher's Notebook
Buried in Trash
Pete Yeatman, Publisher
January 2012
I hope everyone had a happy and joyous holiday season. Seems like every January we have high hopes for an exciting year ahead that’s better than the one we just left behind. ThisRead More...
The Transformation of MILCOM
The Transformation of MILCOM
Pete Yeatman, Publisher
December 2011
When I was in college we studied and designed with vacuum tubes, transistors, and learned about those new fangled things called ICs. Working for RCA’s Astro Electronics DivisionRead More...
A Betting Man on a Tilt-A-Whirl
A Betting Man on a Tilt-A-Whirl
Pete Yeatman, Publisher
November 2011
The U.S. really needs to face facts and once and for all tackle the issues surrounding how we acquire things for the military. It’s time to initiate a plan that accommodates changingRead More...
Change and How to Capitalize on It
Pete Yeatman, Publisher
October 2011
I’m trying to set the discussion stage for COTS Journal’s annual Analysts Breakfast at this November’s MILCOM 2011 in Baltimore, and keep it from focusing on the Mil budget. OverRead More...
The Perfect Storm
Pete Yeatman, Publisher
September 2011
I remember when in these columns we would wax poetically about things that were going on with the technology for the military—parallel buses vs. serial buses; custom build vs. COTS;Read More...
