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MAJOR CUSTOMERS (Details Narrative) - N	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
MAJOR CUSTOMERS (Details Narrative) - N	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of large customers contributed to revenue of entity	3	3
Number of large commercial customers accounted for major share in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts	4		4
Number of large customers included in accounts receivable of entity	3		3
Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billing - US Government [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	1.60%
Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billing - US Government [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage			1.00%
Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billing - Customer #1 [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	28.00%		26.00%
Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billing - Customer #2 [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	28.00%		23.00%
Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billing - Customer #3 [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	13.00%		13.00%
Costs and Estimated Earnings in Excess of Billing - Customer #4 [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	10.00%		11.00%
Accounts Receivable Customer #1 [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	31.00%		30.00%
Accounts Receivable Customer #2 [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	22.00%		18.00%
Accounts Receivable Customer #3 [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	13.00%		16.00%
US Government Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	0.95%	0.76%
Customer #1 Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	39.00%	24.00%
Customer #2 Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	30.00%	19.00%
Customer # 3 Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	14.00%	14.00%