Budget
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BudgetGoal Of DARPA’s ‘Plan X’ Is To Make Cyber Warfare More Manageable
The goal of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) “Plan X” cyber-offense research program is to help make the offensive aspect of cyber warfare more manageable and controllable, according […]
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BudgetU.S., Australia Sign Space Situational Awareness Agreement
The United States and Australia signed the first memorandum of understanding (MoU) permitting an advanced exchange of Space Situational Awareness (SSA) data, according to the Defense Department. SSA exchanges will […]
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BudgetSequestration ‘Affecting Everything,’ Pentagon Acquisition Chief Says
The Pentagon is scrambling to minimize the impact of the across the board budget cuts known as sequestration on developmental programs and programs already in production, Pentagon acquisition chief Frank […]
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BudgetSome DoD, Federal Agencies Now Using Microsoft Dynamics CRM IT Software
The Air Force, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the unified combatant commands are among the […]
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Air ForceLaPlante To Be Air Force’s Top Acquisition Official, Donley Says
William LaPlante will be the Air Force’s next principal deputy assistant secretary for acquisition, service Secretary Michael Donley said yesterday. LaPlante is currently the missile defense portfolio director for the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Bringing In Outside IT Experts To Help Guide Programs, Donley Says
The Air Force is in the process of bringing in information technology (IT) expertise to help provide expert advice for the service’s IT programs, service Secretary Michael Donley told Defense […]
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BudgetIsrael Requests Sale Of Nearly $3 Billion In Fuel
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said April 17 it notified Congress April 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 864 million gallons of petroleum-based products to Israel […]
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BudgetEight Companies Share $7 Billion Air Force NETCENTS-2 Contract Award
The Air Force said Friday it awarded a nearly $7 billion contract award to be shared among eight companies for Network Centric Solutions (NETCENTS-2) Netcentric products. Ace Technology Partners, CDW […]
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BudgetReid: Tap OCO Funding To Offset Sequestration
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) wants to tap the Pentagon’s war-funding account to help offset some of the impacts of sequestration budget cuts, which are becoming more apparent to […]
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Air ForceCourt Upholds Air Force Lifting Stay-Of-Work Order For Light Air Support
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims upheld Friday the Air Force lifting of a stay-of-work order that allowed Sierra Nevada Defense Corp. (SNC) and Embraer [ERJ] to begin work on […]