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Cal Biesecker
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Business/FinancialDoD Needs To Assess Requirement For Critical Technologies List, Report Says
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report advocates an assessment of the Defense Department’s list of critical technologies–the Militarily Critical Technologies List (MCTL), because that list is “outdated and updates […]
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ArmyAlion To Provide Army With Geospatial Enterprise Work
Alion Science and Technology yesterday said it will provide the Army with geospatial enterprise development, integration and evaluation under a $24 million award. The effort is to help the land […]
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Army
Improved Oversight Would Benefit Army Network Strategy, New Report Says
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said the "cost and scope" of the Army’s network strategy program “presents significant risks and challenges” and deserves high-level oversight attention […]
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Army
Sikorsky, Boeing, Partner For Joint Multi-Role Support For Future Vertical Lift Effort
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. [UTX] and Boeing [BA] signed a teaming agreement Jan. 13 to submit a joint proposal in response to the Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate Broad Agency Announcement […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Hagel Hounding. Former Nebraska GOP senator Chuck Hagel will face former colleagues opposed to his nomination as defense secretary […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin To Continue Support For Apache Fire Control System
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it received a $90.6 million Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the Army for sustainment of the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor […]
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Army
Industry Needs Customer To Provide Detail, Clarity and Collective Understanding, Sikorsky Executive Says
There’s a vital need to continue and increase industry/government dialogue on Army aviation, industry leaders said at a recent conference in Washington, while a top Sikorsky [UTX] executive said it’s […]
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Business/Financial
Fiscal Pressures To Stretch Army GCV Technology Development By Six Months
Anticipating fiscal pressures over fiscal years 2014-2018, the Pentagon’s top acquisition official has extended by six months the Technology Development (TD) phase for the Ground Combat Vehicle Infantry Fighting Vehicle […]
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Army
Top Army Leaders Issue Command Intent For Fiscal Risk Mitigation
The top civilian and military Army leaders yesterday issued their “command intent” and immediate, but reversible, actions for risk mitigation in the face of fiscal uncertainty. The Jan. 16 memo […]
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Business/Financial
Marines Order New LAV A2s
The Marines have awarded a $24 million contract for 13 Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-A2) from General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems-Canada. The LAV-A2 is a mobile, survivable and lethal system for […]