:

Budget

Authorizers Delay AT&L Split For One Year

Pat Host

Wednesday, November 30th, 2016

SHARE:

Authorizers Delay AT&L Split For One Year

The position of under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics (AT&L) will survive intact for another fiscal year.Defense authorizers in the compromise version of the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill delayed until next year splitting Pentagon acquisition czar Frank Kendall’s position into two. If the bill was to be signed into law intact, AT&L would be split into two positions, effective Feb. 1, 2018: a chief technology officer called under secretary of defense focused on research and…

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]

Army

Army ‘Looking At Options’ For Supporting Munitions Boost Plans If Reconciliation Fails, Official Says

The Army is “looking at options” for how it would support planned boosts to munitions production if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation bill with the requested funding, a senior acquisition […]

Build Of At Least 45 MQ-9s By Start Of FY 2029 Required By SASC Bill

Down to an inventory of 135 MQ-9A Reapers due to the loss of two dozen aircraft in strikes on Iran, the Air Force would have to field at least 45 […]