Army

By Emelie Rutherford House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s call to freeze some Pentagon funding received a cool reception from many of her congressional colleagues yesterday. Still, President Barack Obama’s exclusion of […]

By Emelie Rutherford Defense analysts said yesterday they do not expect the Pentagon to propose major weapon-system cuts in the fiscal year 2011 budget request and Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) […]

By Calvin Biesecker The Defense Department’s Biometrics Task Force (BTF) is putting together a pilot project that would enroll and identify friendly forces in a biometric database as part of […]

ManTech International [MANT] yesterday said it has completed its acquisition of Sensor Technologies Inc. (STI) for $242 million in cash, giving it a prime position on the Army’s Strategic Services […]

By Emelie Rutherford Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) is pushing the Pentagon to bring more National Guard equipment home from Iraq for use in the United States. In an interview with […]

By Emelie Rutherford As demand increases in the Army for unmanned aircraft, the service continues to weigh whether its future armed-scout helicopter will be manned, unmanned, or involved manned- unmanned […]

ManTech International [MANT] earlier this week said it has agreed to acquire Sensor Technologies Inc. (STI), a small contractor that has a prime position on the Army’s Strategic Services Sourcing […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Army yesterday completed a key Defense Department review that could propel the Increment 1 capabilities to improve Infantry Brigade Combat Teams effectiveness, a service official said. […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Senate sent the $636.3 billion defense appropriations bill to President Barack Obama on Saturday, shortly after a temporary Pentagon arrangement expired. Early on Saturday, during the […]

By Emelie Rutherford With the threat of a congressional blockade of his confirmation looming, the nominee for Army acquisition chief told lawmakers yesterday he will likely play a "strong role" […]