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By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon wants to invest some of the money it hopes to save by canceling the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) in vehicles including the Humvee and Marine […]

By Emelie Rutherford The policy-setting defense authorization law President Barack Obama signed late last Friday calls for the Pentagon to work to expand the defense-industrial base and consider securing the […]

By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) prior to Christmas delivered its strategic nuclear detection plan to Congress, creating a framework to link implementation plans with strategic goals […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps’ long-delayed and over-budget Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) will be canceled if Congress agrees with Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ proposal yesterday, which he admitted is […]

By Emelie Rutherford Some of the Pentagon budget cuts Defense Secretary Robert Gates proposed yesterday, related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and an amphibious vehicle, have early support from […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon’s newly unveiled rule for handling organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) by defense contractors is raising some concerns in the defense industry because it drops a […]

By Emelie Rutherford Pentagon officials are expected to unveil this week their plans for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s second engine, which Congress recently agreed to fund until at least […]

By Emelie Rutherford President Barack Obama signed into law on Wednesday a temporary federal budget bill that allows the Navy to change its acquisition strategy for littoral ships and keeps the F-35 second […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Senate is expected to vote today on a temporary federal budget that would run until March 4 and grant the Navy permission to buy Littoral Combat […]

Two reports issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) earlier this year aimed at identifying and defining its missions and then linking those missions to programs and organizational needs […]