Congress

By Emelie Rutherford Leading defense appropriator Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) said Monday he will support removing funding for passenger jets not sought by the Pentagon from the fiscal year 2010 […]

By Emelie Rutherford As lawmakers debate whether to scrap a requirement that some future Navy ships have nuclear propulsion, an auditor said more analysis it needed to determine if nuclear […]

By Emelie Rutherford Concerns about the cost of developing a simplified version of the F-22 fighter jet for allied nations is thwarting some top lawmakers from trying to lift a […]

By Ann Roosevelt Equipment developed under the Army’s Future Combat Systems(FCS)–now Brigade Combat Team modernization–for early fielding to Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCT) is going to ease the burden on […]

By Emelie Rutherford Oshkosh Corp. [OSK] is on track to build all of the new, lighter mine-resistant vehicles the Pentagon wants by next April, and expects last Friday’s vehicle order […]

By Emelie Rutherford Some lawmakers want to ensure the Pentagon acquires the specifications for more of the weapon systems it buys so that multiple companies can compete to build the […]

By Emelie Rutherford Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.), President Obama’s nominee for Army secretary, pledged at his confirmation hearing last week to help fully implement the new acquisition reform act he […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Navy ordered 1,700 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs) from Oshkosh Corp. [OSK] on July 31. The contracting award, worth $1.1 billion, come after the […]

By Emelie Rutherford The House dealt a major blow to the waning effort to extend production of F-22s yesterday by stripping from the fiscal year 2010 defense appropriations bill, by […]

By Ann Roosevelt By a vote of 426 to none, the House July 29 passed the Coast Guard Acquisition Reform Act of 2009, initially introduced by Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), […]