Congress

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.), […]

By Geoff Fein Language added to the House-passed defense authorization bill would give the government the technical data rights for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) if either shipbuilder declined to […]

By Emelie Rutherford Lead defense appropriators continued to distance themselves from supporting extended production of the F-22 fighter jet yesterday, as House-Senate negotiators prepared to battle over funding for the […]