Pentagon
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Budget
In Hopes of Innovation-Centric Pentagon, Senate Defense Authorization Bill Eliminates Kendall’s Job
The congressional defense committees have spent the past year evaluating the Goldwater-Nichols Act in a series of hearings where experts and former Pentagon officials made suggestions on how to streamline […]
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Army
Less Procurement Funds, More Oversight In SASC’s Defense Bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) $602 billion defense authorization bill, agreed to Thursday afternoon in a 23-3 vote, contains less procurement funding—and far more provisions curtailing programs—than the legislation […]
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International
Denmark Inches Closer To F-35A Buy
Denmark moved closer to buying conventional variant F-35s when its government recommended the purchase of 27 units, according to a spokesman from F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT]. Lockheed Martin […]
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International
Denmark Inches Closer To F-35A Buy
Denmark moved closer to buying conventional variant F-35s when its government recommended the purchase of 27 units, according to a spokesman from F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT]. Lockheed Martin […]
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Budget
SASC Defense Authorization Bill Strays With House Plan to Use OCO Funds for Base Expenses
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is taking a different approach on military funding in its fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill than its House counterpart. Instead of designating a […]
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Business/Financial
SECDEF Carter Announces $30 Million Expansion Of Experimental Tech Innovation Unit
The Defense Department’s experimental tech innovation hub established less than a year ago in Southern California will evolve into a bi-coastal nationwide enterprise with a permanent leadership structure and civilian […]
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Army
Kendall Urges Congress And Service Chiefs To Slow Campaigns For Acquisition Reform
The Defense Department’s chief weapons buyer on Tuesday urged Congress and uniformed military officials to rein in their acquisition reform offensive, insisting that slow, consistent change is better than a […]
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Air Force
SASC Subcommittees Add More Money for Reapers, Depot Maintenance
The topline of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill is still a mystery, but SASC subcommittees during markups of the bill on Tuesday revealed key […]
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Cyber
Defense Agencies Begin Periodic Reviews Of Cybersecurity Architecture To Evolve It
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is working with the National Security Agency (NSA), Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO), U.S. Cyber Command, combatant commands, services, and other […]
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Congress
Former Lawmakers Urge Cooperation With Russia To Control Nuclear Weapons
With tensions rising between the United States and Russia in Europe and the Middle East, lawmakers responsible for securing the Soviet Union’s nuclear stockpile after its collapse on Monday called […]