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PentagonGet Open Architectures In S&T Phase, Senior Acquisition Official Says
As the Pentagon moves to implement open architecture solutions into acquisition programs, a senior official believes they should also be brought to bear while the technologies and systems are in […]
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Congress2015 National Security Strategy Focuses on Political, Economic Strength Rather Than Military
The White House released its 2015 National Security Strategy on Friday, and though National Security Adviser Susan Rice said the strategy is meant to “strengthen the foundations of America’s power–political, […]
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CongressDoD Fails To Meet Audit Timeline, Says FY ’15 Is 91 Percent Complete
Though the Defense Department failed to meet a key Sept. 30 deadline of achieving audit readiness for years-long budget activity documents, the Pentagon believes it has made “great progress.” Approximately […]
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CongressSASC Members Ask Carter About Speeding Up Acquisition, FMS Processes in Confirmation Hearing
The Senate Armed Services Committee members aired a number of acquisition concerns in a confirmation hearing with defense secretary-nominee Ashton Carter, noting that weapons development takes too long and weapons […]
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BudgetPentagon: Spending Must Surpass Sequester Caps to Support Defense Strategy
The Pentagon requested $585.2 billion in its fiscal year 2016 request–$25 billion more than it is receiving this year and $11 billion more in base budget spending than is allowed […]
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PentagonMDA To Pick Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle Design, Compete Program Later
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is “very close” to approving an acquisition strategy for its Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) in which it will pick, then compete, […]
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BudgetCSBA: Congress Unlikely To Raise Spending Caps Enough to Accommodate Expected DoD FY ’16 Request
The Pentagon will unveil its fiscal year 2016 budget request on Monday and ask Congress to give about $35 billion more than the sequestration spending caps allow for defense spending–and […]
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BudgetCompensation Commission Recommendations Could Save DoD $4.8 Billion in First Year, $8 Billion Eventually
The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission released its recommendations Thursday after more than a year of work, surveying well over a million people in the military community about hundreds […]
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CyberDefense Report Faults Cybersecurity Performance
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the Department of Defense cyber workforce have made significant advances in recent years but still require more improvement, a Defense Department report and […]
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CongressKendall, Thornberry Optimistic About Package of Acquisition Improvement Ideas
Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall brought a package of legislative proposals to the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, telling the lawmakers during a hearing on “improving DoD’s ability to […]