Pentagon

Two senior Navy and Army acquisition officers say commands need to be upfront in addressing their data rights requirements with contractors and do a better job of following through to […]

Raytheon [RTN] has begun flight testing of a DARPA air support program designed to ensure sharing of real time information to improve coordination and enable quicker response times, the company […]

While the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is embracing the integration of open architecture (OA) concepts into future weapon systems, its deputy director warned not all components will be open. MDA […]

The Pentagon is seeking opportunities to introduce competition and open systems designs not only in new programs but also with already-fielded systems to help keep sustainment costs down. Speaking at […]

Defense Department Comptroller Michael McCord said he is not confident Congress will provide the department a budget when lawmakers return after next week’s election, but rather he’s hopeful that the […]

The Pentagon and prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] have reached an “agreement in principle” for the production of 43 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and said the total value of the […]

As part of the Pentagon’s and Congress’ acquisition reform efforts, the Defense Department has assembled a list of legislative initiatives to help reduce the burden on program managers and let […]

As Defense Department spending and the percentage of DoD spending going towards contracts have both declined since sequestration began, no clear trends on competition for defense contracts have emerged. Rather, […]

iRobot Corp. (IRBT), Thursday unveiled the uPoint Multi-Robot Control (MRC) system, an Android-based app for its family of defense and security robots allowing operators to concentrate on their mission, not […]

In September the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) initialized the first Joint Regional Security Stacks (JRSS) at Joint Base San Antonio with its Army and Air Force partners. The JRSS […]