Pentagon
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Business/FinancialKendall: Bell Helicopter Overcharging DLA for Spares Appears to be Fraud
The Defense Department Office of Inspector General found that the Defense Logistics Agency has been paying Textron’s [TXT] Bell Helicopter millions of dollars more than it ought to in a […]
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Air ForceF-35 Contract Negotiations Continue Despite Mishap; F-35B Bound For U.K. Still in U.S.
Contract negotiations continue between the Defense Department and F-35 stakeholders Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Pratt & Whitney despite the recent engine mishap on an F-35A at Eglin AFB, Fla., according […]
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ArmyUpgraded DoD ABIS Clears One Test Hurdle, Readies For Independent Evaluation
Customer testing of the Defense Department’s upgraded biometric database was successful, clearing the way for an independent operational test of the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) this fall that would […]
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Air Force
F-35 Grounding Extends Through Monday
The Pentagon’s fleet of F-35s remained grounded Monday, four days after grounding and two weeks since a temporary flight suspension was declared for the Air Force’s fleet. The Defense Department […]
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PentagonGAO Briefs HASC on Private Industry Successes in Open Architecture, Room for DoD Improvement
The Government Accountability Office briefed the House Armed Services Committee on how the Defense Department could leverage private sector successes in open systems development, and the office suggested that while […]
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PentagonCSIS Unveils Cost-Capped Drawdown Plans; Emphasizes High-End Capabilities Over Partner-Building
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) developed a new methodology for planning a military drawdown amid congressionally mandated cost caps, and in following the methodology CSIS proposed a […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Rejects Raytheon, Kongsberg Protest On Long Range Anti-Ship Missile
The Government Accountability Office has rejected Raytheon [RTN] and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace’s protest of a sole-source award by the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) to Lockheed Martin [LMT] […]
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PentagonConsolidation Could Loom For Military Helicopter Industry, Chadwick Says
Boeing’s [BA] top defense executive believes that less demand coupled with the possible return of sequestration could force some consolidation in the military helicopter business. “If, depending on how the […]
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CongressDoD’s War Operations Request At $58.6 Billion
The White House has requested $58.6 billion for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas contingency operations for fiscal 2015, about $20 billion less than originally estimated and $25 billion […]
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CongressAddressing The Problem Of Trust In Acquisition
Several former Pentagon acquisition officials spoke to Congress on Tuesday about problems of trust between the Defense Department and the companies that provide platforms, weapon systems and other services. The […]