Budget

Despite passing the Pay Our Military Act to allow uniformed and civilian personnel in the Defense Department to work and get paid on time during the government shutdown, some lawmakers […]

Defense contractors say it is hard to determine this early on how their programs will be affected by the ongoing government shutdown, but they seem to believe they can continue […]

The Air Force said Monday it awarded Pratt & Whitney a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract for various weapon system spare parts that could be worth as much as $2.5 billion. […]

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) overpaid Boeing [BA] nearly $13.7 million for sole-source spare parts and should implement options to get that money back, the Defense Department inspector general (DoD […]

Former Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation director Christine Fox believes the Defense Department has made a lot of good progress in finding ways to reduce costs and protect vital industrial […]

Due to the Air Force’s decision to keep the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) office open through fiscal year 2014, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) said he lifted his hold on Air […]

The Defense Department F-35 Joint Program Office’s (JPO) oversight of prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] was inadequate while Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) oversight of the contractors was ineffective, which […]

Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter yesterday unveiled several new initiatives to boost technology co-production and co-development rather than just simple sales. Top on Carter’s list of new initiatives is an […]

The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin [LMT] Friday finalized two F-35 contracts worth $7.8 billion for a total of 71 jets to be produced in the sixth and seventh low-rate […]

Concerns over the potential shutdown of the Bradley production line and what it means to the heavy vehicle industrial base has led the CEO of BAE Systems, Linda Hudson, the […]