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Business/Financial

Contractors Having To Work Harder To Get Federal Service Contracts, CSIS Study Shows

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, November 28th, 2011

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Federal spending on a wide range of services has until lately steadily risen the past decade but that growth has been outpaced by the number of separate contract actions undertaken to secure those services, meaning contractors are having to work harder to obtain a share of the federal service dollars, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). “If you’re looking at it from the industry perspective, your average contract action has really decreased,”…

Congress

Six F-35Bs Delivered Without Radars Thus Far, Program Director Says

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Congress

Baldwin Concerned With Army’s JLTV ‘Mismanagement,’ Seeks Support For Marines’ Procurement Plans

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) has raised concerns with the “Army’s mismanagement” of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, and is seeking assurance that the Marine Corps can be supported […]

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]