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Budget

DLA Overpays Boeing Nearly $14 Million, Should Get Money Back, DoD IG Says

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013

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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 IG) said in a report released Monday. DoD IG performed an audit on two contracts awarded to Boeing to determine whether DLA obtained best value and purchased sole-source spare parts at fair and reasonable prices. DoD IG specifically reviewed costs for 60 spare parts on 2,659 delivery orders, valued at…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]