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Budget

DoD Seeks Extension Of Defense Exportability Features Initiative, Kendall Says

Thursday, September 5th, 2013

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The Defense Department will soon ask Congress to extend a pilot program where DoD contractor and program manager teams work together to incorporate defense exportability features into their systems earlier in the development phase, according to a senior official. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) Frank Kendall said yesterday lawmakers originally gave DoD authority to run the program, known as the Defense Exportability Features (DEF) initiative, through 2015. The idea is that it is cheaper, and…

Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]