:

Business/Financial

Obama Taps Acquisition Chief Carter For Dep SECDEF

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

SHARE:

President Barack Obama said yesterday he will nominate Pentagon acquisition czar Ashton Carter to replace Bill Lynn as the deputy secretary of defense. The tapping of Carter for the Pentagon’s No. 2 spot kicks off speculation in the defense industry about who will replace him in the powerful undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and logistics post. He principal deputy is Frank Kendall. Kendall “has a government and business background--he worked at Raytheon and we believe he is quite mindful…

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 […]