House Appropriators Rap Pentagon For Reliance On Reprogrammings; $15.1 Billion In FY-11
DefenseAlert, May 16, 2012 -- House appropriators issued a stern rebuke of the Pentagon's fiscal management in a report citing "a disturbing degradation" of the system established more than four decades ago for constructing and executing Defense Department budgets.
DOCUMENT: House Appropriations Committee Draft Defense Appropriations Report
Odierno Rejects House Panel's Restrictions On End-Strength Cuts
DefenseAlert, May 16, 2012 -- Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno today pushed back against language proposed by the Republican-controlled House Armed Services Committee that would interfere with the Obama administration's plans to reduce the size of the ground service.
Schwartz: Air Force F-35B Buy Unlikely
DefenseAlert, May 16, 2012 -- The Air Force does not have the resources or the need to buy the F-35B, the short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing version of the Joint Strike Fighter developed for the Marine Corps, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said today.
Pentagon Expects Wave Of Sidewinder Block II Orders In FY-12, FY-13
DefenseAlert, May 16, 2012 -- The Defense Department expects a near-term surge in foreign military sales of its premier short-range, air-to-air missile, the Sidewinder Block II, which could net Raytheon orders for as many as 883 additional missiles for 10 nations, according to military officials and documents.
- House Panel Proposes Multibillion-Dollar Procurement Boost For DOD
- Joint NATO-Russia Command Of Missile Shield Favored In Simulated Drill
- Lawmakers Want Cost-Imposing Strategies To Turn The Tables On China, Iran
- Admirals: Despite Low Survivability, LCS Is Ready For Combat Missions
- Navy Sets Terms For NGEN Competition, Allows $408 Million For New Hardware
Defense Budget Alert
- Appropriators: DOD Should Submit Detailed Cyber Budget Documents
Arguing the Pentagon has failed to clearly document resources for addressing cyber threats, a House panel wants defense leaders to submit new budget justification documents to help lawmakers track the department's planning in this arena. - Bill Would Require DOD To Submit Annual Unfunded-Priorities Lists
The House Armed Services Committee wants to make mandatory the annual submission of unfunded-priorities lists, a longstanding optional practice that the Pentagon's top brass largely sidestepped this year, to the chagrin of lawmakers. - DOD Working On Financial Management Exchange Pilot, ERP Efforts
Heeding a House panel's recommendations on key audit matters, the Pentagon is developing a pilot program for exchanging financial management personnel with industry and assessing whether a senior defense official should oversee data-conversion projects.
Homeland Defense Watch
- GAO Report On The National Guard's State Partnership Program
The May 15, 2013, Government Accountability Office report found that "improved oversight, guidance and training [are] needed for the National Guard's efforts with foreign partners."
- Senate 5/9/2012 Hearing On The Coast Guard's FY-13 Budget
On May 9, 2012, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp testified before the Senate Appropriations homeland security subcommittee on his service's fiscal year 2013 budget request.
- Army Memo On Supplemental Policy for UAS Ops In The National Airspace System
The Jan. 13, 2012, memo outlines the Army's policy for using unmanned aerial systems in the National Airspace System.
C4ISR Watch
- Pentagon To Refine UAS Information-Exchange Methods In Second Test
The Pentagon is gearing up for the second test in a joint project designed to develop tactics, techniques and procedures enabling the armed services to better coordinate unmanned aircraft in theater. - Appropriators: DOD Should Submit Detailed Cyber Budget Documents
Arguing the Pentagon has failed to clearly document resources for addressing cyber threats, a House panel wants defense leaders to submit new budget justification documents to help lawmakers track the department's planning in this arena. - Report: DOD Making Headway On Cybersecurity Testing Challenges
Lessons from simulated cyberattacks conducted late last year are helping the Defense Department better understand how to conduct effective cybersecurity testing on major weapons and information technology programs, according to a previously unreported Pentagon assessment.
Hot Documents
- DOD Memo On Next-Generation PBL
- DOD's FY-11 Report On Developmental Testing And Systems Engineering
- House Appropriations Committee Draft FY-13 Defense Spending Report
- Gen. Odierno's 5/16/2012 Pentagon Briefing
- Statement Of Administration Policy On The House's FY-13 Defense Authorization Bill
Inside the Navy
- Navy Sets Terms For NGEN Competition, Allows $408 Million For Hardware
- Admirals: Despite Low Survivability, LCS Is Ready For Combat Missions
Inside the Army
- Shyu Wants BAE To Reconsider Bradley Furlough With Material On Hand
- Army Special Operators Want ASOC Designated As A Major Command
Inside Missile Defense
- Joint NATO-Russia Command Of BMD Favored In Simulated Drill
- House Authorizers Concerned About 'Concurrency' Risks In Missile Defense
Inside the Pentagon
- DOD Systems Engineering Experts See More F-35 Software Delays
- Pentagon Still Struggling To Fill Key Systems Engineering Positions
Inside the Air Force
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