In an Oct. 23, 2011, speech in Indonesia, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta addresses his Association of Southeast Asian Nations counterparts.
On Oct. 27, 2011, the House Armed Services defense financial management and auditability feform panel held a hearing on the Defense Department's implementation of the Enterprise Resource Planning System. Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing along with the opening statement of panel Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) as well as the prepared testimony of Pentagon Deputy Chief Management Officer Elizabeth McGrath; Army Deputy Chief Management Officer Mark Lewis; Navy Deputy Chief Management Officer Eric Fanning; Air Force Deputy Chief Management Officer David Tillotson and the Government Accountability Office.
The March 2011 document "is the Army's institutional strategy for how the Army fulfills its Title 10 and Title 32 requirements in organizing, training, equipping, deploying and sustaining its land forces in defending our Homeland and our partners and allies throughout the globe, as well as providing the forces and capabilities to Combatant Commanders in executing the National Defense and National Military strategies."
In an Oct. 24, 2011, statement, NASA announces that the launch of the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 28, 2011.
The Oct. 27, 2011, Government Accountability Office report found that "agencies should emphasize human rights training and improve evaluations."
The document published by all the inspectors general of the U.S. government on Oct. 27, 2011, "serves as a tool for building relationships and connecting those who have an interest in government oversight."
In an Oct. 14, 2011, memo, Army Secretary John McHugh calls for cutting back on costly conferences.
The Oct. 17, 2011, Defense Department report "provides a DOD vision for the continuing development, fielding, and employment of unmanned systems technologies."
On Oct. 26, 2011, the House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the "economic consequences of defense sequestration." Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing plus the opening statements of committee Chairman Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) along with the prepared testimony of Martin Feldstein from the National Bureau of Economic Research; George Mason University's Stephen Fuller; and University of Maryland Prof. Peter Morici.
On Oct. 26, 2011, the bipartisan congressional supercommittee held a hearing on how to find billions of dollars in government spending reductions. Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing as well as prepared testimony from the Congressional Budget Office.
On Oct. 26, 2011, the Defense Department inspector general's office released its fiscal year 2012 audit plan.
On Oct. 26, 2011, the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommitte held a hearing on Army acquisition and modernization efforts. Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing along with the opening statement of subcommittee Chairman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) as well as the prepared testimony of Army Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Robert Lennox; Army Lt. Gen. William Phillips, military deputy to the service's acquisition executive; and the Government Accountability Office.
On Oct. 26, 2011, House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee Chairman Todd Akin (R-MO) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta asking for "details about how Solyndra LLC was selected as a finalist for a potentially lucrative Defense Department contract."
The Oct. 19, 2011, report published by the Defense Security Service, an arm of the Pentagon's acquisition executive's directorate, finds a "a stunning increase" in espionage targeting sensitive U.S. military technology and defense industry trade secrets over the past year.
In an Oct. 18, 2011, letter, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency informs Congress of a proposed $1.2 billion foreign military sale of Avenger Fire units, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems (SINCGARS), humvees, Surface-Launched Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (SLAMRAAM) and other defense articles.
In an Oct. 18, 2011, letter, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency informs Congress of a proposed $180 million foreign military sale to France of E-2C Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft upgrades.
In an Oct. 18, 2011, letter, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency informs Congress of a proposed foreign military sale of defense articles and services to Argentina worth approximately $166 million.
The Oct. 25, 2011, State Department fact sheet outlines the aggregate numbers of U.S. and Russian strategic offensive weapons as required by the follow-on Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
In a June 20, 2011, memo, Army Secretary John McHugh writes that the service hopes to realize $5.5 billion in annual savings by fiscal year 2016 through a far-reaching overhaul of how the service manages its more than two million military, civilian and contractor personnel.
The Oct. 18, 2011, briefing slides outline how the Navy plans to integrate the short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter onto the amphibious landing ship Wasp.
The Navy justification and approval document, posted Oct. 5, 2011, on the Federal Business Opportunities website, describes an effort to "develop, test and evaluate advanced ISR Sensors and provide enhnced surveillance capabilities to the deployed warfighter that can be intergrated into state of the art naval platforms" for the Precision Acquisition and Weaponized System to be used on board small unmanned aerial systems.
In an Oct. 20, 2011, Federal Register notice, the Defense Department issues an "interim final rule" that requiring DOD to "issue procedures addressing the impacts upon military operations of certain types of structures if they pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States."
On Oct. 20, 2011, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced it would be holding a pair of industry days to determine contractor interest in the Phoenix program, an effort to refurbish and repurpose defunct yet still in-orbit satellites. Includes the DARPA announcement, a fact sheet on the Phoenix program as well as an industry day schedule.
On Sept. 26, 2011, the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, housed at Robins Air Force Base, GA, hosted an industry day to discuss unscheduled depot-level maintenance (UDLM) requirements for the C-5 fleet. The briefing slides from that event -- marked "for official use only" -- were posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website on Oct. 14, 2011.
In an Oct. 18, 2011, statement, the Army announces the grounding of the OH-57D helicopter fleet at Ft. Rucker, AL, due to what the service called an "anomaly" with a "newly installed flight control component."
The Oct. 18, 2011, Defense Department directive updates the responsibilities of the deputy defense secretary.
The October 2011 Pentagon report to Congress describes defense contracting fraud. Includes the report as well as accompanying charts and a statement from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
The July 2011 Defense Department report to Congress outlines a "comprehensive review of the DOD's internal security cooperation processes." Includes both the report as well as an Oct. 20, 2011, Federal Register notice requesting public comments on the report.
On Oct. 14, 2011, Air Force Materiel Command's Electronic Systems Center issued a justification and approval document for limited competition on the MQ-9 Reaper Dismount Detection Radar system.
In an Oct. 19, 2011, letter to Congress, the Government Accountability Office determines that the Defense Department's "report on the sustainability of training ranges meets annual reporting requirements but could be improved."
On Oct. 14, 2011, the Air Force Electronic Systems Center released an updated request for information on the Deployable Radar Approach Control system that reflects fiscal year 2012 congressional budget cuts.
On Oct. 17, 2011, two State Department officials held a background briefing on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to Libya.
On Oct. 20, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a briefing with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan.
In an Oct. 13, 2011, memo, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta calls on the Pentagon leadership to "accelerate key elements" of a "plan to meet the congressional deadline for audit-ready financial statements by 2017."
In a Sept. 15, 2011, memo, Air Force acquisition executive David Van Buren and Material Command chief Gen. Donald Hoffman outline their command, control, communications, computers and intelligence mission area expectations and desired outcomes to Lt. Gen. Charles Davis, the new head of the service's Electronic Systems Center.
In an Oct. 13, 2011, letter to the Defense Logistics Agency, Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) calls for the Pentagon's upcoming report on supply-chain vulnerabilities to "explore the potential for incorporating [rare-earth] materials into DOD's Annual Materials Plan (AMP)."
In an Oct. 19, 2011, statement, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announces it has notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale to Argentina for commercial-off-the-shelf avionics upgrades of five C-130H aircraft, as well as associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $166 million.
In an Oct. 19, 2011, statement, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announces it has notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to France for the upgrade of four E-2C Hawkeye aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $180 million.
The Oct. 13, 2011, Defense Department fact sheet outlines the history of military cooperation between the United States and South Korea.