In a Nov. 15, 2011, letter to Army Secretary John McHugh, Reps. Mo Brooks (R-AL), Mark Critz (D-PA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) and Joe Courtney (D-CT) write about their concern over the possible cancellation of the C-27J program.
The Aug. 2, 2010, Defense Department report to Congress, obtained in January 2012 via a Freedom of Information Act request, describes the "costs to the U.S. government, industry and any foreign military sales customer of developing an exportable version of the F-22A fighter aircraft."
In a Jan. 25, 2012, letter signed by a distinguished group of retirees -- among them two former Air Force secretaries -- to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) and John McCain (R-AZ), the Air Force Association writes that it supports President Obama's intention to shift the Defense Department's focus from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to a broader set of threats and challenges.
The January 2012 document sets U.S. policy to strengthen the global supply chain.
The Jan. 25, 2012, statement announces the signing of three bilateral agreements between the United States and Canada "that further develop the combined defense and security of Canada and the U.S."
In a Dec. 15, 2012, memo to Navy and Air Force leaders, F-35 Joint Program Office Director Vice Adm. David Venlet projects the Joint Strike Fighter program will avoid $1.1 billion in previously estimated production and sustainment costs following investments by the Navy and Air Force in technologies to improve the manufacturing process of a handful of components.
In a Jan. 24, 2012, report, the House Armed Services financial management and auditability reform panel lays out 30 recommendations for how the Defense Department should try to reach its 2017 congressionally mandated audit-readiness deadline.
The Jan. 19, 2012, Defense Department manual outlines the "guidelines and procedures for operation of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS), and interactions with several other departmental processes to facilitate the timely and cost-effective development of capability solutions for the warfighter."
The Jan. 19, 2012, Defense Department inspector general's report is "an attestation of the existence, completeness, and rights of the Navy's ships and submarines, Trident missiles, and satellites as of March 31, 2011."
The Jan. 24, 2012, Government Accountability Office report finds that the Navy's 2009 Radar/Hull Study -- which was used "as the basis to select DDG-51 over DDG-1000 to carry the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) as its preferred future surface combatant" -- was "a decision that may result in a procurement of up to 43 destroyers and cost up to $80 billion over the next several decades. The Radar/Hull Study may not provide a sufficient analytical basis for a decision of this magnitude."
On Jan. 24, 2012, Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Rose Gottemoeller gave her opening statement at the Conference on Disarmament's annual meeting in Geneva.
The Jan. 9. 2012, directive-type memorandum signed by Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter "establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the reform of TS&FD processes to minimize process complexities; ensure timeliness and efficient processing of TS&FD release review requests; and implement holistic DoD-wide TS&FD release review procedures."
In a July 5, 2011, memo updated on Jan. 18, 2012, Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn "establishes DOD policy, assigns responsibilities, and outlines procedures for converting excess U.S. government ballistic missile assets to launch space payloads." The updated version extends the memo's expiration date from Jan. 9, 2012, to Nov. 9, 2012.
On Jan. 9. 2012, the Pentagon updated its instruction memo on defense industrial capabilities assessments.
In Jan. 20 and Jan. 18, 2012, letters to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon, respectively, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) expresses concern about the risk level associated with the Pentagon's new Defense Strategic Guidance released earlier in the month.
On Jan. 20, 2012, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta discussed lifting the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter's probationary status.
In an Oct. 28, 2011, memo, Army acquisition chief Heidi Shyu directs the service to transfer all responsibility for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft and non-tethered lighter-than-air platforms to its aviation program executive office by the end of the fiscal year.
The Dec. 13 and July 27, 2011, documents "present findings and recommendations from the [fiscal year 2011] Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) capability solution evaluations conducted at Fort Bliss, TX (FBTX) and White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) from 6 June to 15 July 2011." Note: The July 27 memo is marked "FOUO."
On Jan. 17, 2012, the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization released a broad agency announcement calling for proposals that could help curb the spread of the kinds of homemade explosives widely used in IEDs in Afghanistan.
In a Jan. 20, 2012, statement, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos commends Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's decision to lift the Corps' variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
On Jan. 20, 2012, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Thomas Kelly discusses the "northern distribution network" that allows the United States to supply its military forces in Afghanistan.
On Jan. 20, 2012, the Air Force released a draft version of a report examining the environmental impact of establishing an F-35A training center at four locations, an important step in reaching a formal decision on the center's location by the summer of 2012.
In a Jan. 13, 2012, report, the Congressional Research Service describes the money spent on "Section 1206" international security assistance programs.
In a May 20, 2011, memo, then-Deputy Defense Secretary Bill Lynn called for the Defense Business Board to look at a ways to increase the efficiency of the IT enterprise.
On Jan. 18, 2012, the Air Force awarded Boeing a $673 million contract to produce and launch the eighth and ninth Wideband Global Satellite communications satellites.
In a Jan. 11, 2012, memo, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter disestablishes the assistant secretary of defense for networks and information integration office and transfers most of those responsibilities to the Pentagon's chief information officer.
In a Jan. 13, 2012, Federal Business Opportunities notice, the Missile Defense Agency announces a requirement for medium-range ballistic missile targets.
On Jan. 18, 2012, the State Department released a fact sheet on an international code of conduct for outer space activities.
The Joint Operational Access Concept, version 1.0, signed by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey and dated Jan. 17, 2012, "proposes a concept for how joint forces will achieve operational access in the face of armed opposition by a variety of potential enemies and under a variety of conditions, as part of a broader national approach."
The Jan. 3, 2012, Congressional Research Service report discusses "the proper pace, scope and management" of Defense Department unmanned aerial system procurement; "appropriate investment priorities for UAS versus manned aircraft; UAS future roles and applications; legal issues arising from the use of UAS; issues of operational control and data management; personnel issues; industrial base issues; and technology proliferation."
In a June 24, 2011, memo, Michael Gilmore, director of operational test and evaluation, calls for all programs subject to his office's oversight to give presentations on those programs' OT&E test concepts "as early as possible in the planning process."
In a Jan. 13, 2012, report, the Government Accountability Office finds that "while [the Defense Department] has undertaken some efforts to assess the capabilities needed to meet national security objectives in the Arctic, it is unclear whether DOD will be in a position to provide needed capabilities in a timely and efficient manner because it lacks a risk-based investment strategy for addressing near-term needs and a collaborative forum with the Coast Guard for addressing long-term capability needs."
The Jan. 13, 2012, Government Accountability Office report finds that "improved policies and tools could help increase competition on DOD's National Security Exception procurements."
On Jan. 12, 2012, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta participated in a pair of events at Ft. Bliss, TX, where he took questions from reporters as well as servicemembers.
On Jan. 13, 2012, the Pentagon released its annual operational test and evaluation report to Congress.
On Jan. 13, 2012, the Pentagon released its annual operational test and evaluation report to Congress.
On Jan. 13, 2012, the Pentagon released its annual operational test and evaluation report.
On Jan. 13, 2012, the Pentagon released its annual operational test and evaluation report to Congress.