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 2011 operational test and evaluation report to Congress. Includes the introduction, table of contents and activity and oversight summary.
On Jan. 12, 2012, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave a speech to the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce.
In a Jan. 5, 2012, letter, Rep. Tim Griffin (R-AR) gives Air Force Secretary Michael Donley until the end of the month to explain why Hawker Beechcraft was excluded from a $355 million contract competition that gave the winning contractor the right to supply up to 20 light attack aircraft to Afghanistan military.
The Jan. 12, 2012, Congressional Budget Office report analyzes the potential effects of sequestration on the federal budget.
On Jan. 12, 2012, House lawmakers held a round-table discussions with members of the San Diego defense industry, according to an Armed Services Committee statement.
The November 2011 Defense Department report to Congress descibes the Pentagon's efforts to "establish a pilot program for the temporary exchange of information technology personnel."
On Jan. 11, 2012, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) gave a speech at the Surface Navy Association's annual conference.
The Oct. 20, 2011, memo "lays out requirements for reporting on international aspects of" major defense acquisition programs and major automated information system programs. Also includes two attachments.
In a Jan. 4, 2012, memo, Richard Ginman, the director of defense procurement and acquisition policy, discusses the termination of the authority for use of simplified acquisition procedures for certain commercial items.
The November 2011 document describes the Marine Corps' "General Fund Statement of Budgetary Resources and accompanying information pertinent to the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011."
On Jan. 11, 2012, the Missile Defense Agency released its official justification and approval document for awarding Raytheon a sole-source contract to build two AN/TPY-2 early warning radars for the United Arab Emirates.
In a Dec. 5, 2012, decision, the Government Accountability Office's comptroller general denies Science Applications International Corp.'s protest of an Army Ground Combat Vehicle contract awarded to General Dynamics and BAE Systems.
In a Dec. 28, 2011, memo labeled "for official use only," acting Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall instructs the Army to fully fund the Common Infrared Countermeasures program through its technology development phase.
The Dec. 20, 2011, Defense Department instruction memo "establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for OCS, including OCS program management, contract support integration, and integration of defense contractor personnel into contingency operations outside the United States."
The Dec. 22, 2011, Defense Department document "implements policy . . . assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for members of the public to request a declassification review of information classified under" certain provisions of a December 2009 executive order.
The Dec. 27, 2011, Congressional Research Service report, first obtained by Secrecy News, states that the Army's development of the Ground Combat Vehicle is on unsure footing due to a high price tag and the fact that U.S. military strategy is pivoting toward power projection in the Pacific and away from extensive ground engagements.
The Jan. 3, 2012, Congressional Research Service report, first obtained by Secrecy News, discusses potential issues regarding the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, including "affordability of the JLTV in relation to humvee and [Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle] and in the overall context of an anticipated 'challenging economic environment.'"
On Dec. 15, 2011, the Navy's chief information officer issued guidance on the service's fiscal year 2012 information technology policy.
In a Jan. 5, 2012, notice posted on Federal Business Opportunities, the Missile Defense Agency justifies its decision to award a billion-dollar command, control, battle management and communications contract to Lockheed Martin.
In a Dec. 22, 2011, letter, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency informs Congress of a proposed $120 million foreign military sale of Patriot missile systems engineering services to Saudi Arabia.
In a Jan. 3, 2012, posting on Federal Business Opportunities, the Navy released a request for proposals for the High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability (HAAWC).
The Army is looking to improve software for its MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft in order to integrate additional payloads onto the platform, according to a Jan. 3, 2012, presolicitation notice posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website.
The Jan. 4, 2012, notice posted on Federal Business Opportunities states that Naval Air Systems Command intends to issue an order under a basic ordering agreement with H-1 manufacturer Bell Helicopter Textron to "conduct vendor fuel cell qualifications in an effort to qualify a second source to support the United States Marine Corps UH-1Y and AH-1Z aircraft."
On Dec. 5, 2012, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) released a statement regarding an amendment he successfully added to the fiscal year 2012 defense authorization bill that would prevent U.S. missile defense secrets from being shared with the Russian Federation.
On Dec. 31, 2011, President Obama signed the fiscal year 2012 defense authorization bill into law.
On Jan. 5, 2012, the Obama administration released its strategic defense guidance. Also includes a briefing featuring President Obama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey as well as a separate briefing featuring Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. James Winnefeld and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy.
The one-page, Jan. 5, 2012, summary states that the Defense Department inspector general's office found that Pentagon officials "did not adequately manage the acquisition and support" of non-standard rotary wing aircraft.
In a Dec. 29. 2011,"justification for other than full and open competition," the Air Force describes its reasoning for buying two more Battlefield Airborne Communications Nodes, devices that enhance communications and beyond-line-of-sight connectivity, and integrate them onto Global Hawk Block 20 unmanned aircraft.
In a Dec. 15, 2011, request for information, Air Force officials describe some of the current focus areas of Air Mobility Command's airdrop technology refinement program and ask industry members attending a Jan. 31, 2012, meeting in Dayton, OH, to provide information on those and other areas.
In a Dec. 22, 2011, decision, the Government Accountability Office's comptroller general dismisses Hawker Beechcraft's protests of the company's "exclusion from the competitive range" by the Air Force for light air support aircraft.
On Dec. 19, 2011, the Navy and the Defense Contract Management Agency signed new guidance on applying earned value management to shipyards.
The Dec. 9, 2011, briefing slides presented to the Defense Audit Advisory Committee outline the proposed financial management certification program.
In a Dec. 20, 2011, report, the Government Accountability Office finds that the Navy and Marine Corps contain "numerous deficiencies" in their process to reconcile their Fund Balance With Treasury (FBWT) -- a key audit-readiness step -- with Treasury Department records.
In a Dec. 13, 2011, reprogramming memo, Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale approves the shifting of nearly $794 million from the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle fund appropriation "to various Defense appropriations for execution in [fiscal year] 2012."
In a Dec. 2, 2011, reprogramming memo, Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale approves the shifting of $330 million "from the five Environmental Restoration (ER) transfer appropriations to the Components' Operation and Maintenance, 12/12, appropriations for execution of approved environmental restoration activities."
In a Dec. 16, 2011, memo, Richard Ginman, the director of defense procurement and acquisition policy, requests fiscal year 2011 competition reports.
The Nov. 2, 2011, briefing slides outline the technical objectives of the Shipboard Automated Landing Technology Innovation Program.
In a Dec. 8, 2011, broad agency announcement posted on Federal Business Opportunities, NAval Air Systems Command states that the P-8A Poseidon aircraft program P-8A "is seeking information on potential approaches in order to refine specification requirements for future development efforts."