In a Nov. 30, 2011, Federal Business Opportunities notice, the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center announces "its intent to form non-contractual relationships with vendors of [Joint Tactical Radio System]-capable radios to make the JTRS Enterprise Network Manager (JENM) compatible with these radios."
On Dec. 1, 2011, the full Senate passed the fiscal year 2012 defense authorization bill.
On Dec. 1, 2011, the Pentagon held a teleconference briefing with Paul Reid, senior civilian representative for Regional Platform South West, and Michael O'Neill, U.K. senior representative in Southern Afghanistan and head of the Civil-Military Mission and Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Helm.
The Nov. 4, 2011, briefing slides outline the Air Force's energy science and technology vision.
The November 2011 statement outlines an upcoming Air Force analysis of the way the service conducts close air support missions.
The Oct. 24, 2011, Defense Department report is designed to help DOD "and industry test and evaluation (T&E) professionals identify T&E items to consider for inclusion when drafting a statement of objectives (SOO), a statement of work (SOW), and a request for proposal (RFP), and during solicitation and contract execution."
In a Nov. 10, 2011, complaint filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, L-3 Corp. is suing the government for $3.3 million the Navy withheld the previous year after the contractor failed to provide key technical data for modifications to the aluminum Sea Fighter vessel, an experimental catamaran.
On Nov. 30, 2011, the Senate debated the fiscal year 2012 defense authorization bill.
On Nov. 30, 2011, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave a speech at the Stimson Center in Washington, DC.
The July 27, 2011, document "describes the ends, ways and means the Army will use to ensure soldiers and units have the right equipment in the quantities needed to accomplish assigned missions in support of combatant commander requirements."
The Nov. 8, 2011, Defense Department report outlines the Pentagon's progress in consolidating its data centers and information technology infrastructure.
In a Nov. 30, 2011, letter, House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee Chairman Michael Turner (R-OH) calls on Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) to "publicly repudiate and correct the inaccurate and misleading information" regarding the cost of the U.S. nuclear deterrent contained in an Oct. 11, 2011, letter that Markey and 64 other lawmakers sent to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.
On Nov. 29, 2011, the Senate debated the fiscal year 2012 defense authorization bill.
In a Nov. 30, 2011, statement, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) announces that the Senate had passed an amendment co-sponsored by her that would call on the Obama administration "to keep Libya's stockpile of about 20,000 portable anti-aircraft missiles, known as MANPADS, out of the hands of terrorists who wish to do harm to Americans."
In a Nov. 29, 2011, report, the Government Accountability Office assesses "(1) the extent to which key federal agencies have implemented established workforce planning practices for cybersecurity personnel and (2) the status of and plans for governmentwide cybersecurity workforce initiatives."
In a Nov. 28, 2011, report, the Congressional Budget Office estimates the cost of the Senate Armed Services Committee's revised fiscal year 2012 defense authorization bill.
In a Nov. 22, 2011, request for information published on Federal Business Opportunities, the Army announces it is looking to industry for ideas on unmanned cargo helicopters.
The Office of Management and Budget's undated "Balances of Budget Authority" briefing slides for fiscal year 2012 estimate the Defense Department will have $78.3 billion in unobligated funds in FY-12, while the Energy Department, which manages the military's nuclear programs, will have $5.5 billion in unobligated funds for the same period.
In a Nov. 16, 2011, letter, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency informs Congress of a proposed $750 million sale of 24 F-16C/D Block 25 fighter aircraft and related parts to Indonesia.
In a Nov. 15, 2011, letter, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency informs Congress of a proposed $200 million sale of "long-lead subassemblies" for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System/Advanced Arresting Gear to the United Kingdom.
In a Nov. 15, 2011, letter, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency informs Congress of a potential $300 million sale of a C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft and related equipment and services to Australia.
In a Nov. 25, 2011, Federal Register notice, the State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs announces it seeks new members for the Defense Trade Advisory Group.
The Aug. 29, 2011, report outlines "the role of the Application Software Assurance Center of Excellence in securing software applications for the Air Force and the Department of Defense overall."
On Nov. 9, 2011, the Navy's program executive office for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (PEO C4I) held an industry day for the Maritime Tactical Command and Control system.
The document posted Nov. 22, 2011, on Federal Business Opportunities justifies the Missile Defense Agency's decision to select Raytheon to continue work on the Near-Field Infrared Experiment satellite.
On Sept. 26, 2011, Naval Sea Systems Command issued a draft request for proposals for the High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability.
The undated briefing slides outline the processes, practices, organization and architecture of Marine Corps Systems Command's Expeditionary Software Development System.
In a Nov. 15, 2011, Federal Register notice, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposes to relax requirements on the Navy for obtaining regulatory authorizations allowing unintentional harassing or harming of marine mammals due to training activities across 12 of the service's water ranges.
The briefing slides released on Nov. 11, 2011, outline the Pentagon research and engineering directorate's roadmap of the electronic warfare/electronic protection science and technology priority investment area for fiscal years 2013 through 2017.
The briefing slides released on Nov. 11, 2011, outline the Pentagon research and engineering directorate's roadmap of the cyber science and technology priority investment area for fiscal years 2013 through 2017.
The briefing slides released on Nov. 11, 2011, outline the Pentagon research and engineering directorate's roadmap of the countering weapons of mass destruction science and technology priority investment area for fiscal years 2013 through 2017.
The briefing slides released on Nov. 11, 2011, outline the Pentagon research and engineering directorate's roadmap of the Engineered Resilient Systems (ERS) science and technology priority investment area for fiscal years 2013 through 2017.
The briefing slides released on Nov. 11, 2011, outline the Pentagon research and engineering directorate's roadmap of the "data-to-decisions" science and technology priority investment area for fiscal years 2013 through 2017.
The briefing slides released on Nov. 11, 2011, outline the Pentagon research and engineering directorate's roadmap of the "autonomy" science and technology priority investment area for fiscal years 2013 through 2017.
The briefing slides released on Nov. 11, 2011, outline the Pentagon research and engineering directorate's roadmap of the human systems science and technology priority investment area for fiscal years 2013 through 2017.
In a Nov. 22, 2011, Pentagon teleconference briefing, Army Maj. Gen. Daniel Allyn, head of Regional Command East, discusses the situation in Afghanistan.
In a Nov. 21, 2011, statement, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warns that the congressional supercommittee's failure to reach agreement on deficit reduction could leave the Pentagon facing "devastating, automatic, across-the-board cuts that will tear a seam in the nation's defense."
In a Nov. 21, 2011, statement, Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), announce that the supercommittee they co-chair has been unable to agree on a plan to reduce the government's budget deficit.
On Nov. 18, 2011, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay gave a joint briefing on the eve of the Halifax International Security Forum.
On Nov. 18, 2011, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave a speech at the Halifax International Security Forum.