The Pentagon's "Green Book" released on March 19, 2012, summarizes the fiscal year 2013 budget request submitted to Congress in February 2012 and projects forward through FY-17 select details of the future years defense plan.
In a March 16, 2012, letter, House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) reinvites Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) to visit the the facilities of the Los Alamos National Lab in New Mexico.
In a March 19, 2012, letter, Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (R-AZ) and Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) call on Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to put off implementing force-structure reductions until the fiscal year 2013 defense budget proposal has been authorized by Congress.
The March 2012 Defense Department document outlines how the June 2011 Operational Energy Strategy should be implemented.
On Feb. 27, 2012, the Pentagon's operational test and evaluation office released a modified Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) Guide Annex to assist the preparation of future TEMPs.
The Navy and Marine Corps is asking to transfer more than $150 million from the joint Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle fund in fiscal year 2012 to the service's MRAP account to deal with operations and maintenance costs, according to an internal reprogramming action signed by Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale on March 5, 2012.
On March 9, 2012, the Navy released a "solicitation for the detail design, construction, installation onto a Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ship, system verification and testing of two Core Capability Sets (CCSs) with an option for a third."
In a March 16, 2012, report, the Government Accountability Office "determined (1) how the Army's full spectrum training mile metric differs from its traditional tank mile metric; (2) the key assumptions associated with the full spectrum training mile metric and to what extent these assumptions reflect actual conditions; and (3) to what extent the Army uses the full spectrum training mile metric to measure training execution and develop training cost estimates and related funding needs."
While identifying "key areas that required management attention," the March 16, 2012, Defense Department inspector general report determined that "establishment of the OSC-I was on track and on schedule to meet its full operating capability target date of October 1, 2011 and to operate independently as an element of U.S. Mission to Iraq by January 1, 2012."
In a March 13, 2012, solicitation posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website, the Army's Rapid Equipping Force calls for the quick development and procurement of "nano" unmanned aerial systems "capable of operating in various Army operation environments worldwide."
In March 2012, the Pentagon submitted its first package of legislative proposals for the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill.
On March 15, 2012, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the Navy and Marine Corps fiscal year 2012 budget requests. Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing as well as the prepared testimony of Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos.
From March 8-9, 2012, the Air Force hosted an industry day for the reconfigured Family of Advanced Beyond-Line-of-Sight Terminals program. Includes briefing slides from that industry day as well as a notice of contract action.
The March 2012 briefing slides outline the Marine Corps' plans for restructuring the service around a 182,100-person end strength that will result in steep cuts to aircraft squadrons, battalions and other components.
The March 2012 documents outline the services' and defense agencies' proposed fiscal year 2013 information technology budgets.
On March 14, 2012, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-CA) gave a speech on U.S. national security challenges at the Reagan Presidential Library in California.
On March 14, 2012, the White House released a fact sheet on joint U.S. and U.K. defense cooperation.
In a March 9, 2012, letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (R-AZ) warns that he will not approve any further reprogramming requests until he is provided more information regarding those submitted during fiscal years 2010 and 2011.
On March 13, 2012, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on U.S. Northern and Southern commands' fiscal year 2013 budget requests. Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing as well as the prepared testimony of NORTHCOM chief Gen. Charles Jacoby and SOUTHCOM chief Gen. Douglas Fraser.
In a March 13, 2012, report, the Government Accountability Office evaluates a Navy report to Congress on small boat maintenance.
In a March 7, 2012, letter reprinted in the Federal Register, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency informs Congress of a proposed $300 million sale of 20 F–117–PW–100 engines and other equipment to the United Kingdom.
The March 9, 2012, manual "implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides guidance and procedures for managing" the Defense Environmental Restoration Program.
On March 6, 2012, the House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the fiscal year 2013 budget requests for U.S. Southern and Northern commands. Includes the opening statement of committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-CA) as well as the prepared testimony of SOUTHCOM chief Gen. Douglas Fraser and NORTHCOM chief Gen. Charles Jacoby.
On March 9, 2012, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta held a media roundtable during a visit to Hawaii.
In a Feb. 23, 2012, memo, Navy procurement chief Sean Stackley directs service program executive officers and their program managers to look first to in-house naval laboratories and warfare and systems centers for pre-milestone B technical work that would improve the department's technical product and cost knowledge.
The March 8, 2012, briefing slides outline the Navy's development of the Ford-class aircraft carrier.
In a March 8, 2012, letter to House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee Chairman Michael Turner (R-OH), Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs David Adams responds to a Jan. 18, 2012, query from Turner and several other House and Senate lawmakers regarding the draft European Union Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities.
On March 8, 2012, the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee held a hearing on the Defense Department's fiscal year 2013 National Security Space activities budget request. Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing as well as the opening statement of subcommittee Chairman Michael Turner (R-OH) plus the prepared testimony of Air Force Space Command chief Gen. William Shelton; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Space and Intelligence Gil Klinger; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Gregory Schulte; and National Reconnaissance Office Principal Deputy Director Betty Sapp.
On March 8, 2012, the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee held a hearing on Army and Marine Corps ground system modernization programs. Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing as well as the opening statement of subcommittee Chairman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) plus the prepared testimony of Army Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Robert Lennox and Lt. Gen. William Phillips, military deputy to the Army acquisition chief, and Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Richard Mills, deputy commandant for combat development and integration, Brig. Gen. Frank Kelley, head of Marine corps systems Command, and Program Executive Officer for Land Systems William Taylor.
On March 7, 2012, the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee held a hearing on "Assessing Mobility Airlift Capabilities and Operational Risks under the Revised 2012 Defense Strategy." Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing as well as the prepared testimony of Air Force Gen. Raymond Johns, head of Air Mobility Command; Lt. Gen. Harry Wyatt, director of the Air National Guard; and Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. James Barclay.
On March 8, 2012, the House Armed Services Readiness subcommittee held a hearing on the feasibility of holding a new round of base realignments and closures. Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing as well as the opening statement of subcommittee Chairman Randy Forbes (R-VA) plus the prepared testimony of Brian Lepore from the Government Accountability Office and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment Dorothy Robyn.
On March 8, 2012, House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee Chairman Michael Turner (R-OH) introduced legislation that would "directly link reductions in U.S. nuclear forces with successful execution of the president's nuclear modernization plan." Includes a bill summary as well as the text of the legislation.
On March 8, 2012, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the Army's fiscal year 2013 budget request. Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing as well as the prepared joint testimony of Army Secretary John McHugh and Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno.
On March 7, 2012, the House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the fiscal year 2013 budget request as it pertains to U.S. Central, Special Operations and Transportation commands. Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing as well as the opening statement of committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-CA), plus the prepared testimony of CENTCOM chief Gen. James Mattis; TRANSCOM chief Gen. William Fraser; and SOCOM chief Adm. William McRaven.
On March 7, 2012, the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee held a hearing on the Navy's fiscal year 2013 budget request. Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing as well as the prepared testimony of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert; Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos; and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus.
On March 7, 2012, the House Appropriations defense subcommittee held a hearing on the Army's fiscal year 2013 budget request. Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing.
On March 7, 2012, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the situation in Syria. Includes excerpts from the question-and-answer portion of the hearing as well as the prepared testimony of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey.
The March 2012 Air Force request for information announces an industry day for the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) program.