Several of the Army's missile defense system programs would benefit from additional funding allocated through a 2010 omnibus reprogramming action.625 words

Air Force officials have delayed the launch of the Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite after a test anomaly was discovered on a Minotaur IV launch vehicle during testing, according to a service officials.507 words

The Obama administration is reviewing a Commerce Department report that advocates relaxing cumbersome federal licensing procedures for exporting fine-grain, high-density graphite -- rules that put U.S. manufacturers at a competitive disadvantage in the world market and hinder exports to American allies.1353 words

Defense Department officials are concerned that the retirement of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and the White House's cancellation of the Constellation Program will have a major impact on the space industrial base, according to a Pentagon report.375 words

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed last week, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) accused the Obama administration of sending "mixed signals" about U.S. nuclear weapons policy. "The problem is that Mr. Obama embraces ideas that contradict his own declared goals of nuclear deterrence, nonproliferation and modernization," Kyl wrote. In an analysis released this week, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace analyst James Acton writes that "maybe [Kyl] realized that his 2003 vote for the Moscow Treaty -- a treaty that contains no verification provisions whatsoever -- reduced his credibility on this subject because, by and large, he stayed clear of discussing the treaty on its merits." 106 words

The Pentagon's policy shop has quietly restored a homeland defense position charged with maintaining the continuity of government and operations programs in the event of a major catastrophe. 414 words

A top Air Force general is convinced that if the service is going to build a new aircraft that carries nuclear weapon then there will be a pilot in the cockpit of the plane that drops the weapon.282 words

Former Pentagon homeland defense chief Paul McHale is seeking support from an independent panel assessing the Quadrennial Defense Review to address his concerns about the potential downsizing of certain military forces designed to respond to weapons-of-mass-destruction attacks on U.S. soil.974 words

The Virginia-class submarine program is suffering multiple "fail-to-sail" issues -- including separation of large swaths of hull-coating from the boat -- and the Army's Early Infantry Brigade Increment 1 unmanned aerial system is so unreliable that a staggering 129 spare aircraft are necessary to support brigade operations, according to the Pentagon's top weapons tester.747 words

A plan to standardize how the Defense Department awards all its competitive contracts, deals worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually, has been significantly delayed, sister publication Inside the Pentagon has learned.1481 words

The decline of defense stocks raises the chances that private equity firms will either make an unprecedented purchase of a major defense contractor or buy parts of some industry titans, according to former defense industry executive Philip Odeen, a member of the Pentagon's Defense Business Board.874 words

The amount of money the Defense Department spent on purchases from foreign entities grew by $1.3 billion in fiscal year 2009 according to Pentagon reports issued this year and last, but a defense industry source said the massive increase could be an illusion based on a change in data reporting.762 words

The United States' export control system is a "potential national security risk" because it is "overly complicated, contains too many redundancies and tries to protect too much," according to National Security Adviser and retired Marine Corps Gen. James Jones.632 words

Defense Department acquisition chief Ashton Carter's newly unveiled blueprint for eliminating inefficiencies in the $400 billion that DOD spends annually on contracts for weapons, products and services faces skepticism in industry, cheers and complaints from former defense officials and doubts from a government watchdog who argues DOD cost saving goals are not even close to what they should be.2425 words