The Pentagon's acquisition directorate plans to approve the start of full-rate production for the multibillion-dollar, Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine program, clearing the way for a doubling of the production rate.
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Pentagon procurement chief Ashton Carter wants officials running the most sensitive classified defense programs to work closely with the Defense Contract Management Agency in a way his predecessor never advocated.
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A proposal by the Pentagon's special operations shop to stand up a new irregular warfare office faces an uncertain fate given potential personnel changes and the Defense Department's big push to cut overhead, according to sources tracking the effort.
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The Defense Business Board is due today to receive an update from its task group on reducing overhead and improving business operations, a key element in Defense Secretary Robert Gates' big push to find efficiencies within the defense budget.
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Defense Secretary
Robert Gates was struck by how little North Korea has changed when he visited
the demilitarized zone this week with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
"Looking out across the DMZ, it is stunning how little has changed in the North
and yet how much South Korea has continued to grow and prosper. The North, by
contrast, stagnates in isolation and deprivation. And as we saw with the
sinking of the Cheonan, it continues its history of unpredictable and at times
provocative behavior," Gates said. Their visit shows the U.S. military alliance
with South Korea "has never been stronger and should deter any potential
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The Defense
Department has delayed by three months a high-level Pentagon review of whether
the Navy's P-8A program is ready to proceed into the production and deployment
phase of acquisition, a pivotal juncture for the $32 billion program that will
replace the Navy's venerable P-3 turboprops with a fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft
modified to hunt submarines and, if necessary, fight surface ships.492 words
Army Gen.
Raymond Odierno, the incoming chief of U.S. Joint Forces Command, said
Wednesday issues surrounding the use of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
systems during counterinsurgency operations are high on his agenda as the
general in charge of advancing new warfighting concepts and joint training
efforts.379 words
The
Pentagon's acquisition executive has established a standing advisory panel to
regularly assess the vulnerability of U.S. military weapons to attack from an
electromagnetic pulse designed to cripple microcircuits and electronic systems.926 words
An ongoing Defense Department effort is focused on bringing ground stations that control unmanned drones more in line with that iPhone resting in your pocket.
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The Defense Department's acquisition office wants to develop an online toolkit to help streamline the acquisition process for warfighters in the field and to quickly and efficiently get them the items they need.
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A top defense acquisition official told Congress last week the Pentagon intends to increase competition in contracts and provide efficiency incentives to industry as part of its developing strategy to dramatically cut overhead costs.
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The Defense Department lacks the information and guidance needed to manage and reduce operating and support costs for major weapon systems, according to a report released this week by the Government Accountability Office.
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The Defense
Department this week opened the door to possible collaboration between the U.S.
military and the Chinese army on security and stability initiatives in Africa,
a continent where the Pentagon is cultivating relationships with dozens of
governments and where Beijing is making substantial commercial investments and
forging diplomatic ties.826 words
The
Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency late last week notified Congress
of a proposed $377 million military electronics sale to Canada.326 words
Though the
German ministry of defense has made no official announcement, German and NATO
officials say Lockheed Martin's Medium Extended Air Defense System has come out
on top in an internal German study comparing the missile program with upgrades
to their existing Patriot arsenal.605 words
The National Press
Club has awarded its prize for newsletter journalism to Inside the Pentagon
Chief Editor Christopher J. Castelli for his scoop on the Navy's decision to
kill the multibillion-dollar CG(X) cruiser program and instead buy ships of an
existing design. The story, first published in Inside the Navy in 2009,
was part of a series that broke news about the draft version of the Navy's
30-year shipbuilding plan.76 words
The Air
Force's "Technology Horizons" study has found that more attention must be given
to developing the technologies needed to reduce manpower, energy and
sustainment costs, according to the service's chief scientist.426 words
The Pentagon
plans to strip millions of Air Force dollars from a number of intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance procurement programs and boost funding for
intelligence analysis and exploitation capabilities, according to a recent
reprogramming notice.885 words
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