The Marine Corps has launched its first-ever review of equipment accountability and visibility in Afghanistan to uncover and fix problems that prevent military leaders from accurately tracking the movement of Marine vehicles, weapons and other assets throughout the country.
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A blue-ribbon
advisory panel -- dominated by Defense Secretary Robert Gates' appointees --
will recommend the Pentagon adopt dual-source competition for the duration of a
weapon system's production run, a finding that could undermine the Obama
administration's case for terminating funding for the Joint Strike Fighter
alternate engine in the fiscal year 2011 budget.921 words
The House
Appropriations defense subcommittee has voted to include funding for the F-35
Joint Strike Fighter alternate engine program, continuing the game of chicken
between Capitol Hill and the White House, which has threatened to veto any
legislation that includes money for the propulsion effort.268 words
The Lockheed Martin division that builds the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which for years has broken key Pentagon management rules, will be scrutinized again in March by defense officials seeking improvement in the company's management score.
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The Defense Department's acquisition directorate is poised to bless the start of production for the next phase of a major Pentagon satellite program.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other top defense officials are
expected to meet Thursday afternoon with a select group of defense industry
leaders to discuss Gates' big push for efficiencies in the Pentagon's budget,
industry sources said. The defense secretary has set a goal of finding more
than $100 billion in overhead savings over the next five fiscal years, starting
in FY-12. Some of these savings can be found by doing more to eliminate
unneeded programs and activities, while other savings can be found by
conducting needed programs and activities more efficiently, Gates maintains.95 words
The Office of Management and Budget will undertake detailed reviews of the highest-risk information technology projects across the federal government to address waste and systematic problems.
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A bipartisan
independent review of the Obama administration's 20-year blueprint for the
Defense Department calls for increasing the size of the Navy to a 346-ship
fleet and increasing the U.S. military's posture in the Western Pacific to
counter China's growing influence in the region, according to a report of the
Independent Quadrennial Defense Review Panel.942 words
The Defense
Business Board is recommending Defense Secretary Robert Gates eliminate U.S.
Joint Forces Command and the Pentagon's networking directorate, merge the Joint
Staff with Gates' office and implement a hiring freeze.990 words
A senior defense official in the Pentagon's networking directorate says the information-sharing initiatives spearheaded by his office will play an integral role in Defense Secretary Robert Gates' plan to streamline efficiencies -- provided the office does not get eliminated in the name of efficiency.
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The Defense Department's big push for efficiencies will shape the costly SSBN(X) nuclear ballistic missile submarine program and future blocks of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, according to Pentagon industrial policy chief Brett Lambert.
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Defense officials cannot track the total costs of the department's military equipment for major defense programs, the Government Accountability Office wrote in its second consecutive report lambasting the Pentagon's cost assessment abilities.
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The Pentagon and the Energy Department have forged a partnership through a new memorandum of understanding designed to push for clean energy technology coordination and to enhance national energy security.
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The
amphibious assault ship Green Bay (LPD-20) had problems with engine
contaminants and had to undergo extensive modifications this spring, a Navy official
told lawmakers this week.350 words
Del.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam) doubts the Navy will be able to secure the land it
wants to relocate Marines from Okinawa to Guam, she said during a July 27 House
Armed Services Committee hearing on Japan.730 words
A defense
industry team led by BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman announced this week that,
after what executives called a "painful" deliberation and risk assessment, they
have presented the Army with their proposal for a hybrid electric Ground Combat
Vehicle.955 words
The Navy is
setting requirements for a medium-range unmanned air vehicle that will follow
in the footsteps of the Fire Scout and may be deployed by 2019, officials told
sister publication Inside the Navy last week.398 words
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