The White House needs to develop a national security strategy for its multibillion-dollar efforts to build the security capacity of foreign countries, update Byzantine processes for prioritizing and funding such projects, aid more civilian security personnel as opposed to troops and find better ways to assess whether individual initiatives are succeeding or failing, warns a State Department draft report prepared for senior administration officials.1090 words

The Defense Department is forming a high-level body to identify policy issues associated with "pivoting" the U.S. military to the Asia-Pacific region -- a chief aim of the Obama administration's new defense strategy -- and establishing an office in the Pentagon's acquisition shop focused on high-end military capabilities, according to Pentagon officials.684 words

The Pentagon's fiscal year 2014 budget process could mark the end of the Marine Corps' investment in the Air Force's Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) program, but the Marines are continuing to fund development of a Northrop Grumman radar vying to fill the Air Force's requirement. 685 words

A handful of senators plan on filing a bill today that proposes incentives for reaching audit-readiness deadlines and consequences for missing them -- including blocking major weapons in development from starting procurement.1342 words

Air Force officials confirmed Wednesday that the service's F-35A Pilot Training Center will be located at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, a decision that was widely expected but required an environmental evaluation before it could be formally announced. As the lead training center for the Air Force's Joint Strike Fighter pilots, the base is slated to receive three F-35A squadrons totaling 72 aircraft, according to an Air Force statement. The aircraft deliveries are scheduled to begin in late 2013 or early 2014. Arizona Republican Sens. John McCain and John Kyl praised the decision.95 words

New Pentagon guidance requires design decisions for major acquisition programs to take into account the fully burdened cost of fuel.559 words

Sequestration would hurt readiness and training, "indiscriminately" cut funding for nearly 2,500 programs and projects, reduce the number of weapons purchased and create an "unready, hollow military force," the Pentagon's No. 2 official told lawmakers this week.720 words

On the eve of a scheduled showdown between Obama administration officials and House Republicans on the thorny issue of sequestration, the White House Office of Management and Budget on Tuesday advised the Pentagon -- and other executive branch agencies -- that guidance on how to implement potential sequestration spending cuts is forthcoming.651 words

Defense contractors do not need to provide 60-day notices to employees possibly facing termination as a result of sequestration, according to guidance released Monday by the Labor Department.848 words

The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee has chosen to fund the controversial Medium Extended Air Defense System in its version of the fiscal year 2013 defense-spending bill -- a decision that puts the subcommittee at odds with the other three defense committees, which zeroed out the $400.9 million request, according to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).883 words

In an effort to control costs, Defense Department space programs ought to look into using private launch providers such as the California-based SpaceX, according to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.565 words

Five members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence criticized cuts to commercial satellite imagery programs in the report accompanying the panel's fiscal year 2013 authorization bill.532 words

Air Force officials believe they have identified a valve on the "G Suit" worn by F-22 pilots that has contributed to breathing problems for some, contending that the "vast majority" of the 11 most recent unexplained incidents in the aircraft can be attributed to the valve.807 words

A new deal to include Israeli-made electronic warfare equipment on F-35 Joint Strike Fighters that the country plans to buy is part of a U.S. effort to ensure Israel retains its military edge in the region, according to a senior State Department official.460 words

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MD -- The navigation system on the MQ-8B Fire Scout is to blame for the loss of an aircraft in Afghanistan earlier this year, leading officials to institute "improved maintenance procedures" to keep it from happening again, the program manager said here Tuesday.287 words

The Army should slow Gray Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle production to 15 aircraft in fiscal year 2013 due to testing issues, the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee says in its FY-13 defense spending bill.363 words

Despite "intense interest" from foreign countries seeking to buying unmanned aircraft designed by U.S. defense contractors, the U.S. government must consider potential sales of drones abroad on a case-by-case basis, according to a senior State Department official.422 words

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The Pentagon has set aside a proposal to further expand its small fleet of Air Force EC-130H Compass Call aircraft as part of the fiscal year 2014 spending proposal, citing the planned drawdown of forces from Afghanistan, budget constrains and the time needed to convert a cargo plane into an electronic warfare platform.698 words

The Pentagon intends to release a plan by year's end to implement its mobile device strategy, according to defense officials.513 words

The Pentagon has decided to use a more streamlined approach to revise key guidance related to the office of cost assessment and program evaluation.250 words

As part of its effort to combat improvised explosive devices, the Defense Department is seeking industry proposals on ways to defeat bombs made from potassium chlorate. 465 words

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