Defense Secretary Robert Gates' push for efficiencies has prompted the Navy to launch a new study of its prepositioning program, according to a directive from Navy Under Secretary Robert Work.
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Top brass at
the Pentagon are reviewing a proposed new process for promptly addressing
combatant commanders' requests for key counterintelligence and human
intelligence capabilities, according to military officials. 456 words
Pentagon
acquisition chief Ashton Carter has commissioned a new study of the Defense
Department's basic research program, a key element of the military's science and
technology portfolio.556 words
The Marine
Corps' new force structure review will develop options for the service's
component of U.S. Special Operations Command, according to the charter for the
study.263 words
BAE Systems has won a $629 million contract
to upgrade 1,700 Caiman Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, increasing
their survivability and mobility, according to a Sept. 1 BAE statement. The
upgraded variant, which will be known as the Caiman Multi-Terrain Vehicle,
"integrates a refurbished and improved armored capsule from an existing Caiman
with a new high-power automotive power train, chassis and independent
suspension," the statement asserts. "These enhancements will provide greater
levels of mobility and survivability necessary for challenging and varied
environments and enemy threats." The Pentagon announced the award Aug. 27.90 words
Senior defense officials are poised to discuss the way ahead for the Pentagon's Minerva research initiative this month at a National Defense University seminar, according to a draft agenda for the session.
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The Pentagon is launching a new Cyber Insider Threat (CINDER) program -- with a well-known hacker at the helm -- to respond to insider threats to government and military networks.
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The Pentagon’s Panel on Contracting Integrity has added a new subcommittee to uncover opportunities for more effective competition.
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The Pentagon's procurement shop has officially designated numerous acquisition posts to be "key leadership positions" that must be filled by military officials of a certain rank.
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The Pentagon's procurement directorate is beginning its next annual review of its acquisition of services policy and oversight.
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Defense Department plans to expand counterdrug operations at a key Colombian base have been temporarily put on hold as Colombia's government rethinks a defense cooperation pact between the two nations, according to a military official.
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Procurement
of the anti-submarine warfare mission package for the Littoral Combat Ship has
been suspended due to a Navy analysis showing that it would not add
significantly to the fleet's existing capabilities, according to a new
Government Accountability Office report.637 words
The Defense
Department's broad interpretation of legal provisions that free DOD and other
entities from liability for pollution solely caused by an "act of war" is
sparking a conflict with the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal
land management agencies at contaminated sites on two Alaskan islands as well
as a dispute over language in a draft revised DOD cleanup manual, according to
informed sources.1050 words
Some defense analysts
are welcoming the Army's recent decision to scrap its solicitation for the
Ground Combat Vehicle and see it as a sign of level-headed planning, despite
the disruption it caused many major industry players.1586 words
As U.S.
troops prepare for a limited draw down in Afghanistan starting next July,
American air advisers working to stand up the Afghan National Air Force
continue to wrestle with significant technological and cultural hurdles within
that nascent force, a senior service official tells sister publication Inside
the Air Force.1660 words
The Air Force
plans to realign multiple space oversight positions at the Air Staff level
following the completion of a major review of space management and
responsibilities at the Pentagon, according to service documents.480 words
An
Aug. 26 article on Dutch defense budget matters should have stated the
anti-Islam Party for Freedom (PVV) advocated defense cuts of 1 billion euros
($1.3 billion) in the election earlier this year. An Aug. 19 article on soaring
costs for a program aimed at destroying chemical weapons misstated the rank of
Pentagon spokeswoman Cmdr. Wendy Snyder.55 words
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