The Sept. 7, 2010, oversight review prepared by the staff of Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-IA) attempts to look at all "pertinent factors" regarding "mismanagement, low productivity and misconduct within the Defense Department's inspector general's audit office."

In a Sept. 7, 2010, letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-IA) offers support and suggestions regarding efforts to eliminate "wasteful" Defense Department spending.

In a Sept. 9, 2010, Air Force staff memo, the service announces the retirement of Gen. Carrol Chandler as vice chief of staff and the nomination of Lt. Gen. Philip Breedlove to replace Chandler. It also announces the appointments of Lt. Gen. William Shelton to become head of Air Force Space Command; Lt. Gen. Herbert Carlisle to become deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and requirements; Maj. Gen. Stanley Kresge to Thirteenth Air Force, Pacific Air Forces commander; and Lt. Gen. Richard Newton to become assistant vice chief of staff and director of the Air Staff.

On Sept. 8, 2010, Office of the Defense Representative-Pakistan Navy Vice Adm. Michael LeFever discussed developments in Pakistan.

In a July 30, 2010, letter, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Integration Peter Verga describes Cooperative Threat Reduction plans.

The Sept. 1, 2010, memo provides guidance regarding the disestablishment of the Pentagon's networks and information integration office.

The September 2010 Army Joint Integrated Analysis Tool (JIAT) User Guide is an overview of JIAT and how to use the website and client to help perform cost estimating and analysis.

In an Aug. 24, 2010, memo, Army Secretary John McHugh discusses the fiscal year 2010 Statement of Assurance on Internal Controls as required under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1982.

The June 2010 Defense Department report to Congress "includes specific performance indicators and measures of progress toward political, economic, and security stability in Iraq."

In a Sept. 8, 2010 statement, Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-CT) applauds South Korea's "principled set of sanctions it announced in response to Iran's continued violation of its international nonproliferation obligations."

In a Sept. 8, 2010, notice reprinted in the Federal Register, the Defense Department announces it is "adopting as final, without change, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009, to improve the organization and procedures of DOD for the acquisition of major weapon systems."

In a Sept. 8, 2010, notice reprinted in the Federal Register, the Defense Department announces it is "adopting as final, with minor editorial corrections, an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, section 811, entitled 'Requirements Applicable to Multiyear Contracts for the Procurement of Major Systems of the Department of Defense.'"

The Sept. 2, 2010, Congressional Research Service report updates the total cost of Iraq, Afghanistan and other global war on terror operations since Sept. 11, 2001.

On Aug. 16, 2010,  Navy Secretary Ray Mabus discussed the costs and dangers of fossil fuels and the promise of cleaner and more secure energy supplies.

On Sept. 7, 2010, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs discussed the upcoming United Nations general assembly meeting and developments in Afghanistan.

Raytheon's open architecture Total Ship Computing Environment (TSCE), the integrated mission ystem for the DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer, recently passed a key technology readiness assessment, according to a Sept. 7, 2010, company statement.

The June 29, 2010, Army report studies the advisability and feasibility of installing Hybrid Electric powertrains as part of any Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) for Tactical Wheeled Vehicles.

The September 2007 case study by the Center for Technology and National Security Policy discusses the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet and "the consolidation of networks by outsourcing."

The July 2010 Army document provides an overview of the recommendations made by retired Lt. Gen. William Reno to improve the performance of Army processes and organizations.

The Aug. 23, 2010, briefing slides provide an overview of the Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office's activities.

The Navy Amended Justification and Approval, approved by a senior procurement executive on April 1, 2010, awards a contract on a sole-source basis to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services, (HPES) formerly Electronic Data Systems (EDS) Corp. for Navy and Marine Corps information technology (IT) and engineering services required to effect an uninterrupted transition from NMCI-provided services to NGEN-provided services.

On Sept. 2, 2010, the Missile Defense Agency released a second set of draft request for proposal documents for the agency's Next-Generation Aegis Missile Defense effort. Includes the request for proposals, a draft statement of objectives, a government-furnished information list, a Sept. 3 acronym list, an "Organizational Conflict of Interest Policy Memo #51," an "Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors" document, an "evaluation factors for award" document, a Contract Data Requirements List and a Sept. 2, 2010, PCO letter.

In an Aug. 28, 2010, announcement posted on Federal Business Opportunities, the Navy announces it is "seeking to develop propulsion and power system prognostic, diagnostic, and health monitoring technologies to improve aircraft safety, reliability, maintainability, affordability, and availability."

In an Aug. 16, 2010, broad agency announcement posted on Federal Business Opportunities, the Navy announces it is "investigating currently available industry solutions to address the Government’s needs for Automation, Monitoring and Control (AM&C) of Navy surface ship External Communications (EXCOMMS)."

In a Sept. 2, 2010, request for information posted on Federal Business Opportunities, the Navy announces it is requesting information from industry on "technologies that could be adapted to existing targeting systems to provide a unique set of signature metrics for a typical target in a complex environment."

In a Sept. 3, 2010, statement, Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-CT) praised Japan for adopting a package of new sanctions against Iran for its "continued violation of its international obligations under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty."

On Sept. 2, 2010, Regional Command Southwest commander Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Richard Mills discussed developments in Afghanistan.

In a Sept. 3, 2010, notice posted on Federal Business Opportunities, the Army announces it is requesting information from industry on an unmanned ground vehicle that requires a "surrogate, squad-sized unmanned platform" primarily designed to serve as a utility and cargo transport for dismounted small-unit operations.

The Aug. 13, 2010, Air Force Global Strike Command B-52 intelligence operations guidance memo "outlines the procedures applicable to B-52 intelligence operations."

The Aug. 30, 2010, Air Force instruction "prescribes the procedures and responsibilities associated with the implementation of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (AFISRA) Flight Plan Process in accordance with (IAW) Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF) and Headquarters (HQ) AF/A2 guidance and direction."

In a July 23, 2010, request for information posted on Federal Business Opportunities, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announces it is seeking information from industry regarding the simultaneous preservation of data privacy and security for social network data being collected for military, government and commercial purposes. Also includes a Sept. 2 amended RFI.

In a Sept. 1, 2010, broad agency announcement posted on Federal Business Opportunities, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announces it is seeking proposals on the "development of next-generation sensors for fields, forces and time building upon established control and readout techniques from atomic physics."

In an Aug. 31, 2010, broad agency announcement posted on Federal Business Opportunities, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announces it is soliciting "innovative research and development (R&D) proposals in the area of Cognitive radio Low-energy signal Analysis Sensor Integrated Circuits (CLASIC), a thrust within the DARPA Adaptive RF Technology (ART) program." Also includes a "Penta" chart.

In an Aug. 25, 2010, broad agency announcement posted on Federal Business Opportunities, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announces it is "soliciting novel approaches to insider threat detection that greatly increase the accuracy, rate and speed of detection and that impede the ability of adversaries to operate within government and military interest networks." Also includes a notice for a Proposers' Day Workshop.

In an Aug. 16, 2010, notice posted on Federal Business Opportunities, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announces it will conduct a briefing to the potential proposer community for a planned Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the System F6 program on Sept. 30, 2010.

In an Aug. 11, 2010, broad agency announcement posted on Federal Business Opportunities, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announces it is seeking information from industry to "lay the groundwork for the development of a foundry-style manufacturing capability -- taking as input a verified system design specified in an appropriate metalanguage -- capable of rapid reconfiguration to accommodate a wide range of design variability and specifically targeted at the fabrication of military ground vehicles."

In an Aug. 31, 2010, letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-CA), House Armed Services readiness subcommittee Ranking Member Randy Forbes (R-VA) and House Armed Services oversight and investigations subcommittee Rob Wittman (R-VA) demand documents related to the legalities of the decision to close the U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM). Also includes a Forbes statement.