McCain Keeps Pushing New Acquisition Rules
“Outrageous overruns” and failures in Pentagon procurement do not reflect “concerns of the taxpayers of America,” says Sen. McCain.
Number of Furlough Days Reduced from 22 to 14
The Pentagon scales back furlough days, even as one of its unions asks it to cancel them all together.
Senate Struggles to Prevent Shutdown Before Break
A continuing resolution bill is still winding its way through as Congress prepares to leave for two weeks.
Defense Cuts Could Cost Navy New Aircraft
Under sequestration, the Poseidon, Super Hornet and Joint Strike Fighter programs would all lose some new aircraft.
Morning Coffee: Kudos to the KMAX
Vice Adm. David Architzel praises the performance of the KMAX unmanned helicopter during its Afghanistan deployment.
Pax River Could Benefit from Cargo UAV Boom
Pax River has a role to play and an economic opportunity to seize in cargo drones, according to Dr. Mary Cummings.
Movement to Stop Sequestration Stalls
Some industry leaders start talking about new opportunities, rather than job losses.
Navy Putting $50 Million into Small Business Funding
Rapid Innovation Fund provides up to $3 million for small projects.
F-35 Orders Pile Up as Lockheed Strike Drags On
Lockheed Martin gets a half billion more to start building new F-35s and brings on workers to replace strikers.
