April 19, 2024

White House Misses Sequestration Deadline

Pentagon Capitol

Congress wants a report on how the White House plans to make sequestration defense cuts.

Jacques Gansler: Go Slow on Acquisitions Reform

Jacques Gansler

Former undersecretary of defense for Clinton warns the Pentagon not to repeat past mistakes.

Pentagon Holds Up JSF Testing Plan

F-35C JSF Pax hangar

The head of Operational Test and Evaluation wants the JSF program to determine how it is going to test the aircraft’s electronics.

Pentagon Creates Acquisitions ‘Fast Lane’

tigershark uav

Warfighter Senior Integration Group will replace the Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell for quick turnaround projects.

Government Workers Could Face the First Job Cuts

pink slip

Sequestration is likely to cost DoD jobs before it impacts contractors, analysts say.

V-22 Crash Pilots Face Discipline Hearing

v-22 osprey landing

Pilot error and a strong tailwind are blamed for this year’s Morocco crash.

Pentagon Abandons BRAC Plans for Now

Pentagon aerial

DoD will pursue overseas base closures instead.

Rear Adm. Winter Takes Command at PEO(U&W)

PEO(U&W) command change

Rear Adm. Shannon retires from service at Pax River ceremony.

DoD Gets a ‘B’ for Clear Writing; VA Gets an ‘F’

report card

The Center for Plain Language gives the Pentagon a passing grade for writing clearly, but fails the Veterans Administration.

Washington Locked in Sequestration Frustration

capitol hill

Two million jobs could be on the line as Congress faces down the sequestration deadline this week.