March 28, 2024

Acquisitions So Slow, Technology Bypasses DoD

Officials worry the Pentagon will fall behind as cyber- and robotics inventors go commercial to avoid stalling in government acquisition procedures.

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Marines Take Their F-35s in July, Glitches or Not

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The Marines F-35 Program Manager made clear last week, whatever fixes are still needed on the JSF in July, the Marines will work around them.

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McCain: UCLASS Should Carry 2-Ton Payload

Sen. McCain writes DefSec Carter: turn UCLASS mission from reconnaissance to strike.

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Minefields at Sea Remain a Threat

Inexpensive minefields at sea can wreak destruction well beyond their cost.

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More Hornets & F-35s: Navy’s Unfunded Priorities

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If there is more money in the 2016 budget, the Navy wants fighter jets higher on the unfunded priorities list

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Pentagon Says Weapon Program Costs are Falling

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DoD’s Selected Acquisitions Reports (SARs) are out for Dec. 2013 – Dec. 2014 and show some details of the Pentagon’s report of declining weapon costs.

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GOP Budget & Defense Hawks Look to War Fund

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Republicans seek full DoD funding by bulking up the Overseas Contingency Operations fund, but Pentagon officials and Democrats balk.

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MQ-1 Predator Lost in NW Syria

US military personnel lost control of an MQ-1 Predator above northwest Syria; NATO sends six ships to maneuvers in the Black Sea.

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BRAC Costs too Much for This Year’s Budget

House Armed Services Committee Chair Mac Thornberry (R-TX) opposes a new round of BRACs, saying, DoD still hasn’t broken even on the 2005 BRAC.

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Cybersecurity Info-Sharing Bill Leaves Committee

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Senate Select Committee on Intelligence suggests incentives will gain private firms’ cooperation with the government.

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