April 26, 2024

New DoD Procurement Guidelines Coming

The Pentagon will soon unveil new procurement guidelines called “Better Buying Power 3.0” that calls for removing obstacles to buying commercial items.

MMOWGLI: The Game is On

The NAWCAD 2030 Strategic MMOWGLI Game opens Sept. 8, 2014 and will run for 14 days, 24 hours a day. The game is open.

F-35 Testing Could be Delayed

The F-35 program chief warns there is a danger of missing deadlines if his test fleet of aircraft are not flying regularly by the end of the month.

X-47B UCAS Completes Testing

The Navy’s X-47B UCAS completed its final test aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt and returned to its home base at NAS Pax River after eight days at sea.

MQ-4C Tritons Coming to PAX

MQ-4C Triton UAS’s will fly cross-country to NAS Pax River this fall after completing testing in California.

UCLASS RFP Release Imminent

X-47B UCAS-D on USS Truman

NAVAIR says the UCLASS RFP will be released after a final senior DoD review and approval scheduled to occur over the next three weeks.

Crowd Sourcing NAWCAD’s Strategic Plan

Crowd sourcing the strategic plan for the Naval Air Warfare Center through a game of cards containing messages only 140 characters each? Yes.

NAWCAD Crowd Sourcing its Strategic Plan

The premise of Crowd Sourcing is simple: Two heads are better than one. MMOWGLI takes that premise to a virtual scale to address even ‘Wicked Problems’; NAWCAD seeks a MMOWGLI strategic plan.

Innovate Within Contracting System

While waiting for Congressional acquisition reform, experts believe there’s a lot of freedom to innovate within the existing federal contracting system.

UCLASS Decision Coming Soon

UCLASS

A decision on whether the UCLASS aircraft will be primarily a scout or a bomber could be made this month.