DOD Systems Engineering Experts See More F-35 Software Delays
Inside the Pentagon, May 17, 2012 -- The Defense Department's systems engineering experts expect more delays in the development of complex software essential for the operation of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, according to a previously unreported Pentagon assessment provided to lawmakers.
House Authorizers Concerned About 'Concurrency' Risks In Missile Defense
Inside the Pentagon covers what matters most at the Defense Department: acquisition and strategic policy, the war on terror, budget and program developments, campaigns abroad and Pentagon leadership decisions, among many other topics.
Our NewslettersHouse Appropriators Rap Pentagon For Reliance On Reprogrammings; $15.1 Billion In FY-11
DefenseAlert, May 16, 2012 -- House appropriators issued a stern rebuke of the Pentagon's fiscal management in a report citing "a disturbing degradation" of the system established more than four decades ago for constructing and executing Defense Department budgets.
DOCUMENT: House Appropriations Committee Draft FY-13 Defense Spending Report
Odierno Rejects House Panel's Restrictions On End-Strength Cuts
DefenseAlert, May 16, 2012 -- Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno today pushed back against language proposed by the Republican-controlled House Armed Services Committee that would interfere with the Obama administration's plans to reduce the size of the ground service.
Schwartz: Air Force F-35B Buy Unlikely
DefenseAlert, May 16, 2012 -- The Air Force does not have the resources or the need to buy the F-35B, the short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing version of the Joint Strike Fighter developed for the Marine Corps, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said today.
Pentagon Expects Wave Of Sidewinder Block II Orders In FY-12, FY-13
DefenseAlert, May 16, 2012 -- The Defense Department expects a near-term surge in foreign military sales of its premier short-range, air-to-air missile, the Sidewinder Block II, which could net Raytheon orders for as many as 883 additional missiles for 10 nations, according to military officials and documents.
Congressional Source: Pentagon Considering Third HTV-2 Test Flight
Inside the Pentagon, May 10, 2012 -- The Pentagon is considering a third flight of an unmanned, rocket-launched, hypersonic air vehicle that prematurely crashed into the Pacific Ocean during its first two test runs, according to a congressional source.
- House Panel Proposes Multibillion-Dollar Procurement Boost For DOD
- Joint NATO-Russia Command Of Missile Shield Favored In Simulated Drill
- Lawmakers Want Cost-Imposing Strategies To Turn The Tables On China, Iran
- Navy Sets Terms For NGEN Competition, Allows $408 Million For New Hardware
- Navy Releases Final RFP For Next-Gen Enterprise Network
- DOD's FY-11 Report On Developmental Testing And Systems Engineering
- House Appropriations Committee Draft FY-13 Defense Spending Report
- Gen. Odierno's 5/16/2012 Pentagon Briefing
- DOD 5/16/2012 Daily Contracts List
- Statement Of Administration Policy On The House's FY-13 Defense Authorization Bill
- Submitted Amendments To FY-13 House Defense Authorization Bill
GAO Report On The National Guard's State Partnership Program
Senate 5/9/2012 Hearing On The Coast Guard's FY-13 Budget
Army Memo On Supplemental Policy for UAS Ops In The National Airspace System
Appropriators: DOD Should Submit Detailed Cyber Budget Documents
Bill Would Require DOD To Submit Annual Unfunded-Priorities Lists
DOD Working On Financial Management Exchange Pilot, ERP Efforts
Navy Sets Terms For NGEN Competition, Allows $408 Million For New Hardware
Navy Releases Final RFP For Next-Gen Enterprise Network
Lockheed Decides Against Solo Bid on Navy Next-Gen Network, Joins HP Team
New: Defense Budget Alerts
Sign up to be emailed whenever budget news breaks. more info
Sign up for one month of free, no-obligation access to InsideDefense.com.
Lawmakers want to turn the tables on China, Iran; amendments submitted for House floor debate on FY-13 defense authorization bill; the F/A-18E/F fleet to fly much longer than originally forecast and much more.
05/16/2012Coast Guarding
The Senate Appropriations homeland security subcommittee yesterday approved fiscal year 2013 funding legislation totaling $45.2 billion, $1 billion below the previous year's enacted level, according to a subcomittee statement. Out of that, the spending bill includes . . .
05/15/2012Veto Threat
The Obama administration late this afternoon threatened a presidential veto if the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill includes provisions proposed by House lawmakers on nuclear weapons policy and detainee matters. According to today's statement of . . .
05/15/2012Thumb's Up
The Senate Armed Services Committee announced this afternoon that it was able to form a quorum and favorably reported out the following civilian Defense Department nominations: Frank Kendall III to be Under Secretary of Defense for . . .
Inside the Pentagon won awards in 2011 from the National Press Club and the Washington, DC, chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, respectively, for reporting on the Defense Department's failure to put required cockpit voice recorders on V-22 Ospreys and for a series of stories on DOD's auditing problems. Read the stories and all of our award-winning coverage from prior years.