Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
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Lee Hudson | Sept. 20, 2017
The Navy will seek an additional $600 million in operations and maintenance funding from Congress to pay repair bills for both the Fitzgerald (DDG-62) and the John S. McCain (DDG-56), according to Navy Secretary Richard Spencer.
Justin Doubleday | Sept. 20, 2017
The head of U.S. strategic forces says he would prefer Congress pass a lower defense budget on time, rather than extending a stopgap continuing resolution beyond December, even if doing so could result in a higher budget midway through the fiscal year.
Justin Doubleday | Sept. 20, 2017
This year's defense policy bill is unlikely to include authorization for a new base realignment and closure round, after leaders on the Senate Armed Services Committee dropped an expected push for such a provision.
Justin Doubleday | Sept. 20, 2017
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has tasked a group of senior leaders from Defense Department innovation organizations with developing a plan to accelerate DOD's acquisition of cloud computing technologies.
Justin Katz | Sept. 20, 2017
Accelerating the transition of 31 Super Hornet aircraft to the Navy reserve combat air fleet over two years would cost $2.3 billion, according to a report viewed by Inside the Navy.
Courtney McBride | Sept. 20, 2017
As the Defense Department braces for another continuing resolution, the Army's deputy chief of staff for programs says the stopgap funding measure's harm should not be downplayed.
Connie Lee | Sept. 20, 2017
The Army is pursuing a prototype project to examine an amphibious, robotic, all-terrain vehicle capability, according to a Sept. 11 request for proposals released on Federal Business Opportunities.
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has tasked a group of senior leaders from Defense Department innovation organizations with developing a plan to accelerate DOD's acquisition of cloud computing technologies.
The Navy last month, as part of a Pentagon-wide package, sent the White House a list of programs from the fiscal year 2018 budget request the service identified as needing a waiver so that work could progress under a continuing resolution.
The Air Force estimates it would cost $1.7 billion to convert 34 older-model F-22 training jets to an operational configuration that is homogeneous with today's Block 30 Raptor fleet.
Army senior leaders will spend fiscal year 2018 laying the groundwork for potential new programs, even though it will require them to devote fewer resources to improving existing systems, according to the service's deputy chief of staff (G-8).
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said today he wants to establish more robust lines of communication between the Pentagon and the defense industry.
As the Defense Department braces for another continuing resolution, the Army's deputy chief of staff for programs says the stopgap funding measure's harm should not be downplayed.
Following multiple collisions in U.S. 7th Fleet, Naval Surface Forces commander Vice Adm. Thomas Rowden is calling for changes in the service's focus, according to a new notice.
President Trump intends to nominate Thomas Harker, a Department of Veterans Affairs official, to serve as assistant secretary of the Navy for financial management and comptroller, the White House announced Friday.
The Navy said today it is delaying the Next Generation Enterprise Network recompete by about five months to implement a new "sprint" contract development process.
The Army is pursuing a prototype project to examine an amphibious, robotic, all-terrain vehicle capability, according to a Sept. 11 request for proposals released on Federal Business Opportunities.
