Monday, November 10, 2025
The Army is preparing to tap a mix of flexible procurement authorities in an effort to generate a "predictable demand signal" and fully leverage the capacity of the U.S. industrial base as it pursues an ambitious plan to buy 1 million drones over the next two to three years, according to a service official.
The Defense Department is overhauling its acquisition system to prioritize speed and transform its relationship with defense contractors, particularly the largest ones. But questions over cost, competition and government leverage are likely to shadow the effort as policies roll out in the coming months.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in an address at the National War College that directed an ambitious overhaul of the Pentagon's infamously bureaucratic acquisition system, told senior executives from the world's largest defense companies that they will "fade away" if they do not move faster, deliver at greater scale and "assume risk."
As the 4th Infantry Division gears its next-generation network prototype toward validation testing at Project Convergence Capstone 6 next summer, it's quickly turning up the complexity through the Army's Ivy Sting event series, senior leaders told reporters this week.
The National Defense Information Sharing and Analysis Center has released a guide to help contractors meet requirements for the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program by using virtual desktop infrastructure.
The Army has issued a broad agency announcement for research and development into manned and unmanned drive systems within rotorcraft engines, such as corrosion-resistant gearbox housings, lubrication systems as well as artificial intelligence and machine learning for "drive system prognostics."
Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee today called on President Trump's nominee for director of the Pentagon's cost assessment and program evaluation office to scale back some of CAPE's activities, asserting that it has become focused on advocacy over analysis.
The Army is preparing to tap a mix of flexible procurement authorities in an effort to generate a "predictable demand signal" and fully leverage the capacity of the U.S. industrial base as it pursues an ambitious plan to buy 1 million drones over the next two to three years, according to a service official.
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today asked the Trump administration's nominee for director of cost assessment and program evaluation to examine the Navy and Marine Corps' amphibious warship plans, saying there is daylight between the two services on amphib force structure.
As the 4th Infantry Division gears its next-generation network prototype toward validation testing at Project Convergence Capstone 6 next summer, it's quickly turning up the complexity through the Army's Ivy Sting event series, senior leaders told reporters this week.
The Army is preparing to tap a mix of flexible procurement authorities in an effort to generate a "predictable demand signal" and fully leverage the capacity of the U.S. industrial base as it pursues an ambitious plan to buy 1 million drones over the next two to three years, according to a service official.
The Army is preparing to tap a mix of flexible procurement authorities in an effort to generate a "predictable demand signal" and fully leverage the capacity of the U.S. industrial base as it pursues an ambitious plan to buy 1 million drones over the next two to three years, according to a service official.
The annual defense authorization bill is moving forward, with House and Senate staff working to reconcile their respective legislation since late August, according to House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA).
