Over the next six to 12 months, the Obama administration plans to eliminate U.S. Joint Forces Command and major Pentagon offices that handle computer networks, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced today.
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Over the next six to 12 months, the Obama administration plans to eliminate U.S. Joint Forces Command and major Pentagon offices that handle computer networks, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced today.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is seeking Congress' consent to spend nearly $40 million on new military aid to allied troops in Afghanistan and international counterterrorism forces around the globe.
The Pentagon's acquisition directorate is slated this week to consider whether the Common Missile Warning System should re-enter the acquisition process following problems with soaring costs.
Politicians in the Netherlands reached an informal deal today to form a right-wing government, which is "good news" for Dutch defense initiatives and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, according to Lt. Col. Marcel de Haas, a Dutch military officer and a senior research fellow at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael in The Hague.
The Pentagon has commissioned a new Defense Science Board study to steer investment decisions on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for counterinsurgency operations.
The co-chairmen of a high-profile advisory panel, commissioned by Congress to prepare an independent assessment of the latest Quadrennial Defense Review, declined to wade into the debate between Congress and the Pentagon over the need for a second Joint Strike Fighter engine but strongly endorsed competition in situations where two potential suppliers would "get prices down."
The Defense Business Board is recommending Defense Secretary Robert Gates eliminate U.S. Joint Forces Command and the Pentagon's networking directorate, merge the Joint Staff with Gates' office and implement a hiring freeze.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates' big push for efficiencies is "not a budget drill," but instead is about "turning fat into muscle," Pentagon industrial policy chief Brett Lambert told defense industry representatives today at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Curious which acquisition programs will face Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES) reviews in July and in the months to come?
Pentagon officials will huddle with the defense industry Thursday morning at the Center for Strategic and International Studies to discuss the internal process behind the department's push for efficiencies.
In an internal memo signed today, Defense Department acquisition chief Ashton Carter lays out his blueprint for eliminating inefficiencies in the $400 billion that DOD spends annually on contracts for weapons, products and services.
Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter reiterated today the shipbuilding sector has excess capacity that ought to be eliminated. Industry should look to close "excess facilities," he told reporters -- without naming specific shipyards.
Pentagon acquisition executive Ashton Carter is slated to meet with defense industry executives Monday to discuss the department's efforts to cut costs.
President Obama’s big meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan, which could decide the fate of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, is scheduled to wrap up shortly after 1 p.m., according to the administration.
The New York Times reports that Gen. Stanley McChrystal met with President Obama privately for about 20 minutes this morning -- and then the general left the White House before today's scheduled major meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan, which he had been slated to attend.
President Obama has accepted the resignation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, and replaced him with U.S. Central Command chief Gen. David Petraeus.
Michigan-based small business Advanced Defense Vehicle Systems has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office after the Army rejected its proposal for the multibillion-dollar Ground Combat Vehicle program.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has released a statement on Gen. Stanley McChrystal's profile in Rolling Stone magazine:
Defense Secretary Robert Gates made the decision on the Marine Corps' new leadership team official Monday evening.
Talks in the Netherlands aimed at creating a right-wing Dutch government broke down today, raising the likelihood of a more left-wing government, deeper defense cuts and greater opposition to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, according to a Dutch military officer.