Proteus Technologies has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office over an Army contract vehicle worth up to $37 billion.
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Courtney McBride was the managing editor of Inside the Army until May 2018. She previously worked for Hotline and National Journal. A native of the Philadelphia area, she studied the modern Middle East at the University of Pennsylvania.
Proteus Technologies has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office over an Army contract vehicle worth up to $37 billion.
The Army, which is currently conducting non-developmental item testing on a trio of active protection systems for its combat vehicles, ultimately expects to hold a competition among U.S. industry for the technology, according to the service’s chief of staff.
A pair of Army two-stars has been nominated for promotion to lieutenant general.
The Army is seeking industry input on the mission systems architecture demonstration component of a key aviation science and technology effort, according to a solicitation on Federal Business Opportunities.
The effort to resource, train and equip Iraqi security forces is evolving to suit the growing capabilities of the partner country, according to an Army official.
The Government Accountability Office has denied a bid protest filed by Glock Inc. over the contract award for the Army's next sidearm.
The Army seeks to launch a new program of record in fiscal year 2018 that would "leverage" efforts by the Defense Department's Strategic Capabilities Office to develop a hypervelocity projectile that can use the service's existing gun systems.
Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Army.
The Army has prepared a list of $12.7 billion in unfunded requirements in fiscal year 2018, dedicating $4.9 billion to the top priorities highlighted by service leadership and $3.1 billion to growing the force.
The Army plans to spend $20 million in fiscal year 2018 to facilitate development of short-range air defense capabilities for its maneuver formations -- a key deficiency highlighted by service leaders.
The president's budget request for fiscal year 2018 includes $4.6 billion for Army aircraft procurement, with multiyear buys of the AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk dominating the spending.
The fiscal year 2017 appropriation "stopped the bleeding" for the Army, and the FY-18 budget request should serve as a foundation for future growth, the service's chief of staff said last week.
Two senior Army leaders told lawmakers last week the service is prioritizing critical capability gaps as it budgets for the coming year.
Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Army.
Army senior leadership is conducting a "rigorous review" of the service's communications and network backbone, as Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has "serious, hard questions" about its reliability, survivability and interoperability.
The Army is tapping a wartime account intended to deter Russia for over $1 billion to bolster its armored brigade combat teams in Europe. The move, however, is spurring concerns the Army is going well beyond the intended purpose of the supplemental fund.
The Army remains challenged to maintain the relevance of its aging platforms and fund needed modernization efforts, according to the deputy chief of staff (G-8).
The "sustainment community is out front" in the effort to "fundamentally transform [the Army] into a leaner, more efficient force that maintains overmatch at the [brigade combat team] level," according to the service's chief of transportation.
The Army is working to augment its intelligence corps with a small cadre of soldiers with unique skill sets to further enable maneuver units, according to the service's deputy chief of staff (G-2).
Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Army.