Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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.
With approximately 70 percent of the Army's combat platforms reliant upon space-based capabilities and adversaries honing their disruptive capabilities, the service is working to enhance its defenses and pursue alternatives.
The second iteration of the Strategic Portfolio Analysis Review is "moving along" and on track to finish as scheduled, according to Maj. Gen. John Ferrari.
The Army today announced a new billet for a key acquisition official, shifting his focus from the ground vehicle portfolio to the service’s network and communications platforms.
The outgoing commander of U.S. Army Europe is pleased with its progress on improving interoperability with multinational partners, but intends for the command to better integrate into NATO in 2018.
Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Army.
The success of the Army's effort to revamp its network infrastructure will depend on the level of flexibility granted by a historically skeptical Congress, according to a service official.
The Senate's top appropriator aims to increase the Army's buying power in fiscal year 2018, adding more than $4.1 billion to the service's procurement account in the chairman's mark released Nov. 21.
The Army has released a request for proposals for the newest incarnation of its Logistics Civil Augmentation Program, known as LOGCAP V, which has a maximum potential value of $82 billion over 10 years.
A series of new directives from Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy elaborates on Army leaders' plans to reform the acquisition process.
As the Army works to reform acquisition, senior leaders are seeking greater flexibility with appropriated funds -- a push that could meet with resistance in Congress.
Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Army.
The Senate's top appropriator appears poised to enable the Army to adjust its network strategy in fiscal year 2018 -- a move that could put his panel at odds with its House counterpart, as well as authorizers from both chambers.
The Army has finalized its requirements for a new vehicle to bolster its infantry brigade combat teams, issuing a long-awaited request for proposals for the Mobile Protected Firepower program.
Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Army.
While the Army has increased its presence in Europe through the heel-to-toe rotation of armored brigade combat teams and combat aviation brigades, the service's chief of staff believes further enhancements could be warranted.
The end-strength increase provided in the fiscal year 2018 defense policy bill is "acceptable" to the Army and would help reduce risk, according to the service's chief of staff.
The Senate today confirmed Mark Esper to serve as Army secretary on an 89 to 6 vote, providing the Defense Department with a full complement of service secretaries.
The Army is working to address an "architecture challenge" with respect to its network, but senior leaders emphasized that changes will not happen overnight.
A trio of factors -- people, technology and partnerships -- will determine the course of future cyber conflicts, according to the head of Army Cyber Command.
As the Army prepares for a potential near-peer adversary, the service is seeking industry input on ways to harden its communications and network infrastructure against advanced threats.