Jason Simpson

Jason Simpson was an Inside the Air Force reporter with Inside Defense until December 2009.

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Daily News | September 8, 2008

An Air Force communications satellite has suffered a cost breach so significant that the defense secretary must certify that the asset is needed for national security, the air service announced today.

Daily News | June 27, 2008

The scheduled August 2009 shoot-down demonstration of the Airborne Laser will not by itself be enough to prove the weapon meets requirements, the commander of the program office said today in Washington.

Daily News | June 3, 2008

The Defense Department has laid out a monthly milestone system for the Joint Strike Fighter program, in which the prime contractor Lockheed Martin will be fined $10 million every month it is behind schedule, the Pentagon's top weapons-buyer told lawmakers today.

Daily News | May 16, 2008

The Air Force has chosen Lockheed Martin to develop the next-generation navigation satellite constellation, continuing Boeing's recent slump in high-profile military contract competitions.

Daily News | May 15, 2008

The Air Force today chose Lockheed Martin to develop the next-generation navigation satellite constellation, continuing Boeing's recent slump in high-profile military contract competitions.

Daily News | May 9, 2008

Pentagon acquisition executive John Young signed an acquisition decision memorandum today for the Air Force's Global Positioning System III program, clearing the way for the air service to award a contract for the next-generation navigation satellite constellation.

Daily News | May 7, 2008

The House Armed Services air and land forces subcommittee today recommended that $523 million be set aside in the fiscal year 2009 defense authorization bill for the advance procurement of 20 F-22A Raptors.

Daily News | April 28, 2008

A delay in the contract award for the first block of the GPS III constellation has caused a slip in the next-generation navigation satellite's program start, according to a service spokeswoman.

Daily News | April 21, 2008

The Air Force has pushed back by at least two weeks its decision on the next-generation Global Positioning System contract award, according to a recent service statement.

Daily News | April 14, 2008

The Defense Acquisition Board is scheduled to review the status of the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle program this week.

Daily News | April 9, 2008

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- In the era of operationally responsive space, combatant commands will need more space expertise in order to efficiently utilize ORS assets, according to a U.S. Strategic Command official.

Daily News | April 1, 2008

The Defense Department needs a collaborative space strategy that extends beyond the Pentagon and the intelligence community to include commercial and allied users, the chief of Air Force Space Command said today.

Daily News | February 22, 2008

The Defense Department inspector general's office will be determining whether changes to the Air Force's hotly contested combat search and rescue replacement helicopter contract were made in accordance within applicable DOD acquisition guidelines, according to a Feb. 19 audit announcement obtained by Inside the Air Force.

Daily News | February 13, 2008

Stating that an F-22A Raptor buy cap of 183 "still leaves risk," the Air Force is committed to purchasing the 381 it says it needs to meet its warfighting requirements, even if it comes from other service programs, according to the head of Air Force Materiel Command.

Daily News | February 8, 2008

The Pentagon has delayed a Defense Acquisition Board meeting scheduled Feb. 11 regarding F-35 Joint Strike Fighter low-rate initial production, Inside the Air Force has learned.

Daily News | February 4, 2008

The Pentagon is requesting $240 million for space situational awareness programs in its fiscal year 2009 budget, a 21 percent increase from the $190 million projected last year.

Daily News | December 27, 2007

The Air Force Research Laboratory and Northrop Grumman have begun a four-year project to explore the use of new composites of thermal protection systems on reusable space vehicles, which could reduce the weight of spacecraft by 35 percent, program officials tell Inside the Air Force.

Daily News | December 27, 2007

The Air Force Research Laboratory and Northrop Grumman have begun a four-year project to explore the use of new composites of thermal protection systems on reusable space vehicles, which could reduce the weight of spacecraft by 35 percent, program officials tell Inside the Air Force.

Daily News | November 6, 2007

Congressional conferees today quashed a plan to fold an additional $50 billion into the $459.6 billion fiscal year 2008 defense appropriations bill to finance wartime operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, opting to allocate those dollars in separate legislation expected to be considered later this week.

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