Sunday, October 6, 2024
Sebastian Sprenger was the chief editor of Inside the Army until May 2016, where he primarily reported on land warfare and associated budgets, policies and technologies. A native of Siegen, Germany, he got is start in journalism at the now-defunct Westfälische Rundschau in Kreuztal. He studied at Universität Trier and elsewhere.
A clause in the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contracting strategy allowing losing bidders the chance to unseat incumbent companies later on has paid off, making such a provision attractive for other Army programs, according to the service's acting acquisition chief.
The Army's science and technology efforts are due for a facelift amid budget pressures at home and service preparations for a post-Iraq and post-Afghanistan future, according to Army officials and defense observers.
Navistar Defense, one of the losing contenders for a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contract, has filed a bid protest with the Government Accountability Office, Inside the Army has learned.
While the advent of military robotic technology may not be a game-changing development, efforts to make such systems much smaller could amount to such a leap, according participants in an Office of the Secretary of Defense-sponsored workshop that took place at the Army War College earlier this month.
Army leaders have sprinkled into their new five-year spending plan a raft of initiatives aimed at establishing a stronger ground service footing in the Asia-Pacific region, according to officials familiar with the proposal.
Sharon Burke, the Defense Department's first overseer of energy-efficiency plans, has certified the Army's fiscal year 2013 budget plan as adequate for achieving military energy goals, but expressed concerns over the service's future vehicle fleet and attention paid to energy in requirements-formulation and acquisition.
Army officials have declined to say what led to an apparent change of heart about the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance Surveillance System, raising questions as to who advocated for the construction of two additional aircraft under the already-canceled program.
“The Army has global responsibilities that require large technological advantages to prevail decisively in combat -- 'technological overmatch,' if you will.”
The Defense Department should elevate the job of overseeing Army forces in the Pacific to a four-star job, putting that official in a better position to forge partnerships with high-ranking military leaders from across the region, according a congressionally mandated assessment of DOD policies.
Defense Department officials have released new guidelines for the services to compute the energy cost associated with their weapon systems, creating a common framework for choosing between investments at a time when key Army programs are reaching decision points.
Holdups with an Army effort to recapitalize Panther-class Medium Mine Protected Vehicles are enabling Defense Department leaders to spend $85 million from program coffers to pay other bills, according to a recent reprogramming request sent to lawmakers for approval.
Defense officials are preparing an omnibus reprogramming request for fiscal year 2012 to cover unexpected costs, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee this morning.
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has placed a hold on the nomination of Heidi Shyu to become the Army's acquisition executive, the senator's office has confirmed.
The Defense Logistics Agency last Friday announced a slate of contracts with fuel suppliers, which totaled $2.4 billion.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno today pushed back against language proposed by the Republican-controlled House Armed Services Committee that would interfere with the Obama administration's plans to reduce the size of the ground service.
A simulated exercise with NATO and Russian missile-defense assets showed improved effectiveness against attacks when the former Cold-War enemies synchronized their operations in a single command-and-control center, according to the summary of a draft after-action report of the event.
It's beginning to look dicey for the Medium Extended Air Defense System, after House defense appropriators yesterday zeroed out the administration's $400 million request for the program.
Six Republican lawmakers sent a letter to House Appropriations defense subcommittee Chairman Bill Young (R-FL) late last month asking to fund the Medium Extended Air Defense System at the requested level of $400 million in fiscal year 2013.
Service officials are preparing an examination of Army-owned industrial base capabilities this summer, a drill that could generate significant interest among lawmakers who are keeping tabs on the topic with an eye on installations in their respective states, according to officials and documents.<
House authorizers are proposing to defund the Medium Extended Air Defense System, according to the panel's just-released mark of the fiscal year 2013 defense bill.