Tuesday, April 23, 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.
Before President-elect Barack Obama takes office next month, Defense Department officials hope to finish work on a series of security-related, what-if scenarios that could shape the incoming administration's Quadrennial Defense Review early next year, according to a senior Pentagon official.
Defense Department officials recently submitted a revised reprogramming request to Congress that would provide funding for a Pentagon project -- dubbed "Minerva" -- aimed at fostering collaboration between the military and social scientists, according to documents and sources.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has placed operational control over the entire range of military cyberspace activities in the hands of the Pentagon's premiere offensive cyberwarfare unit, according to a Nov. 12 memo obtained by InsideDefense.com.
Defense Department analysts could finish an initial report early next month summarizing trends among the worldwide combatant commanders' latest warfighting requirements, according to defense sources.
The Air Force should begin budgeting for the eventual shutdown of the C-17 aircraft production line, estimated to cost up to $1 billion, even though two upcoming Defense Department studies could attest to increased demand for the planes, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
Some visitors at this year's AUSA exhibit last month may have walked away from the contractor booths with USB memory sticks filled with digitized promotional material.
Defense acquisition chief John Young today singled out the military's execution of space acquisition programs as an area needing reform, saying improved management and more joint oversight are required in this multibillion-dollar sector.
The nation's top military officer has cautioned against the "further militarization" of U.S. foreign policy, calling instead for increased roles for civilian government agencies in future crises.
A Pentagon panel chartered to judge the progress made by the services toward greater reliability, availability and maintainability of their weapon systems says in a recent report that Defense Department leaders should keep their eyes on this ball.
Defense officials want to use competitive prototyping in the management of two fiscal year 2009 joint concept technology demonstration projects, one dealing with airborne high-power microwave emitters and the other with combat casualty care, according to recently published Pentagon documents.
Pentagon acquisition chief John Young this month issued new ethics guidelines to senior defense officials asking them to beef up training and set a "tone at the top" designed to instill a sense of integrity in workers trusted with acquisition matters.
Defense officials are expected to finish work on a slew of big-ticket program strategies as the Bush administration nears its end, according to a recently published Defense Department plan.
President-elect Barack Obama should pick a “confidential adviser” to help him fill science and technology-related jobs quickly, according to a recent report by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine.
Military officials in recent weeks announced they are seeking contractors for a number of intelligence-related projects, including the construction of a spy plane runway in Afghanistan and a comprehensive analysis of foreign missile systems, according to an online database of government solicitations.
Pentagon officials are still working on a study of the requirements for U.S. trainers of foreign security forces that was slated for completion in the spring.
Advisers to president-elect Barack Obama are in negotiations with Defense Secretary Robert Gates about the conditions of a continued tenure at the helm of the Pentagon, InsideDefense.com has learned.
Defense Department officials are mulling the move of a government-wide clearinghouse for counterinsurgency and stability operations information from the purview of the Pentagon's policy shop to the National Defense University, according to officials.
Defense acquisition chief John Young this week called for "a higher level of discipline" in the execution of defense acquisition programs.
Members of the congressional delegation from Georgia, as well as Gov. Sonny Perdue (R), this week lobbied the Defense Department to consider setting up the headquarters of U.S. Africa Command in the Peach State.
Pentagon officials are eyeing a reorganization of U.S. Strategic Command in an attempt to improve the military's ability to conduct operations in cyberspace, according to defense officials.