Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Pentagon.
Monday, December 9, 2024
Monday, December 9, 2024
Tony Bertuca is chief editor of Inside the Pentagon, the flagship publication of InsideDefense, where he focuses on defense budget and acquisition policy. He previously worked for the Sun-Times News Group in his hometown of Chicago, IL, and at the New Hampshire Union Leader in Manchester, NH. Tony has also served as managing editor of Inside the Army. He has a master's degree in journalism from Boston University.
Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Pentagon.
Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work on Wednesday discussed the Pentagon's new doctrine to maintain technological superiority over Russia and China amid the ongoing push to inject Silicon Valley's commercial technologies into future deterrence strategies.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter met Tuesday with executives from the leading defense companies to discuss how industry can improve collaboration with the Pentagon.
The State Department has approved a possible $3.2 billion foreign military sale to the United Kingdom for up to nine Boeing-made P-8A patrol aircraft, according to a March 25 notice from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
The Defense Department has complied with the law and sent Congress a report on the U.S. strategy to counter violent extremism in the Middle East, but the plan it has left House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) far from satisfied.
The Defense Department has suspended all civilian hiring for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and related agencies until the Pentagon's deputy chief management officer can identify which positions will be eliminated as part of an ongoing effort to reduce and consolidate the so-called "Fourth Estate," according to a memo from the Pentagon's No. 2 official in charge.
Here are a few must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Pentagon.
Two House lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at enhancing U.S. electronic-warfare capabilities.
The Defense Department's inspector general has officially opened an investigation into "assertions" made by a former United Launch Alliance executive about the Pentagon's treatment of the Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture.
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has notified Congress that a formal audit of the Defense Department's disbanded Task Force for Business and Stability Operations is officially underway.
The State Department's top official charged with overseeing arms control and international security struck a different tone from some Pentagon officials Tuesday when she defended the U.S. foreign military sales system that has often been characterized as sluggish and inefficient.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter heads to Capitol Hill this week to justify the Pentagon's fiscal year 2017 budget request, while members of Congress are scheduled to receive an update on the most expensive program in Defense Department history -- the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is warning Congress against "ripple effects" that would be caused by inserting additional acquisition programs into the Pentagon's fiscal year 2017 budget, despite the fact the military services recently identified $22.6 billion in "unfunded priorities," according to a memo obtained by Inside Defense.
The Defense Department's inspector general is "reviewing" a request from Defense Secretary Ash Carter to determine "appropriate action" in light of comments made by a former United Launch Alliance executive implying DOD had somehow shown favoritism to ULA over its competitor SpaceX.
U.S. Special Operations Command is asking Congress for additional funding in fiscal year 2017 to begin experimentation on an Airborne High Energy Laser intended for precision strikes during clandestine operations, according to an “unfunded requirements” memo obtained by Inside Defense.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has named new leadership for U.S. Northern Command and U.S. forces in South Korea.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter told the Senate Armed Services Committee he would favor the creation of a national nuclear deterrence fund to address the Defense Department's coming “bow wave” of triad modernization expenses.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) wants Defense Secretary Ash Carter to investigate comments made by a former executive from the United Launch Alliance, who resigned this week after making controversial statements implying the government had gone out of its way to favor ULA over its competitor SpaceX.
The Pentagon recently sent Congress a package of legislative proposals, some of which lay detailed ground work for a new round of base realignments and closures, as well as seek exemptions from the Freedom of Information Act concerning military doctrine and tactics.
The new defense acquisition reform bill from House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) seeks to drive greater agility into the Pentagon's notoriously slow and sclerotic bureaucracy by creating flexible “prototype project” funds managed by each military service.