Tony Bertuca

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.

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Daily News | December 20, 2011

A recent deal to "bundle" the purchase of 100 Stryker Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicles with 292 double-V hull variants already under contract will save the Army nearly $50 million, according to an acquisition decision memorandum obtained by InsideDefense.com.

The Insider | December 19, 2011

General Dynamics announced today it has completed its tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock in Force Protection Inc., practically consummating the marriage between the two companies.

Daily News | December 16, 2011

Congressional appropriators have brought the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle back from the brink, approving $134 million for the Army and Marine Corps to allow the program to proceed, according a statement from the appropriations conference committee.

Daily News | December 13, 2011

The Army's Ground Combat Vehicle is funded at nearly $450 million in the fiscal year 2012 defense authorization bill, well below the Army's request of $884 million, according to a House and Senate conference committee report.

Daily News | December 9, 2011

Ford Motor Co., the second-largest U.S. automaker, has discussed with the Defense Department the possibility of competing to build the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, a prospect that government sources say influenced DOD's recent move to drastically lower cost targets.

Daily News | December 5, 2011

The Government Accountability Office has ruled against Science Applications International Corp., which had filed a bid protest against the Army's Ground Combat Vehicle program, according to a GAO official.

Daily News | November 25, 2011

The Army's Training and Doctrine Command is building a new tactical wheeled vehicle strategy that outlines how many trucks will remain in the service in the wake of planned end-strength reductions, according to officials and sources.

Daily News | November 18, 2011

The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program office today issued an update to its draft request for proposals stating that the Army and Marines are now willing to pay $65 million to each potential contractor for the vehicle's engineering and manufacturing design phase, up from the previously planned $52 million.

Daily News | October 26, 2011

Two senior Army leaders said today they believe the effort to save the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is bearing fruit on Capitol Hill, where budget-minded lawmakers are poised to terminate the program.

Daily News | October 25, 2011

Lt. Gen. William Phillips, the military deputy to the Army acquisition executive, and Lt. Gen. Robert Lennox, the service's chief programmer (G-8), are fond of calling each other "battle buddies" because of how often they find themselves representing (and defending) Army acquisition efforts before Congress and the media.

Daily News | October 18, 2011

The Army wants Congress to restore nearly $1 billion in canceled funding for a host of major acquisition programs, including the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, which was terminated by Senate appropriators last month, according to government documents.

Daily News | October 14, 2011

The Joint Tactical Radio System's Ground Mobile Radio has been officially terminated, according to a letter sent to Congress yesterday by Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's acting acquisition chief.

Daily News | October 11, 2011

The Army no longer wants to procure the Joint Tactical Radio Systems' key ground radio and is preparing to release a solicitation for a different solution, according to service officials.

Daily News | October 3, 2011

The Army today released a draft request for proposals for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program that establishes ambitious cost targets and an accelerated development schedule -- changes that were recently made by Army and Marine Corps officials in an attempt to keep their program alive.

Daily News | September 28, 2011

The Army could award contracts to as many as three bidders in the first of two phases of its planned humvee recapitalization program, according to new sections of a draft request for proposals released today.

The Insider | September 27, 2011

The Army will hold an industry day on Oct. 7 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MI, for contractors interested in the humvee recapitalization program, according to a service announcement.

Daily News | September 19, 2011

The Army has released a draft request for proposals for its long-awaited humvee recapitalization program.

Daily News | September 8, 2011

The Army's military deputy for acquisition today laid out the service's new approach to modernization, highlighting several ongoing efforts to achieve better buying power in the upcoming era of fiscal constraint.

Daily News | August 30, 2011

The Army, as expected, has officially stopped work on its Ground Combat Vehicle program until a pending protest with the Government Accountability Office can be resolved, according to a service statement.

Daily News | August 18, 2011

Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter yesterday signed a memo allowing the Army to proceed with awarding technology-demonstration contracts for the Ground Combat Vehicle program, according to Defense Department officials and documents.

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