Friday, August 19, 2022
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For a second consecutive year, the Defense Department is not providing Congress detailed updates about the status of major weapon system acquisitions, a nearly $2 trillion portfolio, advising lawmakers that a lack of information about long-term spending plans is to blame.
The Navy is proposing a plan to contract with commercial industry to dismantle and dispose of the decommissioned nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-65) -- one of three alternative disposal plans the service has been weighing, according to a recently released environmental statement on the project.
The Army has agreed to purchase a vertical-takeoff-and-landing drone system from AeroVironment that will be tested as a replacement for the RQ-7B Shadow, the service announced Thursday evening.
The Department of Homeland Security is moving forward with a final rule to set up security requirements for contractors handling sensitive data, submitting the rulemaking to the Office of Management and Budget for review.
The Navy will build its Littoral Combat Ship presence in the Western Pacific to six vessels in the next few years, a top service official said today.
The Department of Homeland Security is moving forward with a final rule to set up security requirements for contractors handling sensitive data, submitting the rulemaking to the Office of Management and Budget for review.
The Navy is proposing a plan to contract with commercial industry to dismantle and dispose of the decommissioned nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-65) -- one of three alternative disposal plans the service has been weighing, according to a recently released environmental statement on the project.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working to determine its approach to a new microelectronics manufacturing program that aims to ultimately onshore research and production of advanced microsystems.
For a second consecutive year, the Defense Department is not providing Congress detailed updates about the status of major weapon system acquisitions, a nearly $2 trillion portfolio, advising lawmakers that a lack of information about long-term spending plans is to blame.
The Army has agreed to purchase a vertical-takeoff-and-landing drone system from AeroVironment that will be tested as a replacement for the RQ-7B Shadow, the service announced Thursday evening.
Senate appropriators would increase procurement for the Air Force and raise both procurement and research, development, test and evaluation funds for the Space Force in their version of the fiscal year 2023 defense spending bill.
