The House Armed Services Committee chairman acknowledged past missteps and showed skepticism for huge investment in NGAD fighter.
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Lawmakers and taxpayers should know PDI is not reflective of the defense investment to counter the pacing challenge of China, AEI’s Elaine McCusker writes.
By Elaine McCusker
In his new role, Bill LaPlante will oversee hundreds of billions of dollars in procurement spending as the Pentagon’s acquisition enterprise, as well as a wide-ranging portfolio that includes the defense industrial base and supply chain, the sustainment of legacy equipment, logistics, installations and environment.
By Valerie Insinna
If inflation trends keep, AEI’s John Ferrari says DoD will see buying power plummet even as it spends billions.
By John Ferrari
Defense Priorities’ Daniel L. Davis argues the US should spend all the money necessary to keep the country safe and enable its armed forces to meet its global treaty obligations – but not to become the force of first resort for any nation on earth.
By Daniel L. Davis “I believe we need multiple hot production lines, whether that be munitions, [unmanned aerial systems] and the like,” said Bill LaPlante, nominated to be the Pentagon’s acquisition czar. “They — up by themselves — are a deterrent, and we need to put much more focus on that across the board.”
By Valerie Insinna
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The new independent panel will make legislative and policy recommendations to reform the budgeting process “to enable the United States to more effectively counter near-peer competitors.”
By Bill Greenwalt LaPlante served as the Air Force’s top acquisition official from 2013 to 2015.
By Aaron Mehta
A warming of relations between Israel and Gulf nations provides a window for eager defense contractors.
By Arie Egozi
DoD said it will be “increas[ing] oversight of professional and ethical standards of third-party assessors.”
By Brad D. Williams
As the service works to procure the required number of E-7As as quickly as possible, it should simultaneously implement a comprehensive plan to expedite the training of US Air Force pilots and air battle management crews.
By Bradley Bowman and Mark Montgomery
The takeaway from the last 20 years, according to aerospace analyst Richard Aboulafia, might well be, “You succeeded, but please don’t try that again.”
By Valerie Insinna
Former Navy acquisition executive Hondo Geurts left government in August after Carlos Del Toro was confirmed as Navy secretary.
By Justin Katz
Take a page from Formula 1, for instance, to improve military efficiency, former Acting Army Secretary John Whitley writes.
By John Whitley