Breaking Defense’s European Bureau Chief Tim Martin and naval warfare reporter Justin Katz chat about the biggest DSEI news from London this week.
By Justin Katz and Tim MartinThe way the historic PEO organizations were initially set up was “for a reason,” but now the Army is modernizing, and the shift is needed to support its unified network, Young Bang said.
By Jaspreet GillToday, just nine of the Army’s 540 acquisition programs use the streamlined Software Pathway, but senior officials told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview they aim to “exponentially” increase that number by the end of next year.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Doug Bush laid out multiple avenues for keeping US stockpiles intact while keeping Ukraine armed for its battle against Russia, including potential industry incentives and getting help from America’s friends.
By Andrew Eversden“I think there’s further work to do to improve the system. But we saw a lot of positive things as a test,” the Army’s top acquisition official said of IVAS, before separately noting a potential delay in a major future helicopter program contract.
By Andrew EversdenAfter a directive confused some lawmakers, a provision in the NDAA threatens to nullify a potential shake-up of the Army’s acquisition bureaucracy if representatives don’t receive additional information about who’s doing what.
By Andrew EversdenA new directive from Army leadership shifts some acquisition authority from Army Futures Command in order to clear up “ambiguity” about roles, a service spokesperson said.
By Jaspreet Gill“I see promising signs of success, but there is a lot more work to do,” Bush told reporters. “My focus is on cooperation, coordination and unity of effort across the whole Army.”
By Andrew Eversden“I am very comfortable with almost every program right now in terms of its general direction of travel, the requirements seem reasonable, and that our cost estimates are pretty good,” said Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, in his first media roundtable since being confirmed by the Senate last week.
By Andrew EversdenThe nominee for Army Secretary also aims to end “friction” between civilian acquisition officials and Army Futures Command, she told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.How do you get 35 new technologies into combat units without overwhelming them? Army Futures Command, Forces Command, Materiel Command, and other HQs are trying to figure that out.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.The Army’s drive to modernize by 2035 is too big for traditional five-year spending plans, acquisition chief Bruce Jette said. So he’s reviving long-term economic forecasting used in the Cold War.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.