US Industry Struggles To Strip Chinese Tech From Networks
"[N]obody was watching too closely to see just how far these Chinese components and hardware have infiltrated U.S. businesses," one telecoms expert says.
Air Force Wants More Time On Space Acquisition Czar
The Air Force and OSD have agreed to transfer the Space Development Agency to the Space Force "around the beginning of 2023," said Shawn Barnes.
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
GAO Blasts Air Force’s All-Domain Battle Management Effort
"The Air Force has not established a plan or business case for ABMS that identifies its requirements, a plan to attain mature technologies when needed, a cost estimate, and an affordability analysis," GAO chided.
DoD, AF Punt On New Space Acquisition Exec
Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett's report to Congress on future space acquisition will include a plan to reform the way JROC sets requirements.
Air Force Wants Multi-Platform Jammers To Support MDO
The RFI is one of the first industry solicitations since the Air Force announced in April 2019 an overhaul of its EW operations to counter Russian and Chinese advances, and to enable multi-domain operations.
TRANSCOM Chief: No More KC-135s Now Planned
Gen. Stephen Lyons, the Army general heading up TRANSCOM, says there is no ongoing work for a space plane to carry supplies.
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Meeting Zero Trust goals while maintaining information dominance
Balancing security and access to data are critical to providing users with trustworthy, reliable data for real-time decisions.
Can Trump Rebuild The Military As Deficits Balloon?
President Trump, clearly feeling some heat after the Treasury Department noted the national debt ballooned 17 percent to $779 billion this year, announced yesterday that the defense budget would drop to about $700 billion in fiscal 2020. Trump told his Cabinet this could happen, “because now that we have our military taken care of, we […]
HASC, SASC Chiefs Side With Contractors & Reject DoD Proposal
The heads of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees oppose proposed new rules changing how the Pentagon compensates contractors. Rep. Mac Thornberry and Sen. Jim Inhofe sent a letter to Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Sept. 24.
Space Force & Command To Cost $13B For First Five Years: SecAF Memo
The scope of the Space Force appears to be growing, with a new Air Force memo spelling out all of the offices that will fall under the proposed new command.
Will The Army’s 1,000-Mile Missiles Kill Reagan’s INF Treaty?
"Look, the Obama administration indicated that Russia was in violation of the INF Treaty four years ago," said a staffer from the House Armed Services Committee. "If the treaty’s being violated, we have to take steps to ensure that stability some other way."
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How TAK gives the US military an advantage at the Edge
“Tactical operating system” for warfighters has evolved to provide more situational awareness of the battlefield.
Flake Amendments to NDAA Would Cut LCS Buy, Limit Trump Parade
Sen. Jeff Flake filed two significant amendments to the 2019 NDAA Tuesday afternoon, attempting to strip one Littoral Combat Ship from the budget previously approved by the Senate, and restrict how much the Pentagon can spend on any military parade ordered by President Donald Trump.
Despite Trump’s Signature, NDAA Fights Still Brewing
The White House only has a few objections to this year's NDAA, and lets Congress know what they are as the Senate gears up for debate.
Trump Takes NDAA Victory Lap, But 2020 Looms
With the two-year budget relief ending in 2020, and a new Space Force to fund, the good times might not last long.
Pentagon Sounds Alarm Over Sub-Hunting Tech Shortage, Hypersonic Funding
WASHINGTON The Navy says it is running short of critical submarine-detecting sonobuoys, thanks to stepped-up submarine activity by Russia in the Mediterranean and around Europe. As a result, the service has asked Congress to reprogram $20 million to buy more of the detection devices in an Omnibus funding package the Pentagon sent to Congress earlier […]