Breaking Defense obtained a list of the 17 priority categories that are to be financially protected in FY26.
By Aaron Mehta and Ashley RoqueAdvancing military training with VR and simulators
Our latest eBook offers a glimpse into cutting-edge VR, simulators & military training tech showcased at I/ITSEC 2024 in Orlando.
“This result was not a surprise, and I know that on the surface it doesn’t sound like we’re making progress. However, that is not the case,” said DoD comptroller Michael McCord.
By Ashley Roque
By 2026, the entire Navy will have an Enterprise Resource Planning system that can track “every single transaction,” comptroller Russ Rumbaugh told Breaking Defense.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Like last year, 18 standalone audits received a failing grade.
By Ashley Roque The situation in Ukraine is providing a “teachable moment” for why it matters that the Defense Department accomplish a clean audit that establishes it has an accurate count of everything its purchased.
By Valerie Insinna
A goal of a 2027 clean audit across the military seems far off, as most departments, including major branches, still have work to do.
By Aaron Mehta
An interconnected ecosystem of primes, subs, suppliers, and partners mean one weak link can bring down the entire chain.
By Barry Rosenberg
How L3Harris is empowering the U.S. Space Force to stay ahead
How cutting-edge technology from L3Harris is enabling rapid data processing—and faster, more informed decisions in space defense operations.
As the DoD prepares to make cyber security a key pillar for what it buys — and from whom — a defense and aerospace trade group unveils a new standard that will allow companies, and the government, to see how secure contractors really are.
By Paul McLeary
After waiting almost three decades to audit itself, the Pentagon still failed miserably in its first attempt. Despite top officials brushing the failure off an an expected learning experience, real questions remain over whether it can fix itself.
By Paul McLeary
“We failed the audit. We never expected to pass it,” Pat Shanahan said. But at least the Space Force will cost less than half of the Air Force’s estimate.
By Colin Clark
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is preparing to release its first-ever audit as soon as this week, making it the last federal agency to complete a top-to-bottom scrubbing of its processes, business practices and finances. The fallout is likely to be messy. While expectations have built over the years that the audit will uncover large savings and…
By Paul McLeary
“I just had a general who came to my office,” said Chris Lynch, head of DoD’s internal hoodie-wearing geek squad, the Defense Digital Service. “The problem was the entire mission was being run out of Excel.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
We’re partnering with the Center for Strategic and International Studies to bring you their fab Bad Ideas series through the Christmas holiday season. They produced three today. This is the second. Mark Cancian, also a member of the Breaking Defense Board of Contributors, pens a fine piece…
By Mark Cancian
WASHINGTON: For decades, critics have rightly nailed the Pentagon for the fact it doesn’t know how much money it’s spending or where that money really goes. Pressure has grown and grown for the Pentagon to prove it is worthy of the money taxpayers grant it by producing books an accountant can comb through and produce a…
By Colin Clark
