Industry chaos, congressional clampdowns and secret CCA contracts: 2025 review
I didn't include Taylor Swift song recommendations this time, but if you're asking me my favorite tune off "The Life of A Showgirl," it's "Ruin the Friendship."
Can Hegseth’s push to in-source IT consulting at the Pentagon actually happen?
Critics said the cost-saving instinct was valid, but parts of a new, sprawling mandate were “unrealistic.”
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Turning R&D into reality to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
Allies in acquisition: MITRE urges Pentagon to work better with partners in developing, buying weapons
“What we're proposing in the paper is that the US defense acquisition community should have connections and relationships and conversations and awareness with our international partners,” said Dan Ward, a military technologist at MITRE and author of a new report.
The ‘Bill Belichick’ of Pentagon contracts is negotiating a deal on AMRAAM missiles
Shay Assad, a former Pentagon director of defense pricing, is back assisting the Air Force on three programs - and could be tagged for more in the future.
Industry to Navy: We need steady demand signal, earlier involvement in requirements
“Don’t let us tell you all that the uniformed contracting officers are the ones that are the problem,” Boeing's Michael Manazir said. “We have a shared problem and we’ve got to be able to figure out how to break through” it.
Will TransDigm again pay back the Pentagon? ‘It’s not a yes or no answer’
"Our message to TransDigm today is simple: pay back the money," said Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-NY and chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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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.
Poland pledges major new defense spending. Is it real, or political hype?
American firms may be seeing dollar signs from Warsaw's pledge to "buy more American equipment," but there are a lot of hurdles.
NSA Should ‘Reevaluate’ Massive IC Cloud Contract: GAO
The GAO decision sustained a protest from Microsoft, saying the agency's evaluation was partly "unreasonable."
JAIC Seeks Commercial Partners For AI Data Prep
The RFP includes a guide to help startups, small businesses, and non-traditional defense contractors participate. AI ethics and security are focal points.
AI Can Save Taxpayers Money: JAIC Chief
Applying AI to everything from predictive maintenance to financial management can save the military billions, the director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center told us – if the Pentagon can reform its cumbersome bureaucracy to exploit rapid advances in technology.
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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.
Bullets, Beans & Data: The New Army Materiel Command EXCLUSIVE
In future wars, AI, networks, and analytics won’t just help target precision weapons: They can also liberate combat units from long and vulnerable supply lines. But to make that work, AMC commander Gen. Ed Daly told us, frontline troops need a constant flow of data.
Army Will Rent Base Networks, But Never Battlefield
The Army will effectively rent back-office IT "as a service" from contractors, allowing it to focus on modernizing the front-line network.
FARA: Army Awards 5 Design Contracts; Winner Enters Production in 2028
Awards for Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft designs went to Bell, Boeing, Karem, Sikorsky, and a partnership of AVX and L-3.
Army Tells Shoddy Suppliers: Shape Up
Quality control problems at Boeing are just part of wider supply shortfalls that could hamstring Army helicopters in a major war.