‘Start Of A New Day’: DoD’s New Cybersecurity Regs Take Effect Today
Designed to help secure the supply chain, CMMC requires the defense industrial base to protect Controlled Unclassified Information.
Contractors Recovering From COVID Shutdowns: Bruce Jette
While the pandemic continues, Pentagon metrics show production on Army programs is returning to normal, the Army’s acquisition chief told Breaking Defense.
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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.
Roper Halts Deliveries of KC-46s; Will Visit Boeing Plant
The Air Force has refused to accept delivery of any more KC-46 tankers until Boeing fixes major problems -- at the company's expense.
DCMA Orders Safety Halt To KC-46 Deliveries; Roper Promises Close Scrutiny
AFA ORLANDO: Two KC-46 tankers due to be delivered to the Air Force were grounded after government inspectors found tools and other debris left behind on the planes at Boeing’s plant in Seattle. The Defense Contract Management Agency and the Air Force required Boeing to make 13 changes to procedures to ensure the FOD will […]
Kendall To Overhaul ‘Chaos’ Of Pentagon’s $155 Billion Services Market
WASHINGTON: A plan to overhaul how the Pentagon buys services — a $155 billion annual business, bigger than weapons acquisitions — is now on the desk of the Defense Department’s top buyer. “It went to Frank Kendall this week,” Kenneth Brennan, deputy director of services acquisition for undersecretary Kendall, said. “He is the final signature” required to […]