‘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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Powering the future: Securing America with domestically made microelectronics
Onshoring and investment in military-specific semiconductors anchor a cornerstone of the defense industrial base.
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 […]
DoD Wastes Billions On Outdated Technology, 809 Panel Tells HASC
The Pentagon acquisition system has gotten so bad that it is undermining the nation’s military and literally obstructing modernization efforts, a panel of independent advisers told the House Armed Services Committee today. Representatives of the congressionally-mandated “809 panel” painted an alarming picture of the state of defense procurement. The panel delivered an interim report to the […]
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 […]
Modern Tech in Indo-Pacific Operations
Explore how networked warfare, AI, and 3D-printed drones are reshaping US Indo-Pacific strategy.
DoD Withholds $25.7M Payment To Pratt & Whitney For F135
CAPITOL HILL: As F-35 program officials prepared to testify to the Senate Armed Services Committee, they announced they were keeping back some $25.7 million, or 5 percent, of payments for the F135 engine used in the Joint Strike Fighter. “Due to decertification of their Earned Value Management Process by the Defense Contract Management Agency, Pratt & […]