Army working with appropriators to iron out flexible spending plan

Army working with appropriators to iron out flexible spending plan
Army working with appropriators to iron out flexible spending plan

Christine Wormuth, the Army’s secretary, told Breaking Defense she is “cautiously optimistic” of striking a deal for the 2026 budget.

‘Not one big bang’: Army looking to enhance competition with ‘teams of vendors’ for Next Gen C2 

‘Not one big bang’: Army looking to enhance competition with ‘teams of vendors’ for Next Gen C2 
‘Not one big bang’: Army looking to enhance competition with ‘teams of vendors’ for Next Gen C2 

“We want to get vendors on contract. We want to try something out. We want to do it under the auspices of a formal program that, you know, we can show the Congress that we’ve got a different approach,” Gabe Camarillo, under secretary of the Army, said.

Army to defend small businesses against hackers with NCODE secure cloud enclave pilot

Army to defend small businesses against hackers with NCODE secure cloud enclave pilot
Army to defend small businesses against hackers with NCODE secure cloud enclave pilot

Beginning as a $26 million, two-year pilot project, the NCODE enclave will offer CMMC-compliant “cybersecurity as a service” for smaller firms that can’t protect themselves against advanced threats, said Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo.

Army putting ‘significant … emphasis’ on air and missile defense with looming investments

Army putting ‘significant … emphasis’ on air and missile defense with looming investments
Army putting ‘significant … emphasis’ on air and missile defense with looming investments

“We see a lot more demand than we can possibly keep up with, that’s one of the reasons … the air defense force is so strained, frequent deployments [and the] significant demand signal to meet hotspots all over the world,” Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo told Breaking Defense.

Clearing the books: Army kickstarts initiative to strip away legacy requirements

Clearing the books: Army kickstarts initiative to strip away legacy requirements
Clearing the books: Army kickstarts initiative to strip away legacy requirements

“We know how to start new programs very, very well, but we have to also learn how to pivot,” Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo told Breaking Defense.

Pentagon homes in on counter-drone tech in Replicator 2 initiative

Pentagon homes in on counter-drone tech in Replicator 2 initiative
Pentagon homes in on counter-drone tech in Replicator 2 initiative

“The expectation is that Replicator 2 will assist with overcoming challenges we face in the areas of production capacity, technology innovation, authorities, policies, open system architecture and system integration, and force structure,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.

Army leader dismisses House proposal for drone branch creation

Army leader dismisses House proposal for drone branch creation
Army leader dismisses House proposal for drone branch creation

“Operating and defending against the drone threat is something that will be experienced by, you know, all formations at multiple echelons,” said Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo.

With a year-long CR a real possibility, the service under secretaries sound the alarm

With a year-long CR a real possibility, the service under secretaries sound the alarm
With a year-long CR a real possibility, the service under secretaries sound the alarm

One of the under secretaries compared the damage of a year-long continuing resolution to the effects of sequestration in 2013.

Army asks industry for best acquisition approach for Vantage data platform re-compete

Army asks industry for best acquisition approach for Vantage data platform re-compete
Army asks industry for best acquisition approach for Vantage data platform re-compete

In January, Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo said the Army was moving away from a single-vendor approach the service has used in the past and was planning to award multiple vendors a spot for the re-compete.

At Reagan, Army’s Camarillo talks recruiting, military funding and lessons from Ukraine [VIDEO]

At Reagan, Army’s Camarillo talks recruiting, military funding and lessons from Ukraine [VIDEO]
At Reagan, Army’s Camarillo talks recruiting, military funding and lessons from Ukraine [VIDEO]

Army Under Secretary Gabe tells Breaking Defense it’s “absolutely critical” that Congress passes a full budget over a continuing resolution.

Army looks at revamping acquisition, asks for industry help as it builds network of the future

Army looks at revamping acquisition, asks for industry help as it builds network of the future
Army looks at revamping acquisition, asks for industry help as it builds network of the future

“I think the most important thing that I’m communicating to industry is that we need a flexible network in the future,” Mark Kitz, leader of PEO C3T, told Breaking Defense. “And we need to be able to iterate our programs so we can have that flexible network in the future.”

Army conducting internal review on speeding up arms sales for partners and allies

Army conducting internal review on speeding up arms sales for partners and allies
Army conducting internal review on speeding up arms sales for partners and allies

Army undersecretary Gabe Camarillo on Tuesday declared 2024 the “year of Army security cooperation.”

Army crafting new Abrams upgrade plan with GDLS as prime, ‘robust’ subsystem competition

Army crafting new Abrams upgrade plan with GDLS as prime, ‘robust’ subsystem competition
Army crafting new Abrams upgrade plan with GDLS as prime, ‘robust’ subsystem competition

“Expect to see as the [program manager] comes out with the acquisition strategy, a lot of competition investments,” said Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo.

Army Futures Command honing in on ‘human-machine integration,’ beyond a ‘bolt-on’ capability

Army Futures Command honing in on ‘human-machine integration,’ beyond a ‘bolt-on’ capability
Army Futures Command honing in on ‘human-machine integration,’ beyond a ‘bolt-on’ capability

Other R&D focus areas next year include software applications and energetic materials, or chemicals found in weapon systems, a key area of value for the Army.