One of the under secretaries compared the damage of a year-long continuing resolution to the effects of sequestration in 2013.
By Justin KatzIn 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.
By Jaspreet GillArmy Under Secretary Gabe tells Breaking Defense it’s “absolutely critical” that Congress passes a full budget over a continuing resolution.
By Lee Ferran“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.”
By Jaspreet GillArmy undersecretary Gabe Camarillo on Tuesday declared 2024 the “year of Army security cooperation.”
By Aaron Mehta“Expect to see as the [program manager] comes out with the acquisition strategy, a lot of competition investments,” said Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo.
By Ashley RoqueOther 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.
By Jaspreet GillArmy Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo told reporters the service plans to award contracts for the Vantage re-compete towards the end of this year.
By Jaspreet GillArmy Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo said he was particularly impressed by the service’s adoption of the C5ISR Modular Suite of Standards program, a platform that will allow soldiers to plug in cards embedded with networking and EW capabilities
By Jaspreet Gill“The purchasing model that we currently use, which is buying and maintaining a large quantity of radios, may not be as flexible or frankly as affordable as it needs to be in order for us to solve the long-term challenge of making sure the Army can fight and win the nation’s wars,” Gabe Camarillo, Army undersecretary, said.
By Jaspreet GillLt. Gen. James Rainey, the Army’s deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and training is earmarked for Austin, Texas.
By Andrew Eversden“I’ve challenged the team here today: What can we do in terms of looking at next generation requirements? You know, big bets, whether it’s in the transport layer, all of our tactical radios, what do we need to do to get the next generation of evolution,” Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo told reporters.
By Jaspreet Gill and Andrew EversdenAn Army official recently said the service hasn’t finished analyzing the results from a critical IVAS test, still assessing best path forward for enhanced soldier vision.
By Andrew EversdenThe Army ‘did not need to look’ at its modernization accounts to fund its budget, but Strykers and Abrams see procurement cuts in the fiscal 2023 request.
By Andrew Eversden