Army seeks hefty boost in network funding in Pentagon procurement proposal
The "tactical network communications” portfolio saw a jump of over $488 million compared to last year.
Take off ‘handcuffs’ and make DoD information technology buying more ‘agile,’ DISA official says
“We still buy IT as if it was a weapon system," John Hale, chief of cloud services at DISA, said, adding that he sometimes felt he's "banged [his] head against the wall."
The questions that warfighters ask the most are now answered with data analytics
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
‘An eye on where the floors are’: Army cuts Abrams and Strykers to ‘balance’ modernization
"There’s a supplier base, for example, underneath the primes that we have to also be aware of," the Army's acquisition chief said of balancing cuts to older platforms with modernization.
To Transform Tech, DoD Must Stop Being An ‘Innovation Tourist:’ Report
The current approach "is more akin to innovation tourism—with the DoD sampling the local fare of the United States’ various tech hubs—than a bona fide strategy for bringing emerging technologies into the department," the report notes.
DoD Wastes Billions On Outdated Technology, 809 Panel Tells HASC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 […]
GOP Candidates Pledge To Fix Unready, Rudderless US Military
WASHINGTON: The men who urgently want to be commander in chief of the United States military offered a glum vision of the state of the armed services last night. Jeb Bush: In this administration, every weapon system has been gutted, in this administration, the force levels are going down to a level where we can’t […]
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AI is transforming pilot training and the aircraft they fly
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
Take Risks, Norm Augustine Urges Hill, DoD On Acquisition EXCLUSIVE
WASHINGTON: “If we’re going to fix it, we’re going to have to take some risks.” That’s the core of Norman Augustine’s vision for Pentagon acquisition reform: He who dares may not always win, but he who doesn’t dare never will. The military’s system for buying weapons is so afraid of failure, the legendary former Lockheed […]
Panetta Orders Air Force to Act on F-22 Safety Woes
PENTAGON: Unhappy with the Air Force’s handling of the long-simmering problems with the oxygen system on the most expensive fighter plane in history, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered restrictions on F-22 flights and told the Air Force to speed up its efforts to prevent Raptor pilots from experiencing life-threatening hypoxia in flight. It certainly looks […]
Hill Blesses Multiyear Plans For MH-60 Seahawks
WASHINGTON: Defense lawmakers blessed the Navy’s plans to begin a new multiyear plan to bolster its fleet of MH-60 combat helicopters, according to legislation passed this week. Earlier this week, lawmakers approved two new multiyear procurement plans pitched by the Navy as part of the final version of the fiscal 2012 defense authorization bill. The […]