Report: DoD’s F-15 Procurement Decision Seeks to Gain Diversity in Fighter Aircraft Industrial Base
A senior defense official said the Department of Defense’s decision to procure a new variant of Boeing-built F-15 fighter aircraft...
Michael Duffy on Agencies’ Compliance With DHS Directive on DNS Tampering Campaign
Michael Duffy of the Department of Homeland Security said there are only “a handful” of agencies that still need to...
Report: Air Force Eyes March 29 Release of Final Launch Service Procurement Solicitation
An Air Force official said service leaders and Ellen Lord, defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment and a 2019 Wash100...
OMB Issues Guidance on Category Management Implementation
The Office of Management and Budget released a memorandum directing federal agencies to implement a series of management actions and provide...
Defense Innovation Board Highlights Three Themes in Draft Software Acquisition & Practices Study
The Defense Innovation Board issued a draft copy of its Software Acquisition and Practices study and the congressionally mandated SWAP study has three fundamental themes....
Jeff White on Army’s Use of Other Transaction Authorities
Jeff White, principal deputy to the assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, said the service...
Patrick Shanahan: DoD Seeks to Grow ‘Margin of Dominance’ in Space
Acting Defense Secretary and 2019 Wash100 Award recipient Patrick Shanahan said the Department of Defense’s objective is to accelerate the “margin...
Steven Walker: DARPA Developing Cyber Deterrence, Hypersonics, AI Programs
Steven Walker, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, discussed some of DARPA’s programs at the Defense Programs Conference, the Department...
James Mattis Named Davies Family Distinguished Fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution
James Mattis, former secretary of the Department of Defense and two-time Wash100 Award recipient, has been named Davies Family Distinguished...
GAO: DoD Should Provide Guidance on User Involvement in Software Dev’t for Space Systems
The Government Accountability Office evaluated four software-intensive space programs of the Department of Defense and found the initiatives are struggling...