Casey Coleman is the chief information officer for U.S. General Services Administration, a position she’s held since Sept. 2, 2007. In her role, Coleman is faced with the task of  aligning technology with the administration’s strategic business objectives and efficiently and effectively managing its information technology solutions. She manages the …

U-2 Federal Laboratory, assigned to integrate software in a bounded environment, has used the Kubernetes automation tool in a recent aircraft exercise. The laboratory used Kubernetes during a training sortie with a U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft, marking the automation tool's first flight with a major, operational Department of Defense system, USAF said Wednesday.

The U.S. Army is working on a prototype of a mid-range missile that can home in on moving ground and maritime targets. Robyn Mack, a command spokeswoman, told the publication the service’s decision to advance the mid-range missile is meant to meet a near-term need aimed at complement other critical platforms. 

The U.S. Navy is slated to christen the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul constructed by Lockheeed Martin in a ceremony at the company's Marinette, Wis.-facility on June 23. Navy Deputy Undersecretary Jodi Greene will perform the christening as the vessel's sponsor, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.

The Pentagon could decide soon whether to allow the F-35 fighter aircraft to fly outside the U.S. for the first time and appear at two U.K. air shows, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal writes that the U.K. requested that the aircraft make an appearance at the Royal International Air Tattoo …

Defense Department acquisition chief Ashton Carter has met with some of the largest defense contractors — Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Boeing — to discuss plans for a new generation of nuclear long-range bombers. According to The Los Angeles Times, the new aircraft would be the first long-range U.S.-built bomber …

High-minded Defense Department “should-cost” acquisition estimates are running square into the brave new world of satellites, in what National Defense magazine called an “outer space imponderable.” Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Ashton Carter has indicated DoD shells out too much for space systems and even further back …

The big news last week for the government-contracting community was the update Defense Secretary Robert Gates provided on the Pentagon efficiencies. But, along with his familiar refrain, voicing support for the $100 billion in cost savings, he also announced an additional $78 billion in budget cuts, including the cancellation of …

BAE Systems has hired two banks to explore its options in selling its platform solutions business, the company confirmed this week. J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo & Co. will help BAE evaluate its  platform solutions division, comprising bus and truck hybrid propulsion systems and flight controls. “They may be assembling …