by Editorial Staff | Feb 6, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
Several newly-defined U.S. Major Defense Acquisition Programs appear to be taking a new approach to design, with the government managing teams of competing contractors during a design phase that is supposed to be better at choosing the best ideas and components,...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 5, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
Refreshing the Ohio-class nuclear ballistic missile submarines will garner $10 billion in expenditures, split between research and long-lead-time procurement, over the next five years, according to the Future Years Defense Plan. After that, the real money really...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 4, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
The Air Force, even while adding billions to procurement budgets, is putting off its Joint Stars ground surveillance aircraft to 2023. It had previously been hoping to field the new system in 2022. The Air Force has been fairly consistent in choosing fighters and...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 3, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
In announcing the Administration’s defense budget (expected to be much changed after going through the congressional sausage-making process), the Pentagon made a plaintive comment that if it doesn’t get a budget of this magnitude, it will have to change...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 2, 2015 | Contracts - Awards, Daily Rapid Fire
* British MoD officials’ efforts to consider export market requirements in the speccing of defense programs are confirmed as wise moves. However a lack of teeth in the policy – forcing agencies to adopt lower requirements consistent with cost/value ratios...
