Congressionally-Constrainted Pentagon Castigates Contractors

Congressionally-Constrainted Pentagon Castigates Contractors

* The Pentagon is increasingly enforcing an Earned Value Management clause in defense acquisition legislation (DFARS 252.242-7005) to withhold payments from prime contractors whose internal business systems are found inadequate. * Todd Harrison and Mark Gunzinger from...
Congressionally-Constrainted Pentagon Castigates Contractors

US Air Force Weapons PEO to Present Future Armament Plans in April

* The Air Force’s Program Executive Officer for Weapons will hold an industry day on April 15/16 at Eglin AFB, FL, to present its armament acquisition plans. This PEO has been headed by Brig. Gen. Scott Jansson since April last year. The event is hosted by the...
Congressionally-Constrainted Pentagon Castigates Contractors

MUSIS: Can Europe Share Space Surveillance, Seamlessly?

Helios 2(click to view full) Europe has a number of military satellite programs underway at the moment, but cooperation has been mostly haphazard and bilateral. Hence the ideal of MUSIS, a Multinational Space-Based Imagery System that would bring future sets of...
Congressionally-Constrainted Pentagon Castigates Contractors

Finland Updating Its Air Defense Systems

Finnish Buk M1(click to view full) Control of the air isn’t a cornerstone of Finland’s defense, as it is for a country like Australia. Instead, Finland needs to make its airspace dangerous enough to deny enemies full air dominance, while its difficult...