Acquisition headlines (4/4 – 4/10/2022)
DoD seeks $100M for valley of death bridge fund. (Defense News) ““The $100 million I am asking for is to help multiple small companies, especially […]
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Acquisition headlines 3/28 – 4/3/2022
Navy’s shipbuilding request may be violation of law, Inhofe warns. (Breaking Defense) Inhofe’s tweet: “The @USNavy says we need at least 355 battle force ships […]
Acquisition headlines (3/21 – 3/27/2022)
Stinger and Javelin production can be boosted, says Army acquisitions chief. (Defense News) “Speeding or increasing production of the anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons, though, involves […]
Acquisition headlines (3/14 – 3/20/2022)
Cyber Command prepares to gain significant budget control. (Fed Scoop) “The fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act gave the commander of Cybercom responsibility for direct control […]
Acquisition headlines (3/7 – 3/13/2022)
Show, don’t tell: Navy changes strategy to sell unmanned systems to skeptical Congress. (Breaking Defense) “Public discussions between the Navy and Congress over unmanned technology […]
Acquisition headlines (2/28 – 3/6/2022)
Addressing DoD’s tech focus areas requires new approaches. (DoD) DIU’s Michael Brown at a Mason GovCon event: “We don’t start with requirements, which often dictates […]
Acquisition headlines (2/21 – 2/27/2022)
Ukraine supplies 90% of US semiconductor-grade neon (and what it means to chip supply chain). (Venture Beat) “Ukraine supplies more than 90% of the U.S.’s […]
Acquisition headlines (2/14 – 2/20/2021)
Building the future US navy surface force. (Naval News) I think the chart below was the most interesting part: US Army’s delayed battle command system […]
Acquisition headlines (2/7 – 2/13/2022)
State Department approves $13B F-15EX sale to Indonesia, on heels of Rafale deal. (Breaking Defense) “… buy up to 36 Boeing F-15EX aircraft… just hours […]
Acquisition headlines (1/31 – 2/6/2022)
Change how OTAs are used to make them an essential tool against China. (Breaking Defense) “Section 824 of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization […]
Acquisition headlines (1/24 – 1/30/2022)
Federal Trade Commission blocks Lockheed Martin’s acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne. (Space News) FTC statement: “Lockheed will use its control of Aerojet to harm rival defense […]
Acquisition headlines (1/17 – 1/23/2022)
Kendall warns against imitating Chinese hypersonic weapon efforts. (Defense Daily) ““We don’t have the same target set that they’re worried about so we have to […]
Acquisition headlines (1/10 -1/16/2022)
US Air Force invests $60M in the R&D of the ‘world’s fastest supersonic airliner.’ (3D printing industry) “Awarded via the USAF’s AFWERX innovation arm, the ‘STRATFI’ funding […]
Acquisition headlines (1/3 – 1/9/2022)
Navy, Air Force flight stats have been dive bombing for two decades: CBO. (Breaking Defense) ““In general, fleetwide availability rates have declined for both services, […]
Acquisition headlines (12/27/2021 – 1/2/2022)
National Defense Authorization Act provisions sparked support and skepticism from several experts. (Nextgov) “Several of the officials pointed to the noteworthiness of section 1004 in […]