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Government Policy
September 2019
Fear of the ‘L’ Word Affecting Bottom Lines
By Caroline Gelinne and Gene MoranMany in government sales miss opportunities to strengthen their customer base by ignoring the impact of effective lobbying. -
Defense Department
September 2019
JUST IN: Trump Administration Seeks Congress’ Help to Facilitate Arms Exports
By Jon HarperThe Trump administration will ask Congress for legislative fixes and additional funding to help boost international arms sales, officials said Sept. 4. -
Defense Department
September 2019
Insider Threats - More Than Just an IT Problem
By Mike PattersonWhen once-reliable employees turn against their company, severe damage can result. The 1999 cult comedy classic Office Space provides a humorous example. Peter Gibbons, a software programmer fed up with being mistreated, uploads a virus to steal money from the company. However, Peter’s plan goes awry, and he steals even more than he intended. -
Budget
August 2019
The Budget Control Act is Dead. Now What?
By Jon HarperThe demise of the Budget Control Act and the threat of sequestration does not necessarily portend the end of fiscal instability for the Pentagon, analysts say. -
Budget
August 2019
Analysts: 2020 Election at Risk for Democrats as Groups Call for Big Military Budget Cuts
By Jon HarperA coalition of liberal activists is urging Democratic presidential candidates to adopt a platform that calls for massive cuts to the military’s budget, a move that could spell disaster for the party in the 2020 election, analysts warn. -
Defense Department
August 2019
NEWS FROM AUVSI DEFENSE: Wary of China, Pentagon to Launch ‘Trusted Capital Marketplace’ This Fall
To help bolster the industrial base against potential adversaries, the Defense Department is planning to kick-start its “Trusted Capital Marketplace” project this fall, said the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment Aug. 20. -
Defense Department
August 2019
Pentagon Underinvesting in Artificial Intelligence
By Jon HarperIn recent years, defense officials have been banging the drum about the importance of adopting artificial intelligence to assist with everything from operating autonomous platforms to intelligence analysis to logistics and back office functions. But the Pentagon is not pumping enough money into this technology, according to one expert. -
August 2019
Army Takes On IP Rights Conundrum
By Hannah Harper“Enabling Modernization Through the Management of Intellectual Property,” the Army’s new policy, tries to balance the government’s priority to maintain U.S. military competitive advantage by leveraging advanced American technologies while also allowing inventors and companies to fairly benefit from their intellectual work. -
Acquisition
August 2019
The Road to Acquisition Reform ‘Nirvana’
Ninety-nine years of magazines sit in a bookcase located in the association’s office. What began as Army Ordnance in July 1920 would eventually morph into National Defense. -
Missile Defense
August 2019
BREAKING: Pentagon to ‘Fully Pursue’ Development of Previously Banned Missiles
By Jon HarperNow that the United States has withdrawn from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia, the Pentagon plans to move forward with a new set of conventional missiles that were previously prohibited by the agreement, according to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
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