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Navy News
April 2020
BREAKING: Marinette Marine Tapped to Build Navy's Next-Gen Frigate
By Jon HarperThe Navy has awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corp. a $795 million fixed-price incentive contract for detail design and construction of a new class of guided-missile frigates known as FFG(X), the service announced April 30. -
Emerging Technologies
March 2020
JUST IN: Pentagon to Kick Off New Prototyping Projects with Allies
By Jon HarperThe Defense Department will soon announce new projects for the recently launched Allied Prototyping Initiative, the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer said March 10. -
Space
March 2020
JUST IN: Space Force Needs Acquisition Leadership
The Space Force needs leadership in acquisition to unify the Pentagon’s space capabilities under one umbrella, the secretary of the Air Force said March 10. -
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. -
Viewpoint
June 2019
Some Final Words From The Section 809 Panel
By Nick Tsiopanas“Here we go again — another acquisition reform effort.” That’s what many people said when they heard about the Section 809 Panel. When the panel formed in August 2016 as directed by Congress, excitement and cynicism abounded. The well-known Wifcon blogger Vern Edwards wrote, “The problem is that, unless I'm mistaken, they're old.” -
Acquisition
May 2019
NEWS FROM SOFIC: Pentagon Forging Ahead with 'Acquisition Enablers'
By Connie LeeTAMPA, Fla. — The Pentagon's “acquisition enablers” initiative is laying the groundwork for speeding up the process of adopting new technologies, according to the head of the effort. -
Air Force News
April 2019
JUST IN: Air Force Acquisition Chief Touts Digital Engineering to Bolster Industrial Base
The Air Force’s model for procuring major systems such as aircraft and spacecraft once every decade or two is harming the defense industrial base but digital engineering is one solution, the service’s acquisition chief said April 12. -
Acquisition
March 2019
Some Acquisitions Leave Opportunity on the Table
By John T. WalkerThroughout history, industrial companies have looked to acquisition to bolster market position and accelerate growth. -
Budget
March 2019
JUST IN: Army Begins Funding Realignment in 2020 Budget Request
By Connie LeeProgram cancellations in the Army’s plan to shift money towards its top modernization priorities will likely be seen in future budget requests, the service’s undersecretary said March 12. -
Air Force News
March 2019
BREAKING: Air Force Budget Proposal Includes F-15EX Buy, Big Plus-Ups for Space, Hypersonics
The Trump administration’s 2020 budget proposal for the Air Force would see increases for most major weapon systems and includes the controversial plan to buy eight Boeing-built F-15X jet fighters.
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