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July 2016

Advisory Panel: Incoming Administration to Face Fiscal Tsunami

By Sandra I. Erwin
Advisory Panel: Incoming Administration to Face Fiscal Tsunami
Defense Department

March 2016

Another Stab at Reinventing the Pentagon

By Sandra I. Erwin
Congress has ordered a major shakeup of the Defense Department’s upper ranks. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 creates a new senior position that will absorb two current offices.
Defense Department

November 2015

Pentagon to Escalate War for Talent

By Sandra I. Erwin
A wide-ranging personnel reform proposal could put the Pentagon in a better position to compete with the private sector for talent.
Defense Department

October 2015

Defense Hoping to Avoid Nightmare Budget Scenario

By Sandra I. Erwin
Defense Hoping to Avoid Nightmare Budget Scenario
Defense Department

September 2014

Elusive ‘Grand Bargain’ on Military Benefits

By Sandra I. Erwin
Few issues in Washington are as politically toxic as meddling with military pay and benefits.
Defense Department

August 2014

In Global Trends, Warnings for U.S. Industry

By Sandra I. Erwin
American contractors rule the international defense market, propelled by the overwhelming dominance of the United States as a military power and arms developer. Their lead is safe for now, but there are early signs of slippage.
Defense Department

July 2014

Hope and Despair in Government Procurement

By Sandra I. Erwin
Lawmakers decided they will take another shot at fixing the seemingly unfixable Pentagon procurement system, and have asked industry groups to submit suggestions.
Defense Department

June 2014

Shine Starting to Wear Off Unmanned Aircraft

By Sandra I. Erwin
Although unmanned aviation is here to stay in the military — and is rapidly capturing new customers in the civilian world — drones are taking plenty of fire these days.
Defense Department

May 2014

Should the Pentagon Rescue Ailing Suppliers?

By Sandra I. Erwin
Many Pentagon contractors will not survive the defense budget cuts that began in 2010 and will continue through the decade.
Defense Department

April 2014

In ‘15 Budget, Red Flags for Contractors

By Sandra I. Erwin
If defense industry CEOs can draw any conclusion from the Pentagon’s 2015 budget proposal it is that, except for the too-big-to-fail joint strike fighter, most of the military’s modernization plan is on shaky ground.