Aerospace Group:

Budget

HASC Takes on DoD Acquisition Policy With Hearing to Kick Off Reform Effort

Mai Hanoon

Wednesday, October 30th, 2013

SHARE:

The House Armed Services Committee will tackle a defense acquisition reform effort, led by committee vice chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and ranking member Adam Smith (D-Wash.), which may include some combination of amending past rules so they work as intended and scrapping old rules in favor of starting from scratch. HASC chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) said yesterday that “we cannot afford a costly and ineffective acquisition system, particularly when faced with devastating impacts of repeated budget cuts and sequestration. The…

Unmanned Systems

Counter-Drone Needs Will Be Addressed In Next NDAA Based On Iran War Lessons, Banks Says

A Republican senator on Armed Services Committee on Thursday said that defending against Iranian drones has been challenge for U.S. warfighters and will be an area of focus in the […]

Pentagon

Pentagon ‘Working Options’ On Iran Supplemental, May Seek Funds For New Capabilities

The Pentagon is “working options” for a potential supplemental spending request to fund the operation against Iran and replenish munitions used in the strike campaign, with a senior official noting […]

Congress

Wicker Backs “Crash Program” To Supply Ukraine With Low-Cost Weapons

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Thursday proposed a rapid effort to supply Ukraine with low-cost weapons to aid that country in turning back Russia. “We […]

Congress

Dem Lawmakers Want To Codify Trump’s Push For More Defense Contractor Accountability

A group of four Congressional Democrats want to codify President Donald Trump’s push to hold defense firms accountable for prioritizing production investments over paying out stock buybacks, and are seeking […]