The big news last week for the government-contracting community was the update Defense Secretary Robert Gates provided on the Pentagon efficiencies. But, along with his familiar refrain, voicing support for the $100
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Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III again voiced his support for Pentagon budget cuts and reorganizations, as the Defense Department enters what he called a significant period of transition. Lynn said
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The Department of Defense last week demanded WikiLeaks to return the documents it recently made publicly available and the 15,000 documents it still has in its possession, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell
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As opposed to recent years, Boeing’s C-17 cargo planes may not find a place in the FY11 Defense Spending Bill. Defense officials have urged legislators to veto any motions to keep the
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Today’s generation of military members, veterans and their families is making an impact on American society that could be felt for generations to come, according to Navy Adm. Mike Mullen. Speaking to
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Just over a year ago, Robert Gates announced a plan to add 20,000 employees to the defense acquisition workforce by 2015: 11,000 jobs converted from contractor-held positions and 9,000 new jobs. He
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According to a new draft policy letter published by OMB last Thursday, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy will expand its definition of “inherently governmental†soon. The OFPP will now use the
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Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Navy Adm. Mike Mullen told chiefs of defense from central and south Asia that the U.S. is “in this for the long haul.” He reiterated Defense Secretary
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At a Navy conference in Arlington last week, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus told contracting and government officials:  “(The Navy is) going to demand more accountability from contractors on behalf of
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