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Weapon System Sustainment: DOD Needs a Strategy for Re-Designing the F-35’s Central Logistics System
What GAO Found The Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) is integral to supporting the F-35 fighter jet’s operations and maintenance. F-35 personnel at 5 locations GAO visited agreed that ALIS is performing better in some aspects, such as faster processing speeds for some tasks. However, problems with ALIS continue to pose significant challenges for F-35 …
DOD technology chief nominee wants more upfront funding for programs
Written by Jackson Barnett May 25, 2021 | FEDSCOOP The Biden administration’s nominee for the role of top technology official at the Department of Defense wants to see an overhaul of budgeting processes that could allow for more innovation and lower sustainment costs. At a confirmation hearing Tuesday at the Senate Armed Services Committee, Heidi Shyu told …
Fast-To-Field Battlefield Mobility « Breaking Defense
GM Defense has brought forward capabilities from its commercial operations for the Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle. There is a need to update the U.S. defense military mobility fleet to support increasingly complex missions, bring advanced technologies to the battlefield and support evolving warfighter requirements. From the arduous defense procurement processes to a limited industrial base, …
Uncle Sam Needs AI, ASAP: DoD Artificial Intelligence Chief « Breaking Defense
The Defense Department envisions AI networks linking forces across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. “We lost the initiative early. “We just couldn’t move fast enough. We were trying to coordinate the campaign through multiple chat rooms and email queries, while they just seemed to flow over us. Our sensor to shooter links could never …
DoD pauses Biden transition meetings as officials feel overwhelmed
Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller ordered the Pentagon to cancel meetings with the Biden transition team, Axios reported Friday, revealing that a Pentagon official said that staff involved in the transition felt “overwhelmed.” The start of the transition was delayed by election disputes, limiting the time to complete necessary tasks. A defense official clarified …
DLH Acquires IBA to Bolster its DoD Health Technology Capabilities
Transaction Expands Data Analytics, AI, and Research & Development Profile DLH Holdings Corp., a leading provider of innovative healthcare research, services and solutions to the federal government, announced that it has acquired privately-held Irving Burton Associates, LLC (“IBA”) of Falls Church, Virginia. The firm, with approximately 115 employees, provides research, systems development, and other technology-enabled solutions …
Industry Says ‘Meh’ To DoD Cislunar Space Push « Breaking Defense
DARPA’s DRACO nuclear-powered rocket for cislunar operations WASHINGTON: The possibility of future military activity around the Moon is en vogue in the national security space community, with a plethora of seminars featuring senior Space Force, Air Force and DoD officials musing on the likely need for the US counter China in deep space. John Hopkins …
How the Pentagon can build trust with Congress
Recent defense budget hearings saw a series of heated exchanges between lawmakers and Department of Defense leaders over plans to reach a 355-ship Navy by 2030. This political debate over the path to 355 is focused on precisely the wrong metric. It is a distraction from the difficult but urgent and necessary trade-offs the United …