Defense Industry

• Industrial base challenges pose risks for national security

  Moshe Schwartz argues the National Security Innovation and Industrial Base is becoming detached from the greater U.S. economic base as private industry increasingly opts not to work with the federal government in general, and the Defense Department in particular.

  Commentary

  May 20, 2022
• Tabletop exercises to put CMMC 2.0 through the paces

  As part of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification exercise, DoD will figure out which data under Level 2 will require self-assessments and which will require third-party assessments.

  Cybersecurity

  May 09, 2022
• Defense Industrial Base faces short and long term challenges

  The defense industrial base faces many challenges, like inflation and Ukraine, that need to be dealt with this fiscal year.

  Contracting

  May 03, 2022
• NSA quietly re-awarded its Wild and Stormy cloud contract

  Microsoft lost the 10-year top secret cloud contract competition for a second time, but decided not to protest.

  Reporter's Notebook

  April 26, 2022
• Defense Innovation Unit shares lessons learned about acquisition of prototypes

  The Defense Acquisition University and the Defense Innovation Unit have teamed up to offer what you might call an acquisition baptism.

  Defense

  April 21, 2022
• Littoral combat ship program struggles to push forward

  The Navy's littoral combat ship program has never lived up to its promise. Although it scaled back, the Navy still plans to field 35 of the ships, but they have serious and persistent problems.  

  Navy

  March 09, 2022
• This retired one-star takes his armaments experience to the private sector

  To fight and win the nation's wars, the Defense Department needs the best possible armaments. The National Armaments Consortium brings together contractors, researchers and academics in the development of new armament technologies for the military to acquire and test.

  Defense Industry

  March 04, 2022
• Looking at all the rules, no wonder small business contractors base is shrinking

  Longtime federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.

  Contracting

  March 01, 2022
• Defense contractor revenue is strong, so why is the state of the sector weakening?

  New reports from DoD and NDIA highlight ongoing challenges the defense industrial base is facing in light of rising tensions among near peer competitors.

  Reporter's Notebook

  February 28, 2022
• Defense innovation bumps up against a Cold War budget system

  Pentagon planners know the U.S. military needs new technologies if it hopes to stay on top. But many of the innovation initiatives don't gain scale because of the 1960s-era planning, programming, budgeting and execution (PPBE) process.

  Defense

  February 22, 2022
• Pentagon: Contractor mergers hurt national security, economy

  The Defense Department has released a report that says mergers and consolidation among its contractors pose risks to the U.S. economy and national security

  Contracting

  February 15, 2022
• Army’s approach to buying cloud services serves as foundation for JWCC

  Paul Puckett, the director of the Army's Enterprise Cloud Management Agency, said the cArmy platform and CAMO vehicle demonstrate how to optimize cloud buying for the entire service.

  Ask the CIO

  February 10, 2022
• DoD’s Arrington resigns ‘in protest’, announces run for Congress

  Former leader of DoD's CMMC program alleges her security clearance suspension and later elimination of her position were "politically influenced."

  Defense News

  February 08, 2022
• The military has a hard time doing its job when Congress doesn’t do its job

  Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro, chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.

  Defense

  February 07, 2022