Defense
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The AP\'s Donna Cassata writes, \"As of Tuesday, the coalition had fired at least 162 sea-launched Tomahawk missiles priced at $1 million to $1.5 million apiece and dispatched B-2 stealth bombers - round-trip from Missouri - to drop 2,000-pound bombs on Libyan sites. Total flying time: 25 hours. Operating cost for one hour: at least $10,000.\" And that\'s only a part of the cost.
March 29, 2011 -
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and others said the U.S. military\'s role will lessen in coming days as other countries take on more missions and the need declines for large-scale offensive action. Tomahawk cruise missiles fired by U.S. ships and submarines off Libya\'s coast were a part of that action. Senior Defense officials the attacks thus far had reduced Libya\'s air defense capabilities by more than 50 percent.
March 29, 2011 -
The head of U.S. Cyber Command says cloud computing is part of his plan for staying ahead of the cyber threats that face the Defense Department. “A year from now we should be well on our way to having a hardened architecture proven and in place, which provides a new level of cybersecurity,” said General [...]
March 29, 2011 -
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del) is chairing a hearing on weapons systems cost overruns this afternoon.
March 29, 2011 -
The Government Accountability Office said in findings announced to Congress Tuesday that the Nunn-McCurdy amendment, designed to curtail cost growth in Defense programs, has succeeded in bringing an end to only one overly costly military program in the last 14 years.
March 29, 2011 -
Both Raytheon and Northrop claim part of an Army Forces Command contract to support military operational and training needs.
March 29, 2011 -
Defense Department spending data submitted to Recovery.gov contained $1.7 billion in errors.
March 29, 2011 -
Ashton Carter, the Defense Department\'s undersecretary for acquisitions, said the Pentagon can buy things quickly when it truly needs to. But when it comes to supporting overseas contingency operations, he said the country needs a dedicated, permanent \"fast lane\" that leapfrogs DoD\'s notoriously slow methods of buying goods and services.
March 29, 2011 -
The Pentagon wants servicemen and women to use their own smartphones to develop apps and access the military\'s networks. Senior officials as early as next month will approve the technical standards for devices that run the Apple and Google operating systems.
March 29, 2011 -
If you want to do business with the federal government, you have to follow the rules. In theory, those rules are designed to make sure agencies, and in turn, taxpayers, get the best for their…
March 28, 2011 -
BAE Systems is relocating its submarine propulsion production from Minneapolis to Louisville.
March 28, 2011 -
Federal News Radio spoke with the FBI and the Army about their various uses of cloud this week. Listen to the interviews by clicking the links below. Part 2: Fulgham says secure mobility will change the FBI In a two-part interview with agency chief information officer Chad Fulgham, Federal News Radio talks about the various [...]
March 26, 2011 -
The contract is for a new intelligence-gathering plane.
March 25, 2011 -
Finding an answer to altitude sickness may be a matter of life or death for troops.
March 25, 2011 -
The National Research Council says that a rise in sea levels of about three feet could jeopardize $100 billion worth of Navy installations.
March 24, 2011