Frank Kendall
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DoD says it wants public-private partnerships to form the basis of future space launches. But current congressional mandates are narrowly focused on breaking the decades-old habit of using Russian rocket engines.
January 28, 2016 -
The Defense Department needs to find better ways to attract and retain nuclear forces in addition to funding nuclear modernization, according to U.S. Strategic Command's leader Adm. Cecil Haney.
January 25, 2016 -
Navy officials told lawmakers facilities sustainment cuts have hurt personnel services and building modernization efforts.
January 08, 2016 -
The new DoD policy creates specialists to oversee IT, construction and medical services that work closely with department components.
January 05, 2016 -
The Defense Department's advanced research agency is looking for technologies that fit third offset plans.
December 31, 2015 -
The Pentagon bolsters its plea for $1 trillion in nuclear modernization funds as the weapons age and funding is limited.
December 07, 2015 -
The Defense Department will not be releasing a Better Buying Power 4.0 and will instead focus on policies from the past five years, which the under secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics said have been working.
December 02, 2015 -
Defense companies have spent a low percentage of their own funds on research and development, creating what some say is an innovation problem.
November 09, 2015 -
The Defense Department released the first cybersecurity guidebook to implement a governmentwide risk management framework.
November 05, 2015 -
The Air Force is working on a rapid acquisition model that will be more conducive to open architectures.
November 04, 2015 -
Analysts say it is unlikely Congress will rebuff President Obama if he decides to veto the defense authorization bill, which passed the Senate Oct. 7.
October 07, 2015 -
DoD is establishing centers of excellence to verify commercial item costs without requiring cost and pricing data from companies.
October 06, 2015 -
The rate of mergers and acquisitions in industry isn't just impacting the Defense Department, but civilian agencies as well.
October 05, 2015 -
The Defense Authorization Act will expand milestone decision authority for military service chiefs, it just has to get past President Obama first.
September 30, 2015 -
In a recent memo Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall gives milestone decision authority of some programs to the military service secretaries.
September 18, 2015