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  • Obama vetoes Defense authorization bill, puts pay raise in limbo

    The President rejected the fiscal 2016 Defense Authorization bill. The $612 billion legislation included a 1.3 person pay raise, a new retirement system, and overhaul of the acquisition process.

    Defense
    October 22, 2015
  • Rob Burton: Acquisition reforms likely to live on in next NDAA

    Today is veto day for the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. President Barack Obama vetoes the bill at an event in the Oval Office today. But the acquisition provisions in the bill aren't the reason for the veto, so they'll probably live on in whatever NDAA President Obama signs eventually. Rob Burton is a partner at the law firm Venable and former deputy administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. He joined Tom Temin on today's Federal Drive to review those provisions.

    Federal Drive
    October 22, 2015
  • McCain says it’s time for wholesale reexamination of Goldwater-Nichols Act

    The annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Congress sent to President Barack Obama on Tuesday contains nearly 100 separate provisions intended to reform the Defense Department's acquisition system. But that’s just the start, say Capitol Hill’s top two Defense legislators.

    Defense
    October 20, 2015
  • Army tells commanders to move out of and mothball older facilities

    The service is implementing one of the few alternatives it has to a base realignment and closure (BRAC) round: moving soldiers and civilians out of its oldest buildings and shuttering them.

    DoD Reporter's Notebook
    October 19, 2015
  • Bob Lohfeld: Are worst acquisition practices converging at DoD?

    The National Defense Authorization Act this year includes some big reforms for acquisition at the Defense Department. It's the latest attempt to improve how the government gets the things it needs. Bob Lohfeld, CEO and general manager of Lohfeld Consulting Group, wrote about the challenging search for good procurement practices. He wrote that he sees little evidence of convergence on the best acquisition practices. In Depth with Francis Rose asked him if he sees a convergence of the worst acquisition practices instead.

    All News
    October 15, 2015
  • Sequestration effects would reach far beyond Capitol Hill

    Congressional leaders are calling for bipartisan efforts to raise spending caps, to keep Defense funded and also provide government services that so many Americans rely on for education, health and employment.

    Budget
    October 08, 2015
  • ‘99 percent’ chance of veto for NDAA, congressional override unlikely

    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.

    Defense
    October 07, 2015
  • DoD trying to eliminate pricing data requirements in commercial buying

    DoD is establishing centers of excellence to verify commercial item costs without requiring cost and pricing data from companies.

    Acquisition
    October 06, 2015
  • Scott Maucione: Mixed feelings for a new Defense bill

    The fiscal 2016 defense authorization bill includes major acquisition reforms. The bill would give military service chiefs more power over the defense acquisition processes. The authorization bill may be in trouble though. President Obama has threatened to veto it. Federal News Radio's reporter Scott Maucione tells In Depth with Francis Rose about what Congress is calling for at DoD

    All News
    October 06, 2015
  • Andrew Hunter: NDAA a bigger deal than usual

    The Senate will begin debate on this year's National Defense Authorization Act this week. Bloomberg reports a cloture vote is likely tomorrow, with a vote on approval after that. The House passed the conference report on the NDAA 270 to 156 Thursday. Andrew Hunter, senior fellow in the International Security Program and director of the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told In Depth with Francis Rose the NDAA is a big deal every year, but this year it's even bigger.

    All News
    October 05, 2015
  • DoD loses argument with Congress over weapons testing requirements

    A section of the Defense Authorization act requiring the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation to consider cost and schedule delays survives a congressional conference despite DoD’s opposition.

    Defense
    October 02, 2015
  • Air Force struggles to make service contracts competitive

    A new study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies found the Air Force's competition rate for service contracts dropped by 15 percent over the last six years, while other military services saw competition go up.

    Acquisition
    October 01, 2015
  • Defense secretary urges veto of Defense Authorization bill

    Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday that he has advised President Barack Obama to veto the Defense Authorization bill Congress will vote on later this week for several reasons.

    Defense
    October 01, 2015
  • Military service chiefs poised to gain more acquisition power

    The Defense Authorization Act will expand milestone decision authority for military service chiefs, it just has to get past President Obama first.

    Acquisition
    September 30, 2015
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