Enthusiasm Growing at Pentagon for OTAs DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
2/4/2021
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This is part four of a five-part special report on the health of the U.S. defense industrial base.
The National Defense Industrial Association’s second annual Vital Signs report on the health of the U.S. defense industrial base was released Feb. 2. To download a copy, please click HERE.
The Pentagon is using special contracting mechanisms to try to promote innovation and bring nontraditional partners into the acquisition fold.
The use of one of them other transaction authority agreements has skyrocketed in recent years. Meanwhile, spending on the more established Small Business Innovation Research program has remained flat, according to data presented in the National Defense Industrial Association’s “Vital Signs 2021” report.
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Acting SECNAV: Navy Shipbuilding Faces Review from Incoming Biden Officials
February 2, 2021 5:27 PM
In this aerial photograph, the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) sits at Pier 3 at Newport News Shipbuilding division. The ship is approximately 76 percent complete and is progressing through final outfitting and testing. Huntington Ingalls Industries photo.
As the Biden administration continues filling key positions, its plans for the Navy should come into better focus, according to the service’s top civilian.
Speaking at the National Defense Industrial Association’s virtual Expeditionary Warfare conference on Tuesday, Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Harker said he expects to have a clearer understanding of the Biden administration’s shipbuilding plans once administration officials like the deputy defense secretary, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, and the OMB deputy director are confirmed to their posts.
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Two crossed lines that form an X . It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. Lt. Gen. David Berger, left, then commander of US Marine Corps forces in the Pacific, reviews aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, June 6, 2017. US Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. George Melendez
The military has long focused time and resources on keeping aging, manned platforms in service.
With Russia and China present a more capable challenge, the military needs to move toward equipment that doesn t require so much investment, the Marine Corps top officer said this week.
The US military flies and maintains decades-old planes and helicopters sometimes well beyond the planned years of service for the aircraft.