July 15, 2013 — Sean Kennedy
The Army’s Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS-A), a network-based tool intended to provide real-time access to intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, invokes a strong reaction from both its proponents and detractors. According to Army brass, DCGS-A represents a breakthrough in intelligence support capability, while users have called it a “huge, bloated, excessively expensive money pit.”
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May 3, 2013 — Sean Kennedy
A senior naval commander believes the troubled Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), or “Little Crappy Ship” as it has been referred to inside the Navy, does not have enough firepower. Other analysts believe the ship is not survivable.
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April 12, 2013 — Sean Kennedy
The Obama Administration may have just hammered the last nail into the coffin of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS).
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April 5, 2013 — Sean Kennedy
A senior naval commander believes the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) lacks appropriate firepower.
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April 3, 2013 — Sean Kennedy
Since the 1980s, private companies, the federal government, and several state governments have eliminated the uncertainties and risks associated with managing defined benefit pension plans (low interest rates, stock market declines, and an aging work force) and have migrated to defined contribution retirement options. However, many companies that contract with the federal government have continued to offer defined benefit plans, in part because the investment risks are absorbed by the taxpayers through reimbursements for pension shortfalls.
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March 20, 2013 — CAGW Staff
In March of 2009, President Obama delivered a speech on procurement at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in which he excoriated the outgoing administration for its irresponsible spending on government contracts.
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February 22, 2013 — Sean Kennedy
For the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, trouble has again reared its ugly head.
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February 8, 2013 — Sean Kennedy
In late December 2012, the United States Air Force (USAF) did not renew its contract with Alenia Aermacchi, a subsidiary of Italian-based defense contractor Finmeccanica, to refurbish and supply 20 G222s (also known as the C-27A) for the Afghan Air Force (AAF).
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