The GE-Rolls-Royce team is facing an uphill battle at the Pentagon, where Defense Secretary Robert Gates has already threatened to recommend that the defense bills be vetoed if they contain funding for the secondary engine.
The fixed-price offer comes less than a month before congressional defense committees are expected to start considering the fiscal 2011 budget, renewing their tug-of-war with the administration over the benefits of having two engines for the Pentagon’s largest fighter jet purchase.
The defense committees have provided funding to develop the secondary engine despite the Pentagon’s efforts to kill it over the last four years.
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Showing posts with label Pentagon. Show all posts
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
GE and Rolls Royce woo the Pentagon
Once again, the military industrial complex and beholden politicians are making bad decisions. They don't seem to understand that when one door closes, another opens RE: killing this engine. There will be another project...
Friday, April 24, 2009
A Pentagon Cyber-Command is in the Works
This idea has good intentions, but how is adding another level of bureaucracy going to help this situation? The key is to place emphasis on cyber-warfare within the existing commands. The key is to recruit competent soldiers and officers who have computer knowledge. The key is to prepare for 5GW throughout the entire DoD. How is having another four-star general with no real command authority over troops going to help the situation? Here is an excerpt from the article:
The Obama administration is finalizing plans for a new Pentagon command to coordinate the security of military computer networks and to develop new offensive cyber-weapons, sources said last night.
Planning for the reorganization of Defense Department and intelligence agencies is underway, and a decision is imminent, according to a person familiar with the White House plans...
One question is whether the new command's leader would be a military commander with a four-star rank. The NSA is currently led by Army Lt. Gen. Keith B. Alexander, who has three stars.
News of the proposal comes on the heels of a 60-day White House review of cybersecurity efforts. Federal agency deputies are expected to meet Friday to consider the recommendations of the review team.
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