Frank Kendall, former acquisition chief of the Defense Department, has said that DoD needs to ensure that it has “a healthy industrial base to support it” while performing its mission, USNI... Read more
Frank Kendall, former undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics at the Defense Department, has been appointed to Leidos‘ board of directors. Leidos said Wednesday Kendal... Read more
Raytheon has completed factory qualification test on the launch and checkout system of an operational control system the company developed for the U.S. Air Force‘s GPS satellite conste... Read more
The U.S. Air Force can continue its program to develop a new ground-based command system for the military branch’s GPS satellite constellation after Defense Department acquisition chie... Read more
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall met with three defense trade associations in an effort to understand and address issues that affect the aerospace... Read more
Northrop Grumman has obtained approval from Defense Department acquisition chief Frank Kendall to begin low-rate initial production of the company’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft syst... Read more
United Launch Alliance has submitted a bid to compete on a contract to launch the U.S. Air Force’s third GPS III satellite in 2019 and reiterated its concern about price as a deciding factor... Read more
The U.S. Air Force has asked Boeing to submit a proposal on the engineering and manufacturing development phase for the service branch’s Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization program. The m... Read more
Boeing has received Milestone C approval from Defense Department acquisition chief Frank Kendall for the KC-46A Pegasus aircraft the company will build to support aerial refueling operations... Read more
The U.S. Air Force has conducted the final tests on a Boeing-built military aerial refueling and strategic transport aircraft for a Milestone C production decision. The Air Force said Monday... Read more
The Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program has achieved full deployment approval after Frank Kendall, acquisition chief at the Defense Department, signed an acquisition... Read more
Lockheed Martin and the Defense Department plan to strike a deal in the fall for the next batches of F-35 fighter jets that could cost $15 billion, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal wr... Read more
Frank Kendall — defense undersecretary of acquisition, technology and logistics — and Bill LaPlante — the Air Force‘s acquisition chief — have wrapped up a revi... Read more
Huntington Ingalls Industries is set to receive a $4 billion contract to design and build the U.S. Navy‘s second Ford-class aircraft carrier, Bloomberg reported Friday. Anthony Cappaci... Read more
Katrina McFarland, Sehlke Advisory Board Member, to Speak at NPS Acquisition Research Symposium
Katrina McFarland, a member of Sehlke Consulting‘s board of advisers and president at Blue Oryx, will participate in a panel discussion on government acquisition reform at an upcoming... Read more