http://www.dodbuzz.com Online Defense and Acquisition Journal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:07:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/20/analysts-warn-of-eroding-u-s-power/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/20/analysts-warn-of-eroding-u-s-power/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:02:34 +0000 Greg Grant http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=11545 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/20/analysts-warn-of-eroding-u-s-power/feed/ 10 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/19/troop-costs-vie-with-weapons/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/19/troop-costs-vie-with-weapons/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:29:20 +0000 Greg Grant http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=11518 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/19/troop-costs-vie-with-weapons/feed/ 15 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/16/v-22s-in-af-pak-faster-higher-longer/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/16/v-22s-in-af-pak-faster-higher-longer/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:16:09 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=11259 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/16/v-22s-in-af-pak-faster-higher-longer/feed/ 23 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/26/pla-leader-says-china-no-threat/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/26/pla-leader-says-china-no-threat/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:41:07 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=10853 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/26/pla-leader-says-china-no-threat/feed/ 4 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/15/hate-crime-worries-dog-defense-bill/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/15/hate-crime-worries-dog-defense-bill/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:21:04 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=10541 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/15/hate-crime-worries-dog-defense-bill/feed/ 7 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/15/global-warming-shapes-navy-plans/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/15/global-warming-shapes-navy-plans/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:42:04 +0000 Greg Grant http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=10526 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/15/global-warming-shapes-navy-plans/feed/ 27 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/14/navy-launches-green-hornet/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/14/navy-launches-green-hornet/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:26:22 +0000 Greg Grant http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=10516 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/14/navy-launches-green-hornet/feed/ 23 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/12/shop-euro-for-euro-missile-plan/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/12/shop-euro-for-euro-missile-plan/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:21:28 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=10427 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/12/shop-euro-for-euro-missile-plan/feed/ 19 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/17/huge-lcs-restructure-to-lower-prices/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/17/huge-lcs-restructure-to-lower-prices/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:20:52 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=9832 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/17/huge-lcs-restructure-to-lower-prices/feed/ 8 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/15/us-china-resume-military-talks/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/15/us-china-resume-military-talks/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:32:33 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=9718 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/15/us-china-resume-military-talks/feed/ 3 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/14/v-22-ready-for-action-boeing/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/14/v-22-ready-for-action-boeing/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:47:21 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=9555 calls for a V-22 production halt from a House committee because of problems with parts and logistics, and with the Marines planning to deploy about a dozen planes to Afghanistan, Boeing and the Marines came under intense pressure to prove they could fly the aircraft and maintain it at reasonable cost. The top Bell Boeing manager says the aircraft are ready for Afghanistan and other deployments, and the logistics issues are under control.]]> http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/14/v-22-ready-for-action-boeing/feed/ 18 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/10/tanker-split-dead-for-now/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/10/tanker-split-dead-for-now/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:25:09 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=9591 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/10/tanker-split-dead-for-now/feed/ 15 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/03/a-navy-ship-on-time-budget/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/03/a-navy-ship-on-time-budget/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:55:37 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=9403 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/03/a-navy-ship-on-time-budget/feed/ 16 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/02/buzz-gets-a-new-bro/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/02/buzz-gets-a-new-bro/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:51:15 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=9353 Line of Departure. I knew Jamie from my days covering NATO at Defense News and we shared a few flights with then-Defense Secretary William Cohen. He's a rock solid reporter who will bring a deep source book and a unique perspective on how the military is faring and how relations between the media and the military shape both enterprises. Move out!]]> http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/02/buzz-gets-a-new-bro/feed/ 3 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/31/the-end-of-acquisition/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/31/the-end-of-acquisition/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:05:21 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=9054 The End of History and the Last Man that the end of the Cold War seemed to usher in the end of new ideologies and the triumph of western liberal democracy. With the necessity of fighting the wars we are in, with flat budgets planned for much the next five years, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates focused on lower costs and more flexible acquisition, analysts are increasingly concerned that we may be facing the effective end of acquisition, a period when few or no new major weapon systems are planned and bought.]]> http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/31/the-end-of-acquisition/feed/ 73 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/27/holes-in-us-defense-umbrella-wynne/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/27/holes-in-us-defense-umbrella-wynne/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:56:35 +0000 Mike Wynne http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=9223 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/27/holes-in-us-defense-umbrella-wynne/feed/ 133 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/18/qdr-its-over-barring-surprises/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/18/qdr-its-over-barring-surprises/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:01:51 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=8921 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/18/qdr-its-over-barring-surprises/feed/ 36 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/10/navy-wants-top-uav-billing/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/10/navy-wants-top-uav-billing/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:21:14 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=8640 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/10/navy-wants-top-uav-billing/feed/ 15 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/07/qdr-team-big-threats-matter/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/07/qdr-team-big-threats-matter/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:05:35 +0000 Greg Grant http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=8617 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/07/qdr-team-big-threats-matter/feed/ 35 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/05/who-needs-door-kicking-marines/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/05/who-needs-door-kicking-marines/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:54:53 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=8531 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/05/who-needs-door-kicking-marines/feed/ 85