
Three Air Force majors with a moniker of “Team Rogue” are shaking up the never-ending debate over Pentagon weapons procurement by advocating what they call F.I.S.T., for fast, inexpensive, simple and tiny weapons programs. But implementing the F.I.S.T. concept, argues one of the majors, will require courage. Read more
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IRAQ: “Status of the Defense Emergency Response Fund in Support of the Global War on Terror” (Defense Department’s Inspector General). Finds that not all funding from the Defense Emergency Response Fund was used as intended, and the Defense Department needs to transfer a total of $260 million to the Treasury Department because the law to transfer that money to the Iraq Freedom Fund has expired.
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The Raytheon Company’s latest quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals the company is “currently conducting a self-initiated internal review” of its operations abroad, “focusing on compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.” During the review, the company “identified several possible areas of concern relating to payments made in connection with certain international operations related to a jurisdiction where we do business.” Read more
The Pentagon seems to have some trouble keeping track of its materiel. The latest items to go missing? Night-vision devices. Read more

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