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The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Ashton Carter to be deputy secretary of Defense. Among the topics addressed were the potential impact of…

Ashton Carter spoke about the Department of Defense’s budget and said that the era of ever-increasing defense budgets was over. He laid out areas where the Pentagon could save money and become more efficient, but…

Defense Undersecretary for Acquisitions Ashton Carter testified on the Defense Department’s efforts to cut costs on federal contracts, increase competition, and improve Pentagon acquisition…

Undersecretary Ashton Carter spoke about the acquisition and management process of the Defense Department and provided budget efficiency recommendations for missile defense. In addition,…

Ashton Carter begins his remarks with comments about the importance of national security and defense priorities in Afghanistan. He then focused on the defense department budget and its…

Officials announced Boeing as the winner of a $35 billion U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tanker contract. The Air Force had been trying for almost ten years to begin replacing its aerial…

Pentagon officials testified about Defense Department initiatives proposed by Secretary Robert Gates to more efficiently fund defense programs. One of the proposals included the elimination…

Pentagon officials testified on Defense Department initiatives proposed by Secretary Robert Gates to more efficiently fund defense programs. One of the proposals included the elimination of…

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Undersecretary Ashton Carter spoke to reporters and answered questions about new military acquisition and procurement guidelines.

Ashton Carter outlined a strategy for making existing military programs more efficient and cost-effective. Its part of a five-year effort by Secretary Gates to cut about $100 billion from…

Ashton Carter talked about about Pentagon efforts to improve efficiency with new technology. Topics included organization and systems challenges, governance, and the performance gap between…

Witnesses testified about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, which has suffered from cost overruns and production delays. They said the average price of an F-35 aircraft as estimated by…

Ashton Carter briefed reporters and answered questions about the development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program, the next generation aircraft weapons system for the Navy, Air Force,…