U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

By Mark Carreau
The FAA has agreed to a pair of recommendations from a GAO audit concerning current procedures for investigating commercial space mishaps.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The fighter needs more cooling system capacity to keep electronics from overheating, but long-term requirements may entail major changes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Does the U.S. Defense Department understand what is happening in the defense industrial base when it comes to mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The Pentagon still lacks a plan to successfully wrestle sustainment functions away from the collection of contractors that now jealously own those roles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA officials have acknowledged the evolving Space Launch System rocket is unaffordable at current cost levels.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman see schedule delays for ICBM replacement as a massive military construction effort takes shape.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Government Accountability Office in a report released June 8 says the Sentinel is behind schedule.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Production issues are causing a delay in deliveries of the first lot of Boeing F-15EX fighters to the USAF as negotiations continue for follow-on lots.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Development of the USAF’s intercontinental ballistic missile is falling behind schedule due to issues including workforce and infrastructure challenges.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
USAF and Boeing are seeing the costs increase for a needed boom redesign for the KC-46 tanker as well as delays for the new Remote Vision System.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force test pilots will begin flying the T-7A Red Hawk this month.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Mark Carreau
NASA has managed to improve the cost performance of 16 major projects over the past year, a GAO report says.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A new audit report blames a cooling system flaw that Lockheed Martin discovered 15 years ago for a problem that could cost $38 billion in extra repair bills.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Boeing T-7A could receive a limited military flight release this summer, but faces the risk of new schedule delays as software and escape concerns linger.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
The GAO denial of Sikorsky’s FLRAA protest shows the Army prioritized Bell’s submission detail and open systems architecture over Sikorsky’s much lower cost.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Space Command says it is on track to reach full operational capability by year's end, although its biggest hurdle has yet to be cleared.
Space

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
The GAO on April 13 published a 38-p. report on its denial of Sikorsky’s protest to the Army’s decision to award the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Bell’s tandem-cockpit, single-main-rotor Invictus is competing for the FARA contest against Sikorsky’s Raider X.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Jan. 13 published a report taking stock of ABMS.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s recent shift towards working with certificate holders to resolve certain regulatory violations and its handling of safety complaints from employees are facing renewed scrutiny and some legislative changes following a Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee report on safety oversight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation