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Friday, May 30, 2014

U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS FOR MAY 30, 2014

FROM:  U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT DEFENSE 

CONTRACTS

ARMY
Exelis Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colorado, was awarded a $143,100,534 modification (P00012) to contract W91RUS-13-C-0006 for operations and maintenance support of Title X communications equipment and information systems under the Network Enterprise Technology Command (Army), 160th Signal Brigade and its subordinate units in southwest Asia. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $143,100,534 were obligated at the time of the award. Work will be performed in Kuwait, Afghanistan and Bahrain, with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2015. Army Contracting Command, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona, is the contracting activity.

Camber Corp., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $49,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for incident response systems contractor logistics support for the Marine Corps in support of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear team. Funding and work location will be determined with each order. The estimated completion date is May 29, 2017. Bids were solicited via the Internet with four received. Army Contracting Command, Natick, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (W911QY-14-D-0022).

ESA South, Inc.,* Cantonment, Florida, was awarded a $45,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for emergency temporary roof repairs to residential structures in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster response. Work will be performed in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia. Work will also be done in Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia, with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet with nine received. Funding will be determined with each order. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Nebraska, is the contracting activity (W9128F-14-D-0014).
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., ISR&T Div., Boulder, Colorado, was awarded a $37,974,775 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for logistics support and engineering services to the Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) system Block 1 fielded units as well as associated exerciser and institutional training suites. Work will be performed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2018. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received. Fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $37,092, and operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $3,266,544 are being obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W9113M-14-C-0018).

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., Oak Brook, Illinois, was awarded a $25,376,872 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging the main channel of the Delaware River. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2015. Bids were solicited via the Internet with three received. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $12,000,000, and fiscal 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $13,376,872 are being obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (W912BU-14-C-0013).
Peckham Vocational Industries, Inc., Lansing, Michigan, was awarded an $18,905,472 modification (P00013) to contract W56HZV-12-D-0064 to incorporate the first option year into the base contract for services to the Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment (OCIE) Central Management Office to establish a national repair system to evaluate, clean and repair unserviceable, but economically repairable OCIE. Funding and work location will be determined with each order. Estimated completion date is May 31, 2015. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity.

SRA International, Fairfax, Virginia, was awarded a $17,802,501 firm-fixed-price contract for enterprise operations and security services, and information technology services, for the Army National Guard. Work will be performed in Arlington, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2015. One bid was solicited and one received. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $17,802,501 are being obligated at the time of the award. National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (W9133L-14-C-0031).

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, was awarded a $12,743,632 modification (P00020) to contract W52P1J-11-C-0027 to add to the existing contract: explosive cartridges (100,000); explosive d 5" – (10,521); explosive d dye filled (5,163); improved conventional munitions (34,436); medium caliber – (1,116,122); and fuses (999,940). Fiscal 2014 other procurement (Army) funds in the amount of $12,743,632 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is May 27, 2015. Work will be performed in St. Petersburg. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity.

HGL Construction, Inc.*, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was awarded a $10,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract with options for military and civil works construction within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division. The estimated completion date is May 29, 2015. Funding and work location will be determined with each order. Bids were solicited via the Internet with 22 received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity (W912BV-14-D-0006).

Mythics Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia, was awarded an $11,041,269 modification (KX02) to contract W91QUZ-06-A-0003 to act under license from Oracle to provide Program Manager Warfighter Information Network-Tactical software maintenance/support. Fiscal 2014 other procurement (Army) funds in the amount of $11,041,269 were obligated at the time of the award. Estimated completion date is May 29, 2018. Work will be performed in Virginia Beach. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Colt Defense LLC, West Hartford, Connecticut, was awarded a $6,750,000 firm-fixed-price contract for breech bolt assemblies for the M16 rifle and M4 carbine. Funding and work location will be determined with each order. Bids were solicited via the Internet with five received. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-14-D-0046).

AIR FORCE

Al Raha Group for Technical Services, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been awarded an estimated $93,335,656 undefinitized contract action for repair & return services for Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 unclassified items. Work will be performed at Riyadh; Warner Robins, Georgia and multiple certified sources of repair located throughout the continental United States. The work is expected to be completed by May 31, 2015. This contract is 100 percent foreign military sales for Saudi Arabia. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/WWQK, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8505-14-C-0003).

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Center, Sunnyvale, California, has been awarded a $41,206,525 modification (P00075) to FA8810-08-C-0002 for the Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) Transition to Operations. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $3,214,926,620. The contract modification is to add HEO-4 launch and early on-orbit test (LEOT) capabilities to the HEO-3 LEOT baseline. This HEO 3/4 transition concept of operations is required to support the HEO 3/4 payloads transition to the Increment 2 operational baseline. Work will be performed at Sunnyvale and Azusa, California; Boulder, Aurora, and Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2018. Fiscal 2013 research and development funds in the amount of $36,528,691 are being obligated at time of award. Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles, California, is the contracting activity.

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, has been awarded a $13,039,369 modification (P00512) to F33657-01-C-4600 for the Enhanced Integrated Sensor Suite (EISS) Timing and Control (TAC) Module A-3 replacement effort. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $2,318,001,044. The contract modification is for the completion of flight tests necessary to ensure the EISS TAC module and associated software developments are compatible to the Global Hawk aircraft in form, fit and function. Work will be performed at San Diego, and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2015. Fiscal 2013 research and development funds in the amount of $13,039,369 are being obligated at time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/WIGK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

E-Corp, Layton, Utah (FA9401-14-D-0001); Mac Electric, Inc., Yuma, Arizona (FA9401-14-D-0002); Mirador Enterprises, Inc., El Paso, Texas (FA9401-14-D-0003); Applied Construction Technologies, LLC, Albuquerque, New Mexico (FA9401-14-D-0004); Engineering Construction Services LLC, Las Cruces, New Mexico (FA9401-14-D-0005); Dawn Inc. and McTech Corp. Joint Venture, Warren, Ohio (FA9401-14-D-0006), have been awarded a $12,800,000 firm-fixed-price, multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for design/build and construction requirements (except military construction). This work will consist of multiple disciplines in general construction categories in a broad range of maintenance, repair, minor and/or new construction. Work will be performed at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and other sites supported by Kirtland; the work is expected to be completed by May 27, 2019. This award is a result of a competitive 8(a) set-aside acquisition posted on the Federal Business Opportunities Website; 19 offers were received. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds will be obligated with each task order. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center/PZIC, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is the contracting activity.

NAVY

Earl Industries L.L.C. doing business as NASSCO-Mayport, Jacksonville, Florida, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $23,238,392 undefinitized contract action for continuous maintenance availability to include structural damage and aluminum welding onboard USS Hue City (CG 66). This effort on USS Hue City covers repairs to the superstructure including the main propulsion gas turbine intake. Work will encompass four levels and will require extensive aluminum welding. Other work to be performed involves electrical equipment and cable replacement, lagging and insulation, exhaust vent ducting, vane axial fans, deck drain piping, watertight doors and metal joiner doors. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, and is expected to be completed by November 2014. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $8,372,146 will be obligated at time of award. Funding in the amount of $8,372,146 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(3). Southeast Regional Maintenance Center, Mayport, Florida, is the contracting activity (N40027-14-C-0015).

Walbridge Aldinger Co., Detroit, Michigan, is being awarded $21,550,080 for firm-fixed-price task order 0005 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40085-10-D-5331) for construction of a CH-53K helicopter maintenance training facility and Regional Communication Station (RCS) at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. The CH-53K facility will provide a training space to support maintenance personnel and will house several full size CH-53K mock-ups. The facility will also provide classrooms, administration space, personnel support space, general offices, hydraulic/mechanical rooms, tool room, maintenance training areas, storage space, avionics, airframe, wire repair, and composite repair labs, a high bay, clear span hangar area and an access apron for CH-53K preventive maintenance training. The RCS facility will provide administrative spaces, customer service area, reception, secure vault, electronic repair space, conference room, training room/classroom, battery storage room, mechanical spaces, personnel support space, and telephone switchgear space. The task order also contains four planned modifications, which if exercised would increase cumulative task order value to $23,392,433. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and is expected to be completed by December 2015. Fiscal 2014 military construction (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $21,550,080 are being obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Four proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, New York, is being awarded a $20,917,239 modification under previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-6311) to provide integration services for mission packages that will deploy from and integrate with the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The Navy’s plan is to use continuous evaluation of system maturity through a disciplined system engineering framework to improve mission capability in identified mission areas. LCS mission packages will be optimized for flexibility in the littorals. Work will be performed in Bethpage, New York (44 percent); Oxnard, California (16 percent);
Washington, District of Columbia (14 percent); Panama City, Florida (10 percent); Dahlgren, Virginia (8 percent); San Diego, California (4 percent); Hollywood, Maryland (2 percent); Andover, Massachusetts (1 percent); and Middletown, Rhode Island (1 percent), and is expected to be completed by January 2015. Fiscal 2014 and 2015 operations and maintenance (Navy); fiscal 2014 and 2015 research, development, test and evaluation; and fiscal 2015 other procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $20,917,239 will be obligated at time of award. Contract funds in the amount of $5,611,140 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

Softchoice Corp., McLean, Virginia, is being awarded $17,487,675 for delivery order 0030 against a previously awarded Blanket Purchase Agreement (M67854-12-A-4701). This delivery order will procure Microsoft brand name software licenses and support, known as software assurance. Work will be performed in McLean, and is expected to be completed by May 2015. Fiscal year 2014 operation and maintenance (Marine Corps) funds in the amount $17,487,675 will be obligated at the time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps System Command, Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

Softchoice Corp., McLean, Virginia, is being awarded $15,703,370 for delivery order 0031 against a previously awarded Blanket Purchase Agreement (M67854-12-A-4701). This delivery order will procure Microsoft brand name software licenses and support, known as software assurance. Work will be performed in McLean, and work is expected to be completed in May 2015. Fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance (Marine Corps) funds in the amount $12,007,670, and fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance (Marine Corps Reserves) funds in the amount of $3,695,700, will be obligated at the time of award. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps System Command, Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

CH2M Hill Constructors, Inc., Englewood, Colorado, is being awarded a $15,044,771 modification to task order JU01 under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract (N62470-13-D-6019), to exercise option one which provides for furniture, fixtures and equipment for the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters Recovery Restoration at Naval Support Activity Washington. The work to be performed provides for labor, management, supervision, tools, materials, site work and provisions necessary to provide for furniture, fixtures and equipment. The total contract amount after exercise of this option will be $59,284,771. Work will be performed in Washington, District of Columbia, and is expected to be completed by February 2015. Fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $15,044,771 are being obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

Timken Gears & Services Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, is being awarded a $13,963,212 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2310) to procure a DDG 51 class main reduction gear assembly. The main reduction gear is the set of gears that transmit the power from two main propulsion power turbines to the propulsion shaft. Each DDG 51 class destroyer has two gear sets, one for each propulsion shaft. Work will be performed in Santa Fe Springs, California (68 percent); Riverside, Missouri (10 percent); New Castle, Delaware (7 percent); Latrobe, Pennsylvania (2 percent); St. Augustine, Florida (1 percent); Spring Grove, Illinois (1 percent); Fitchburg, Massachusetts (1 percent); Corry, Pennsylvania (1 percent); Erie, Pennsylvania (1 percent); Antigo, Wisconsin (1 percent); and other United States locations less than 1 percent (7 percent). Work is expected to be completed by May 2016. Fiscal 2014 other procurement (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $13,963,212 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.
Leebcor Services, LLC*, Williamsburg, Virginia, is being awarded $13,799,474 for firm-fixed-price task order 0002 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N69450-13-D-1765) for the construction of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Logistics Support Facility at Naval Station Mayport. The work to be performed provides for the construction of a two-story building with a reinforced concrete foundation, masonry walls and a pitched standing seam metal roof logistics support facility to serve the LCS Squadron and other organizations which support the LCS. The project also includes construction of classrooms, operations watch work space, a reference library room, storage, administrative office space, video teleconference rooms, and crew lounge. The task order also contains one unexercised option, which if exercised, would increase cumulative task order value to $16,011,693. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Florida, and is expected to be completed by November 2015. Fiscal 2014 military construction (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $13,799,474 are being obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Five proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida, is the contracting activity.

Colonna’s Shipyard, Inc.*, Norfolk, Virginia, is being awarded a $13,262,660 firm-fixed price contract, for docking phased maintenance availability to include drydocking, hull plating replacement, propulsion engine removal and habitability onboard USS Zephyr (PC 8). This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $14,280,669. Work will be performed in Norfolk, and is expected to be completed July 2015. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $14,280,669 will be obligated at time of award. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with nine proposals solicited and two offers received. Southeast Regional Maintenance Center, Mayport, Florida, is the contracting activity (N40027-14-C-0010).

Stemnion, Inc.,* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is being awarded a $9,894,778 cost-reimbursement (no fee) contract modification to previously awarded contract (N62645-13-C-4014) to exercise an option to provide research and development services in support the Naval Medical Research Center’s cellular combat wound initiative. Work will be performed in Pittsburgh, , and the work is expected to be completed April 2016. Fiscal 2013 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,894,778 will be obligated at the time of award; the funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Medical Logistics Command, Fort Detrick, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

BAE Systems, Land & Armaments L.P., Minneapolis, Minnesota, is being awarded a $7,137,528 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the MK 45 5” gun system design agent services and waterfront/pierside support. BAE Systems will provide engineering, technical, logistics services and technical data to support the MK 45 5” gun system design, development, fabrication, production, operation and integration. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $44,417,249. Work will be performed in Minneapolis, Minnesota (85 percent) and Louisville, Kentucky (15 percent); and is expected to be completed by May 2015. Fiscal 2011 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy); fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance (Navy); and fiscal 2013 and 2014 weapons procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $7,137,528 will be obligated at the time of the award. Contract funds in the amount of $1,087,528 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1 - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency's requirements. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbus, is the contracting activity (N00024-14-C-5324).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Phillips 66 Company, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, has been awarded a maximum $9,407,144 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract for fuel and delivery service to Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. This delivery order was a competitive acquisition on a five-year basic ordering agreement (SP0600-13-R-0706) with one offer received. Location of performance is Oklahoma with an Aug. 31, 2014 performance completion date. Using military service is Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia (SP0600-14-G-0611-0001).

Meggitt (Rockmart), Inc., Rockmart, Georgia, has been awarded a maximum $7,600,327 firm-fixed-price contract for aircraft fuel cells. This contract was a competitive acquisition, with one offer received. This is a three-year base contract. Location of performance is Georgia with a May 15, 2017 performance completion date. Using military services are Air Force and Defense Logistics Agency Aviation. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 Air Force working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma (SPRTA1-14-C-0023).

Phillips 66 Company, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, has been awarded a maximum $7,218,029 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract for fuel and delivery service to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. This delivery order was a competitive acquisition on a five-year basic ordering agreement (SP0600-13-R-0706) with one offer received. Location of performance is Oklahoma with an Aug. 31, 2014 performance completion date. Using military service is Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Virginia (SP0600-14-G-0611-0005).

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY

Verizon Business Network Services, Inc., Ashburn, Virginia was awarded a $10,567,483 firm-fixed-price contract for the Priority Telecommunication Service to support the Department of Homeland Security Office of Emergency Communications. This contract has a nine-month base period and nine one-year option periods. If all options are exercised, the total cumulative contract value is $81,027,515. Work will be performed throughout the continental United States, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2015. Fiscal Year 2014 operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $10,567,483 are being obligated at award. The contract was a sole-source award pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois is the contracting activity (HC1013-14-C-0002).

U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND

Erickson Transport, Inc. (formerly Evergreen Helicopters of Alaska), Portland, Oregon, has been awarded a $17,662,214 modification (P00018) to previously awarded contract HTC711-10-D-R017; Berry Aviation, Inc.* of San Marcos, Texas, has been awarded a $32,907,631 modification (P00024) to previously awarded HTC711-10-D-R018; and AAR Airlift Group, Inc. of Palm Bay, Florida, has been awarded a $42,519,795 modification (P00019) to previously awarded HTC711-10-D-R016 for fixed-wing aircraft, personnel, equipment, tools, material, maintenance and supervision necessary to perform passenger and cargo air transportation service. Work will be performed in Afghanistan with an expected completion date of May 31, 2015. Fiscal year 2014 operations and maintenance funds are being obligated at time of award: full amount for Erickson Transport, Inc., and Berry Aviation, Inc., and $15,123,535 for AAR Airlift Group, Inc. The U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Zel Technologies, LLC of Hampton, Virginia, is being awarded a maximum $25,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract providing specialized services in science and engineering, business operation functions and other related services in support of the Defense Intelligence Agency’s science and technology mission. Work will be performed in the United States with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2019. The acquisition was a set aside competition for small businesses, with three offers received. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $1,360,720 and fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $710,828 are being obligated on the first task order. Virginia Contracting Activity, Washington, District of Columbia is the contracting activity (HHM402-14-D-0006).

*Small Business

Saturday, October 13, 2012

U.S. DEFENSE AND CHANGES AT THE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Photo Credit:  Wikimedia.
FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Intel Agency Director Outlines Changes Under Way
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.
American Forces Press Service


WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2012 - The director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shared his vision of accelerating change and building capacity within the agency during a symposium yesterday in Orlando, Fla.

Army Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn spoke to the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation about reshaping defense analysis and professional development of the workforce, but began with his plan to use the Defense Clandestine Service to integrate the intelligence community.

"I'm going to use this to integrate the entire agency," Flynn said. "This is not a marginal adjustment for DIA. This is a major adjustment for national security."

The idea is increasing partnerships, he said, as well as increasing capacity and capabilities while putting the agency's presence where it's needed.

It's also about offsetting risk, preventing strategic surprise and retaining U.S. competitive advantage, Flynn said, "and I think that's really important."

Flynn discussed reshaping defense analysis for the agency and lauded the operational community for its understanding of intelligence.

"The operational community understands intelligence, [in] many, many cases, particularly in the surveillance and reconnaissance realm, much more than they did five years ago," Flynn said, "[and] definitely [more] than they did 10 years ago."

The general also touched on professional development, in particular, focusing on the civilian side of the workforce, which until recently, hasn't had the same opportunities as their military counterparts.

"I went and studied post-World World II, post-Korea, post-Vietnam and post the collapse of the Soviet Union and end of the Cold War," Flynn said. "In all four examples, the Department of Defense killed training and professional development."

Flynn noted DIA has a "fairly healthy budget," and he said he has made professional development one of his priorities.

"It's an area that I'm very comfortable with, and it's something that we will invest in -- particularly, leader training," he said.

Flynn also emphasized the importance of building capacity within DIA, and the intelligence community at large.

"When we're getting ready and adjusting for whatever the next conflict is going to be, we have to use our training and education system to drive change, build trust and instill this culture," he said.

"Everything is under attack, [and] everything is challenged," Flynn added. "One of the things that we have a responsibility to do is understand some of [the] issues and then prioritize accordingly, based on the direction that we are given from our leadership."

The general underscored the value of DIA in the U.S. national defense strategy.

"It is [an] indispensable element of the military dimension of our national defense posture," Flynn said. "[This is] what the Defense Intelligence Agency gives this nation."

 

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