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The U.S. Army has awarded a $6.7 billion firm fixed price production contract for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) to Oshkosh Defense LLC, part of Oshkosh Corporation. The Army and the U.S. Marine Corps are expected to replace the bulk of their high-mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs) with 17,000 JLTVs beginning in 2016. The vehicle is designed to combine versatility and protection. It features enhanced ballistic protection, underbody protection similar to that of a mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle (MRAP) and high-speed off-road mobility.

Col. R. Scott Dingle, USA, has been assigned as deputy chief of staff for operations (G-3/5/7), U.S. Army Medical Command, Falls Church, Virginia.

Col. Robert D. Harter, USAR, has been assigned as deputy chief of staff (Individual Mobilization Augmentee), Office of the Chief, Army Reserve, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Rear Adm. Peter A. Gumataotao, USN, will be assigned as deputy chief of staff, strategic plans and policy, Supreme Allied Command Transformation, Norfolk, Virginia.

Rear Adm. Frederick J. Roegge, USN, will be assigned as commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Rear Adm. Phillip G. Sawyer, USN, will be assigned as deputy and chief of staff, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 

Rear Adm. Robert P. Burke, USN, will be assigned as director, military personnel plans and policy division, N-13, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.

Rear Adm. Christopher W. Grady, USN, will be assigned as commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia. 

The U.S. Army must move quicker toward a massive cultural change to streamline cybersecurity processes—from training to all-out operations—if leaders hope to maintain the momentum toward innovation.