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Defense Watch: Telework More, HASC Army Amendments, Boeing Comms Chief Resigns

Telework Forever! A strong majority, 81 percent, of Defense Department information technology and program managers surveyed want the department to ...

HASC Adds NDAA Amendments Based On Recommendations From AI, Cyber Commissions

By Matthew Beinart / Congress

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House Defense Bill Adds Two Ships, Differs With Senate On Subs

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Former STRATCOM Hand Tapped for Pentagon Post With Nuclear Weapons Council Role

About 1 Month Remains on Temporary COVID-19 Contractor Indemnity Determination

CBP Lining Up Acquisition Of Small Hybrid Drones

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Defense Watch: Telework More, HASC Army Amendments, Boeing Comms Chief Resigns

Telework Forever! A strong majority, 81 percent, of Defense Department information technology and program managers surveyed want the department to allow more frequent use of teleworking even after the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ends, according to the results of a survey done by MeriTalk. The study, ...

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Homeland Security

CBP Makes Autonomous Surveillance Tower System A Program Of Record

07/02/2020 by Cal Biesecker

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last Friday declared a relatively new border security surveillance tower system a program of record, a key program milestone demonstrating the agency’s interest in the technology and moving it from a research and development effort to a line item in the budget. ...

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Advanced / Transformational Technology

Air Force Selects 18 More Companies for Advanced Battle Management System Competition

07/02/2020 by Frank Wolfe

The U.S. Air Force has chosen 18 more companies to compete in developing the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), selections that bring the total number of participating firms to 46. On May 29, the Air Force awarded 28 companies indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts with ...

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Congress

House Armed Services Committee Unanimously Approves FY ‘21 NDAA

07/02/2020 by Matthew Beinart

The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday evening unanimously passed its $740 billion fiscal year 2021 defense authorization, while approving new amendments to block the removal of troops from Germany and renaming bases named for Confederate leaders within a year. The mark-up hearing wrapped ...

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Army

HASC Approves NDAA Amendments To Assess Army’s Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Plans, FTUAS Strategy

07/01/2020 by Matthew Beinart

The House Armed Services Committee has approved amendments to its version of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill requiring the Army to assess its tactical wheeled vehicle (TWV) strategy and the acquisition approach for its RQ-7 Shadow drone replacement program. The amendments were ...

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Business/Financial

Leidos Nabs $960 Million CBP Award For Traveler Processing

07/01/2020 by Cal Biesecker

Leidos [LDOS] on Wednesday said it has received a potential five-year, $960 million award from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to supply software and specialized equipment for the processing and vetting of travelers. Leidos said it will provide software development lifecycle services in support ...

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Congress

HASC Takes On Amendments, Base Renaming, Last-Minute Pentagon Spending During NDAA Mark-up

07/01/2020 by Matthew Beinart

The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday marked-up its version of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill, passing a host of amendments and previewing a provision to address last-minute Pentagon spending at the end of the fiscal year. The hearing was less contentious than last year’ ...

Defense Daily Presents: The Business End

PODCAST: Modernizing 'The Most Survivable Leg' of the Nuclear Triad

In December, the Navy awarded General Dynamics a contract for the first Columbia-class strategic submarine, which will replace the aging Ohio-class subs in their critical nuclear deterrence mission. All in all, the modernization program is expected ...

PODCAST: The T-53 Engine — Powering Military Rotorcraft from Huey to K-Max

More than 50 million flight hours have been logged with the T-53 turboshaft engine, powering military aircraft including the UH-1 Huey, the AH-1 Cobra, and recently the Kaman K-Max, which the U.S. Marine Corps has used for unmanned cargo delivery ...

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