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Thursday, January 21, 2021
- In Departure Letter, Air Force Acquisition Chief Urges Continuance of Risk Taking Culture
- Boeing Rakes in $3.8 Billion for 27 KC-46s in Eight Days
- ‘Smart Border Controls’ Emphasized In Biden’s Immigration Bill
- Pekoske Serving As Acting DHS Secretary
- Ryan McCarthy Steps Down As Army Secretary
- New Frigate Construction Starts This Year
- Austin Extends Recusal From Raytheon-Related Decisions For 4 Years, Won’t Seek Defense Firm Job After Service
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
- Austin Pressed On Budget, Nuclear Modernization Views, House To Hold Thursday Waiver Vote
- Mayorkas Will Review Effectiveness Of Key DHS Cyber Security Programs
- U.S. Collateral Damage Estimation Process Could Benefit from Real-World Data
- Redwire Acquires Spacecraft Engineering Firm Oakman Aerospace
- Executive Order for Security Assessment of Foreign-Made Drones
- No Single Solution For Border Security, Mayorkas Says
- Army Won’t ‘Have A Dollar To Waste’ In Modernization Effort Facing Tighter Budgets, McConville Says
- U.S. and U.K. Agree HMS Queen Elizabeth Deployment To Use American F-35Bs
- Navy USVs Will Have Range In Manning
- Longtime Dem HASC Staffer Headed to Pentagon Nuke, Missile Defense Post
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Wednesday, January 20, 2020
- Austin Pressed On Budget, Nuclear Modernization Views, House To Hold Thursday Waiver Vote
- Executive Order for Security Assessment of Foreign-Made Drones
- Longtime Dem HASC Staffer Headed to Pentagon Nuke, Missile Defense Post
- Redwire Acquires Spacecraft Engineering Firm Oakman Aerospace
- Mayorkas Will Review Effectiveness Of Key DHS Cyber Security Programs
- No Single Solution For Border Security, Mayorkas Says
- Navy USVs Will Have Range In Manning
- Army Won’t ‘Have A Dollar To Waste’ In Modernization Effort Facing Tighter Budgets, McConville Says
- U.S. and U.K. Agree HMS Queen Elizabeth Deployment To Use American F-35Bs
- U.S. Collateral Damage Estimation Process Could Benefit from Real-World Data
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
- Defense Watch: DHS Confirmation, Coast Guard-USMC Support
- White House Releases Implementation Plan To Secure 5G
- Navy Weighing Need for New Core in its Next Nuclear Warhead
- Navy Pushing Aegis Ashore To Army, No Agreement Yet
- Pause in Defense Company PAC Contributions Raises Larger Questions
- Nuke Agency’s Contractor Scorecards for Pandemic Fiscal Year Show Headaches for Warhead Cores, Non-nuclear Components, Test Instruments
- Boeing Wins $974 Million In PAC-3 Seeker Subcontracts
- GAO: Design Tool Delays Lead To Columbia SSBN Construction Delays
- Lord Discusses New Report’s Steps To Help DoD Address Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
- CISA Launches Cyber Risk Reduction Venture For Nation
- L3Harris Wins $122 Million For Hypersonic Tracking Satellite Prototype
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
- Defense Watch: DHS Confirmation, Coast Guard-USMC Support
- White House Releases Implementation Plan To Secure 5G
- Lord Discusses New Report’s Steps To Help DoD Address Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
- Nuke Agency’s Contractor Scorecards for Pandemic Fiscal Year Show Headaches for Warhead Cores, Non-nuclear Components, Test Instruments
- GAO: Design Tool Delays Lead To Columbia SSBN Construction Delays
- Boeing Wins $974 Million In PAC-3 Seeker Subcontracts
- Navy Weighing Need for New Core in its Next Nuclear Warhead
- Navy Pushing Aegis Ashore To Army, No Agreement Yet
- CISA Launches Cyber Risk Reduction Venture For Nation
- Pause in Defense Company PAC Contributions Raises Larger Questions
- L3Harris Wins $122 Million For Hypersonic Tracking Satellite Prototype
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Friday, January 15, 2021
- House Seapower Subcommittee Leaders Talk Increasing Navy Funds, Biden Admin Support For Fleet Plan
- VTG Acquires Intelligent Shift, Adding Intelligence Community To Customer Base
- Commerce Rule Identifies China, Russia, Iran And Others As Threats To Supply Chain
- DHS Releases Action Plan To Counter Threats From China
- Roper: F-35 Program at an ‘Inflection Point,’ as Air Force Looks to Reduce Flying Hour Cost to Bank for Future Systems
- Navy And Marines Move To Buy New Light Amphibs In 2022
- Lockheed Martin Will Also Pause Donations To Lawmakers
- Navy Looks To Add Anti-Ship Missiles To LPDs
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Friday, January 15, 2021
- Roper: F-35 Program at an ‘Inflection Point,’ as Air Force Looks to Reduce Flying Hour Cost to Bank for Future Systems
- Navy And Marines Move To Buy New Light Amphibs In 2022
- Lockheed Martin Will Also Pause Donations To Lawmakers
- DHS Releases Action Plan To Counter Threats From China
- House Seapower Subcommittee Leaders Talk Increasing Navy Funds, Biden Admin Support For Fleet Plan
- VTG Acquires Intelligent Shift, Adding Intelligence Community To Customer Base
- Commerce Rule Identifies China, Russia, Iran And Others As Threats To Supply Chain
- Navy Looks To Add Anti-Ship Missiles To LPDs
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Thursday, January 14, 2021
- Next Destroyer Envisioned With Lasers, Hypersonic Missiles, And Upgradeable
- With More Resources, Coast Guard Sees Need For Nine Polar Icebreakers
- New Frigates To Start With Single Crews, LCS Study Underway
- Boeing Joins In Pausing Donations To Lawmakers
- U.S. Space Force Looks to Bolster ‘Orbital Warfare’ Capabilities
- Biden Adds Cyber Security Expert, Homeland Security Advisers To NSC
- AeroVironment To Acquire Arcturus UAV, Expanding Portfolio Into Larger UAS
- Army’s IBCS Program Approved To Move Into Production
- Pentagon Details New Digital Marketplace To Connect Innovative Companies, Trusted Investors
- USAF: Redstone Arsenal ‘Preferred Location’ for U.S. Space Command HQ, but Polis Raises Questions
- Navy Advancing Effort To Arm DDG-1000 With Hypersonic Missiles, Develop Larger VLS
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Thursday, January 14, 2021
- Next Destroyer Envisioned With Lasers, Hypersonic Missiles, And Upgradeable
- With More Resources, Coast Guard Sees Need For Nine Polar Icebreakers
- Navy Advancing Effort To Arm DDG-1000 With Hypersonic Missiles, Develop Larger VLS
- New Frigates To Start With Single Crews, LCS Study Underway
- Biden Adds Cyber Security Expert, Homeland Security Advisers To NSC
- Boeing Joins In Pausing Donations To Lawmakers
- U.S. Space Force Looks to Bolster ‘Orbital Warfare’ Capabilities
- Army’s IBCS Program Approved To Move Into Production
- AeroVironment To Acquire Arcturus UAV, Expanding Portfolio Into Larger UAS
- Pentagon Details New Digital Marketplace To Connect Innovative Companies, Trusted Investors
- USAF: Redstone Arsenal ‘Preferred Location’ for U.S. Space Command HQ, but Polis Raises Questions
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
- U.S. Air Force Awards Boeing Nearly $1.7 Billion for Lot Six of KC-46 Tankers
- Several SASC Democrats Likely To Vote Against Granting A Waiver For Lloyd Austin
- International Navies Look Toward Leveraging AI
- Biden Transition Team Speaks with Roper About Possible Role
- CNO Releases Navigation Plan, Cites Frigate Example For New Ships
- Acting NNSA Chief Bookless Leaving on Inauguration Day
- Navy Unmanned Campaign Plan To Be Released Within Weeks
- Major Defense Firms, Including Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Pausing Donations To Lawmakers
- Boeing’s Insitu Unit To Pay $25 Million In Settlement Over ScanEagle Contracts
- State-Backed Hacker Group Sought Information For Espionage, FireEye Official Says