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Vivienne Machi
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PentagonDoD 5000 Update to Be Complete By End of 2019
The Pentagon remains on track to release a streamlined, updated version of its major systems procurement rules by the end of this calendar year, the department’s acquisition leader said Oct. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards $6.4 Billion Adversary Air Training Contract
The Air Force awarded six contracts to compete for future adversary air support and training with a total award amount of over $6 billion. The contracts, announced Oct. 18, will […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyF-35 Milestone C Decision Could Be Delayed For One Year
The Pentagon’s acquisition chief will not declare full rate production (FRP) for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by the end of this year, and a Milestone C decision could instead […]
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CongressHASC Stands Up New Task Force Dedicated to ‘Future of Defense’
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has announced the stand-up of a new bipartisan task force dedicated to providing oversight of U.S. defense capabilities and assessing the ability of U.S. […]
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CongressSenators to Continue to Garner Support for Turkey Sanctions Bills
Senators said Oct. 17 that they plan to continue to move forward with separate bills placing sanctions on Turkey for beginning military operations in northeast Syria, even as senior White […]
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Budget
Senate Tees Up Potential Vote on Appropriations Bills Including Defense Next Week
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) filed cloture on the motion to proceed with two fiscal year 2020 bills Oct. 17, opening up the possibility of the Senate voting next […]
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Air ForceSenate Confirms Barbara Barrett as Air Force Secretary
All of the services officially have a permanent leader for the first time since May as the Senate voted to confirm Barbara Barrett as Air Force secretary Oct. 16. The […]
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Congress
Space Development Agency Moving Ahead with Stand-Up Efforts During CR
The Pentagon’s relatively new Space Development Agency (SDA) is continuing its planned efforts related to building new space-based sensor layers over the next five years as Congress works through fiscal […]
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CongressHASC GOP Member Introduces Sanctions Bill to Ban Arms Sales to Turkey
Members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) introduced a bill Oct. 16 that would prohibit the sale of U.S. military equipment to Turkey in the latest effort to sanction […]
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InternationalLawmakers Consider Proposed Turkey Sanctions Packages
A bipartisan push for sanctions against Turkey’s incursion into northeast Syria has taken shape over the past week, but the path forward remains unclear. Lawmakers on both sides of the […]