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Homeland Security
Defense Watch: Cyber Hiring, FTC Reviews, KC-46 Capability
Cyber Hiring System. The Department of Homeland Security “in short order” will launch its Cyber Talent Management System, giving the department more flexibility in hiring cybersecurity professionals to better compete […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: JLTV/Spike, FVL Report, Tempest Contract, LCS-2 Decommissions
SASC Advances Noms. The Senate Armed Services Committee on July 27 advanced five nominations for Pentagon officials by voice vote. The group includes Carlos Del Toro to be Navy secretary, […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: Senate Confirms DoD Picks, Bomber Study, Cruiser Maintainability
Senate Confirms. The Senate on July 22 confirmed six nominations for Pentagon officials. The list of confirmations included Heidi Shyu for undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, Caroline Krass […]
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Defense WatchDefense Watch: Austin on AI; NG Hypersonics; India P-8 Delivery
AI Investment. The Pentagon is planning to invest nearly $1.5 billion dollars over the next five years in its Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on July […]
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Force MultipliersLisa Finneran, General Dynamics
In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: B-21 Rendering; Missile Defense; US Aircraft to Afghans
Is This Really the B-21? On July 6, the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) released the third artist rendering since 2015 of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber, and […]
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Defense WatchDefense Watch: Rumsfeld Passes; Stealth Drone Plan; Hold on Kendall
Rumsfeld. Donald Rumsfeld, former secretary of defense under both Gerald Ford and George W. Bush, died on June 29 at the age of 88. Rumsfeld oversaw the start of the […]
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Defense WatchDefense Watch: DDG-51 Budget Saga; USAF Battle Lab; Mack Truck
Destroyer Multi-Year. Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker told a Senate panel the service plans to sign another multi-year procurement contract for Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) Flight III destroyers amid […]
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PentagonDefense Watch: NGAD Color; Goodbye Railgun; Hypersonics Testing
Sustainment Costs. While the U.S. Air Force fiscal 2022 unfunded priority list includes nearly $1.4 billion for 12 Boeing F-15EX fighters and $360 million for 20 power modules to repair […]
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Defense WatchDefense Watch: Adversary Spending; Palletized Munitions; New DDG Start
China/Russia Budgets. Army Gen. Mark Milley, the joint chiefs chairman, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on June 10 that the combined defense budgets of Russia and China likely exceeds […]