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CongressHASC Announces New Republican Staff Director
Jen Stewart, a Pentagon insider and former congressional aide, will return to Capitol Hill to become Republican staff director of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), the GOP-led panel announced Aug. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Studying Possible Commercial Role For Surplus ICBM Motors
The U.S. Air Force plans to finish a study later this year on the potential impact of changing existing law to allow surplus intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) motors to be […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Face Challenges, GAO Says
The U.S. Air Force does not have adequate resources to address the long-term needs of its nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) systems, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said Aug. […]
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CongressLawmakers Lay Out Concerns About LANL Contract Competition
Not long after locals did the same, all members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation said this week they have concerns about the Energy Department’s plan for the next national laboratory […]
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CongressF-35 Upgrade Plan Nears Completion, GAO Says
The U.S. Department of Defense plans to send Congress this month a multi-billion-dollar upgrade plan for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said […]
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IIOT CyberSenate Passes Bill To Improve Development And Cyber Preparedness Of Internet Of Things
The Senate committed to public-private coordination and long-term spectrum planning needed to address efforts to protect online devices, collectively known as the Internet of Things (IoT), with the passing of […]
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Navy/USMCSenate Confirms Top DoD Positions Including Spencer As Navy Secretary, Lord At AT&L
The Senate confirmed Richard V. Spencer as the newest secretary of the Navy on Tuesday as well as seven other civilian Defense Department nominees. Spencer succeeds acting Secretary Sean Stackley […]
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Air ForceStealth Upgrades Key To Keeping U.S. Military’s Edge, Report Says
The U.S. military should continue improving its stealth aircraft technology to keep its advantage over possible rivals in the coming decades, according to a report released Aug. 2 by the […]
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IIOT CyberSenators Introduce Bill To Improve Security Of Internet Of Things
A group of Democratic and Republican senators on Tuesday introduced legislation aimed at improving the cyber security of online devices, commonly called the Internet of Things (IoT). The Internet of […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s OCX, FAB-T Programs Face New Delays
Two troubled U.S. Air Force space-related acquisition efforts — the Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) and the Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminal […]