Defense Watch

Navy Reforms. Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer earlier this month told reporters that 78 of 110 recommendations made by the Strategic Readiness Review and Comprehensive Review have been implemented. […]

Space-Based Sensors. The Defense Department is exploring options to build a constellation of small satellites that could detect and track hypersonic weapons. The MDA is expected to complete a systems […]

Death by Many Cuts. America is suffering from a “slow bleed” when it comes to cyber attacks and intrusions against its industry and government computer networks, according to Ron Ross, […]

Earache. 3M Company agreed to pay $9.1 million to resolve allegations the company “knowingly” defective combat earplugs to the Defense Logistics Agency in violation of the False Claims Act, the […]

New Checkpoint TSA Demo. The Transportation Security Administration said that it is working with American Airlines to begin demonstrating later this month a computed tomography (CT)-based scanner supplied by Analogic […]

House Intel Bill. The House on Thursday passed its Intelligence Community authorization bill for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 by a 363-54 vote. The legislation funds national security programs to […]

S&T Nomination. President Donald Trump has nominated William Bryan to be the Under Secretary for Science and Technology at the Department of Homeland Security. Bryan has been the acting chief […]

Hardware Fund. Pentagon technology chief Michael Griffin says he backs a congressional proposal to provide $150 million to encourage private-sector investment in hardware technologies that might be useful to the […]

SpaceX Contract. SpaceX has edged out United Launch Alliance (ULA) for a U.S. Air Force contract to place a classified satellite in orbit in late fiscal year 2020. Under the […]

Defense Bill. The Senate plans to resume consideration of its $716 billion fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill on June 18 at 3 p.m. A vote to pass the legislation […]