Pentagon
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PentagonGAO Examines Nuclear Modernization Affordability In DoD, DoE Budgets
The Departments of Energy and Defense should better explain their 10-year nuclear deterrent modernization budget estimates and address future affordability concerns, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a newly […]
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PentagonTrump Orders ‘Whole Of Government’ Assessment Of Defense Industrial Base And Supply Chain
President Donald Trump last Friday directed the Defense Department to work with other federal departments and agencies to assess and report on the strength and resiliency of the U.S. defense […]
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Navy/USMCF-35 Acquisition Cost Jumps Above $400 Billion In Latest Cost Estimate
The total cost of acquiring the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has risen more than $27 billion due to an increase in per-unit cost because the Pentagon has […]
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CongressShanahan Confirmed, Sworn In As Pentagon Deputy
Former Boeing [BA] executive Patrick Shanahan was sworn in as the 33rd deputy secretary of defense during an informal ceremony July 19, a day after the Senate voted, 92-7, to […]
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PentagonDoD To Seek Funding Shift To Shore Up Innovation Unit
The Department of Defense plans to send a reprogramming request to Congress to ensure the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) does not run out of money for the rest of […]
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CongressDoD Acquisition Nominee Eyes Greater Role For Commercial Technology
Ellen Lord, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Pentagon acquisition chief, said July 18 that she will push the Defense Department to make “far more use” of commercial technology if she […]
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Air ForceEfforts To Tie Nuclear Modernization Spending To Posture Review Largely Fail In House
Efforts to slow modernization of the nuclear triad until the Defense Department completes a comprehensive study of the programs’ total cost largely failed to make it into the House version […]
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Air ForceEfforts To Tie Nuclear Modernization Spending To Posture Review Largely Fail In House
Efforts to slow modernization of the nuclear triad until the Defense Department completes a comprehensive study of the programs’ total cost largely failed to make it into the House version […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Propose $28.6 Billion ‘Defense Restoration Fund’
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) is proposing to set up a $28.6 billion “national defense restoration fund” in fiscal year 2018 that the Pentagon could tap for equipment upgrades, technology […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Propose $28.6 Billion ‘Defense Restoration Fund’
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) is proposing to set up a $28.6 billion “national defense restoration fund” in fiscal year 2018 that the Pentagon could tap for equipment upgrades, technology […]