Pentagon
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CyberDISA Awards RedSeal $34 Million For Platform To Monitor Cyber Network Operations
The Pentagon’s Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) awarded RedSeal a $33.8 million multi-year contract to use its network modeling and risk scoring platform to model and continuously monitor the Joint […]
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Air ForceMattis Calls For Review Of F-35, PAR Programs
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Thursday called for separate immediate reviews of the F-35 and Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization (PAR) programs, not long after President Donald Trump criticized the programs for […]
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CongressSmith Drafts BRAC Bill
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) has drafted a base realignment and closure (BRAC) bill that he plans to introduce early next week, according to a […]
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Pentagon
Hunter Expresses Concern About DARPA’s RSGS Program
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) wants an explanation from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) about […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Says F-35 Profits On Plan Despite Trump’s Focus On Affordability
Lockheed Martin [LMT] will increase profit margins on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter while decreasing the per-aircraft price tag amid high profile pressure from President Donald Trump to contain costs on the […]
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Air Force
Analysts: ‘Starving’ Pentagon Could Choke On Infusion Of Modernization Funding
After a lengthy hiatus in modernization spending, a ‘starving’ Pentagon is ill suited to absorb a cash windfall under the Trump Administration, according to defense analysts. Funding for new defense […]
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Budget
Trump, Republicans Agree On Defense Spending Boost But Not How To Pay For It
Boosting the military’s size and budget was a structural element of President Donald Trump’s campaign platform, but there is little agreement on how to pay for the unspecified increases now […]
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CongressTrump Becomes 45th President, Senate Confirms Mattis, Kelly
Donald Trump was inducted as the 45th United States president on Friday and the Senate voted to confirm both retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis as defense secretary and retired […]
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PentagonKendall Says Maximizing Combat Capability Should Be Most Important Acquisition Metric
The Pentagon needs to deprioritize easy acquisition performance metrics like cost and schedule performance in favor of whether a program will maximize the military’s combat capability, according to the outgoing […]
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PentagonMacStravic To Become Acting Pentagon Acquisition Chief
Pentagon official James “Jimmy” MacStravic is expected to replace outgoing Defense Department acquisition chief Frank Kendall on a temporary basis, a department spokesman said Jan. 18. MacStravic, who currently serves under […]