Pentagon
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PentagonSituational Awareness Data Sharing Hits Record High In 2015
Space situational awareness (SSA) data sharing involving the Defense Department hit an all-time high in 2015, according to a key official. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space, Strategic and […]
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PentagonPentagon Pursuing Advanced Fibers and Textile Through New $317 Million Tech Hub
The Defense Department is starting up a new advanced fiber and textile technology hub in the hopes of building groundbreaking fabrics that can generate power, detect harmful chemical agents or conduct […]
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BudgetFormer Hill Staffers Predict Turmoil in FY ’17 Budget Cycle
Despite a Bipartisan Budget Agreement that was supposed to smooth the appropriations process this year, former Hill staffers on Thursday said the path to the fiscal 2017 budget will be […]
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CyberDefense Department Opens Up Registration Website For ‘Hack the Pentagon’ Effort
The Defense Department’s “Hack the Pentagon” pilot program has officially kicked off and is accepting applicants, the department said Thursday. Earlier this month, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced on a […]
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Air ForceWork: Autonomy Tech For Aviation Progressing Faster Than For Ground Vehicles
The military will increasingly rely on autonomous and unmanned systems in future conflicts, but autonomous aerial platforms are developing at a faster pace than their ground-based counterparts, said Deputy Secretary […]
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PentagonDunford: New Classified Strategy to Tackle Transregional Threats
The Joint Chiefs of Staff and combatant commanders are working on a new classified strategy document that will give the defense secretary options for dealing with transregional threats that combine […]
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CyberDefense Department CIO-DISA Release Update To Cloud Security Requirements Guide
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Chief Information Office (CIO) through the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) released an update to the Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (CC SRG) on […]
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BudgetPentagon May Need Change in Law to Give Additional Decision Making Authorities to Temporary IT Employees
Last year’s defense authorization bill contained new authorities that allowed the Defense Department to hire information technology talent for a short term basis, but lawmakers may need to expand that […]
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CongressLockheed Martin’s Remote Minehunting System Cancelled
The Defense Department in its 2015 Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) officially rang the death knell for Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Remote Minehunting System (RMS), a mine detecting semi-submersible that was originally […]
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ArmyLithuania Takes Delivery Of Advanced Radio Equipment Under U.S. Pan To Bolster NATO Defenses
Lithuania has received its first shipment of tactical radio equipment supplied by the United States under the European Reassurance Initiative, the country’s defense ministry announced Wednesday. On March 23 the […]