Pentagon
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CongressAfghanistan’s ‘Pentagon’ Comes In Three Times Over Budget, Five Years Late
Afghanistan’s military headquarters, equivalent to the Pentagon, required three times the original estimated cost and took five years longer to build than anticipated, according to a report by the Special […]
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Business/FinancialDISA Authorizes IBM Cloud For NIPRNet Access
The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) authorized IBM [IBM] to deliver cloud services at the highest unclassified security level with direct access to the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Nonsecure […]
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ArmyArmy’s FY ’17 War Funding Boost Targets Russian Threat To NATO
The United States is not at war with Russia, but the Army is set to receive an infusion of wartime funding to beef up its presence and upgrade its equipment […]
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PentagonNo Money For Additional THAAD Batteries In MDA’s Budget Request, Syring Says
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) did not request additional funding in its fiscal year 2017 budget request for any additional Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries in light of […]
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Air ForcePentagon Budget Officials Wanted $17 Billion More For FY ’17 Budget
The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled the $582.7 billion budget request for fiscal year 2017, a sum that conforms to the Bipartisan Budget Agreement and includes $523.9 billion in base spending […]
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BudgetNavy’s $33.3 Billion Procurement Budget For FY ’17 Contains Less Funding For Aircraft, Shipbuilding Than FY16
The Navy on Tuesday released its $164.9 billion budget request for fiscal year 2017, which includes $33.3 billion for ship, aircraft and weapon procurement. The service emphasized increasing its investments […]
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PentagonAdministration Requests $12.9 Billion for NNSA in FY ’17
The White House’s fiscal 2017 budget request released today increases proposed funding for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to $12.9 billion. The $4.15 trillion budget boosts NNSA funding from […]
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ArmyArmy Cuts Procurement Deeply To Pay For Readiness In FY ’17 Budget Request
The Army in its fiscal 2017 budget request accepted deep cuts to procurement and modernization in support of increased funding for near-term investments in readiness of personnel and equipment to […]
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InternationalF-35A Completes First Transatlantic Ocean Crossing
An Italian Air Force F-35A on Friday afternoon completed the first transatlantic Ocean crossing, arriving at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., from Cameri Air Base, Italy, according to a […]
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CongressSenators Introduce Bill to Accelerate Acquisition of Electronic Warfare Tech
Lawmakers on Thursday proposed new legislation that would give the Defense Department more funding flexibility for electronic warfare technologies as well as new tools to speed up acquisition. The Electronic […]