Pentagon
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Budget
In Hopes of Expanding Defense Spending, HASC Moves $18 Billion Out of Wartime Account
House defense authorizers are making a play to expand the military’s budget by transferring $18 billion from the wartime spending account to the base budget, effectively forcing the next president […]
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Congress
In NDAA, Thornberry to Make Open Acquisition Reform Language More Flexible
The head of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) plans to revise some of the language in his acquisition reform bill to alleviate concerns from industry and the Pentagon, he […]
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Budget
House Authorizers Criticize DIUx Effort For Not Tackling ‘Traditional’ Barriers To Entry
House authorizers are criticizing the Defense Department’s Silicon Valley outreach effort for not tackling what they call “traditional” barriers to entry like a lengthy contracting process and an inability to […]
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Air Force
Kendall: Air Force to Release RFP for Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Shortly
The Air Force will issue a request for proposals (RFP) in a matter of weeks for its next-generation ICBM, known as the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), the Pentagon’s acquisition […]
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Congress
Kendall Concerned Congress Will Mandate Open Systems In All Programs
The Defense Department’s acquisition czar is concerned lawmakers will pass a law requiring all future weapons programs to feature open systems. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics […]
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Air Force
Dual Reports Critical Of F-35 Modernization Management, Logistics System Development
The Pentagon plans to spend $3 billion over the next six years to develop Block 4 upgrades for the F-35, a program so large that it qualifies as a separate […]
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Budget
Senate Appropriators Decide on $575 Billion Defense Spending Level In FY ’17
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday set an overall defense funding level for fiscal year 2017 that provides a small increase over the levels set by last year’s budget agreement. […]
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Air Force
Secretive Pentagon Office Reveals New Technologies
In his first appearance in front of lawmakers, the director of the Pentagon’s shadowy Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) unveiled a number of technology initiatives that had not previously been disclosed […]
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Pentagon
DoD Awards Pratt & Whitney $1.4 Billion Contract For Lot Nine F-35 Engines
The Defense Department’s F-35 Joint Program Office awarded Pratt & Whitney a $1.4 billion contract for lot nine low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the F135 propulsion system to power the […]
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Pentagon
DoD Awards Pratt & Whitney $1.4 Billion Contract For Lot Nine F-35 Engines
The Defense Department’s F-35 Joint Program Office awarded Pratt & Whitney a $1.4 billion contract for lot nine low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the F135 propulsion system to power the […]
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