Pentagon
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CongressBreedlove: $3.4 Billion For Europe Only A First Step To Credibly Deter Russia
The billions being spent on expanding U.S. military presence in Europe to keep Russia at bay is only a first step to rebuilding a force that has atrophied over the […]
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PentagonKendall Says Better Buying Power-Inspired Initiative Paying Dividends For DoD
An initiative inspired by Better Buying Power, where the services tell industry how much they are willing to pay for better performance, is paying dividends, according to DoD’s acquisition czar. […]
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Air ForceRussian Sanctions Not Impacting RD-180 Purchase
Russian sanctions are not impacting the Defense Department’s ability to acquire Russian-developed rocket engines it uses in launch, the Pentagon’s acquisition czar said Tuesday. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, […]
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Navy/USMCNo Second Batch of LRIP for Lockheed Martin’s Remote Minehunting System
After reviewing the recommendations of the independent team charged with assessing the Remote Minehunting System (RMS) program, the Navy has decided not to move forward with a second round of […]
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Air Force2016 Presidential Candidates Slowly Roll Out Defense Spending Proposals
The presidential field has narrowed to a handful of candidates, with two Democrats and six Republicans remaining in the race. In the early months of their campaigns, the presidential hopefuls […]
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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 […]