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Business/FinancialGSA Re-Issues RFP For CYBERCOM Support Services
The General Services Administration (GSA) re-issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) solicitation Thursday on FedBizzOpps to provide mission support services, including on offensive cyber operations, for U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) […]
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ArmySecDef Carter Says At Least 9,800 Troops To Remain In Afghanistan Through 2016
At least 9,800 U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan through the end of 2016 to provide support to that nation’s defense and security forces as they continue to build the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyKendall Says DIUx Chief Looking Inside DoD For Funding Sources
The head of the Defense Department’s newly formed Silicon Valley outpost is increasingly looking inside DoD for sources of funding, according to the Pentagon’s acquisition executive. Assistant Secretary of Defense […]
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BudgetImplementing New Cost Overrun Penalty Poses Challenges for Pentagon
The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer on Tuesday said the cost overrun penalty proposed in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act is unlikely to be effective as a way to hold […]
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ArmyPentagon Forming Contingency Plan for Yearlong Continuing Resolution
For the Pentagon, the question is not whether programs will have to be delayed if a yearlong continuing resolution is enacted for fiscal year 2016, it’s how many and which […]
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PentagonU.S., Russia In Talks To Avoid Clash During Syrian Air Campaigns
Concerned that U.S. and Russian fighter jets might inadvertently get too close for comfort over Syria, high-ranking defense officials from both nations met by secure teleconference Thursday afternoon to discuss […]
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CongressFord Carrier’s First Deployment Delayed to 2021…For Now
Navy officials confirmed on Thursday that the target date for the inaugural deployment of the first Ford-class carrier has been pushed off two years from 2019 to 2021 as a […]
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BudgetProposed NDAA Aquisition Reforms Would Reroute Milestone Decision Authority to Services
The House and Senate on Tuesday struck a deal on the defense authorization bill, agreeing on a conference report that contains an array of acquisition reform provisions meant to increase […]
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CongressCyber Workforce Put Off By Worries Of Government Shutdown, Rogers Says
U.S. Cyber Command overall is ahead of expectations in terms of bringing on personnel for its Cyber Mission Forces but even concerns about the potential of a government shutdown is […]
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Air ForceDoD Declines Milestone A Decision For Air Force JSTARS
The Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) on Sept. 18 did not approve a Milestone A decision for the Air Force’s Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) recapitalization program, according to […]