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PentagonService Chiefs Agree on Need for Their Greater Involvement in Acquisition, GAO Finds
Many service chiefs are frustrated with the acquisition system, telling the Government Accountability Office that the current process takes too long, results in cost overruns and often produces weapons that […]
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PentagonMDA’s Todorov Calls For Refocus On RDT&E
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) needs to re-focus on its “seed corn” of research, test, development and evaluation (RDT&E) while facing increasing demands for procurement, according to its deputy director. […]
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CongressDoD Struggling to Recruit Iraqi Volunteers to Fight Islamic State
Efforts to stop the spread of Islamic State terrorists throughout Iraq are hampered by the lack of Iraqis willing to serve in the nation’s security forces, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter […]
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CyberEinstein Cyber Program Accelerates Amid OPM Breach
An updated third version of EINSTEIN, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cybersecurity defense program that helped identify the cyber hacking of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), will be […]
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ArmyAdditional 450 U.S. Troops Will Deploy To Iraq In Support Of ISIS Fight
An additional 450 U.S. troops will be sent to Iraq where they will open a new training base for Iraqi soldiers fighting Islamic State militants. The additional troops are destined […]
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PentagonU.S.-Japan Cooperative Conducts Successful SM-3 Block IIA Missile Flight Test
The United States and Japan on Saturday successfully completed a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA flight test, the first live fire of the SM-3 Block IIA missile, according to a […]
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Business/FinancialAs DoD Stands Up Cyber Forces, Raytheon Expects Demand For Cyber Weapons
DULLES, Va.—The traditional cyber mission space for the Defense Department has been around protecting networks and industry’s role here has been helping by supplying expertise but with the ongoing standup […]
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CyberU.S. and Japan Promise Cyber Cooperation
United States and Japanese defense officials promised to increase cyber cooperation last weekend, officials said in a joint statement on May 29 The announcement of cyber cooperation came when Defense […]
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PentagonPentagon Aims For F-35 Block Buy Contract to Entice International Sales
The Pentagon plans on seeking congressional approval for a three-year block buy of F-35s that could help drive down prices of the aircraft, said the Defense Department’s acquisition chief Frank […]
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CongressSenators Urge Defense Secretary to Standardize UAS Pilot Training
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s top Republican and Democrat are calling for the Defense Department to standardize drone pilot training. “We are disturbed that the Department of Defense has no […]