Pentagon
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Air Force
Congress Unveils Omnibus Bill With $573 Billion for Defense
Congress came to a deal late Tuesday night on government spending for the current fiscal year, unveiling a $1.1 trillion package that includes about $573 billion for the Defense Department. […]
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Pentagon
Pentagon Considers Increasing Industry Incentives on Contracts
The Pentagon wants to motivate industry to come in under cost and is going to increase its use of incentive type contracts, as well as boosting the amount of money […]
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Pentagon
DoD Pledges Roughly $13 Billion For Third Offset Strategy Wargaming, Experimentation
The Defense Department plans to spend between $12 billion and $15 billion in fiscal year 2017 on wargaming, experimentation and demonstrations to prove out the five components of its “third […]
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International
United Kingdom to Invest $1.5 Billion in Innovative Defense Technologies
The United Kingdom plans to step up its investment in cutting-edge new technologies like robotics and automation, and will create a new technology hub inspired by the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation […]
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Business/Financial
India Wants U.S. Help Beyond Jet Engine, Aircraft Carrier Developement
India is interested in furthering its partnership with both the U.S. military and defense industry to develop and manufacture high-end weapons on its own soil, Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said […]
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Budget
Five-Day Extension of Continuing Resolution Filed in House
With the clock ticking down on a continuing resolution that expires on Dec. 11 and no omnibus spending compromise in sight, the House appropriations committee chairman introduced a five-day CR […]
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Congress
Former DoD Officials Suggest Classifying Quadrennial Defense Review
A panel of former Pentagon officials on Tuesday proposed major overhauls to the Defense Department’s major strategy document, the Quadrennial Defense Review, including classifying at least a portion of it. […]
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Business/Financial
Pentagon Faces Cultural Challenges In Attracting Silicon Valley, Defense Analyst Says
There are a number of cultural obstacles the Defense Department faces in attracting technology companies into the defense market with excessive bureaucracy topping the list, an aerospace and defense investment […]
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Air Force
Qualified Women Granted Access To All Military Jobs, Including Infantry, Special Operations
In the most sweeping personnel reform since the military ended segregation, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced Thursday that all military occupational specialties will be opened to qualified women without […]
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Air Force
Former Defense Secretary Perry: Get Rid of ICBMs
The United States should eliminate one leg of the nuclear triad, namely its ICBMs, former defense secretary William Perry told reporters Thursday. “I don’t think it’s going to happen, but […]