Pentagon
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CongressCarter: GOP Budget Subject to Veto
Congressional Republicans’ plan to fund the defense budget through the wartime spending account is a “road to nowhere,” Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warned the defense subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations […]
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CongressUSMC Commandant Dunford Tapped for Chairman of Joint Chiefs
President Barack Obama has chosen Marine Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford for the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a decision that has garnered bipartisan support from the lawmakers […]
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CyberCYBERCOM Requests $475 Million In Contract Proposals
The Defense Information Technology Contraction Organization (DITCO) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) solicitation to award an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide mission support services for U.S. Cyber […]
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CyberDISA Approves 23 Cloud Service Offerings
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) granted a Department of Defense (DoD) Provisional Authorization (PA) to 23 cloud service offerings on March 26 to host department mission data up to […]
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PentagonUnmanned K-MAX helicopter Demonstrates Casualty Evacuation
An unmanned K-MAX helicopter has shown it could evacuate wounded troops from a combat zone, Lockheed Martin [LMT] announced April 29. During a March 26 demonstration, ground operators used a […]
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CongressSenate Appropriator: Full-Scale Nuclear Modernization Should Happen Despite Any Future Budget Crunch
Even though the post-2021 budgetary landscape—as many nuclear modernization programs move from research & development to the production phase—will likely threaten investments in strategic deterrence, the United States should still […]
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Air ForcePratt & Whitney Calls For Funding Of Component Program After F119 Engine Criticism
A Pratt & Whitney executive on Monday called on Congress to fund the Air Force’s Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program (CIP) following a pair of critical reports from government watchdogs […]
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Business/Financial
Carter Wants To Lower Entry Barriers To DoD Market For Start Up Firms
As part of his pitch last week to strengthen relationships between the Defense Department and technology innovators in Silicon Valley, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Friday said that his department […]
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Business/Financial
To Boost Tech Partnerships, DoD Opening Silicon Valley Office
At the same time new technological innovations have arisen that transform the economy of the United States and the lives of its citizens, these advances have also created risks, which […]
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PentagonCarter Says DoD Fought Off Russian Hackers Earlier This Year
The Defense Department earlier this year fought off Russian hackers who accessed an unclassified network, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday. Carter said the hackers discovered an old vulnerability in […]