Pentagon
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Air Force
Canada Leaving F-35 Program Would Drive Costs Up $1 Million Per Plane
If Canada pulls out of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, customers of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] jet can expect to pay about $1 million more per F-35A, the F-35 […]
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Budget
Congressional Defense Committees to Review Goldwater-Nichols Act
In the coming weeks, the House and Senate armed services committees will take on the Goldwater-Nichols Act in a series of hearings meant to help Congress gauge whether any changes […]
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Pentagon
Study Finds More Pentagon Guidance Needed on Performance Based Logistics
Using performance-based logistics could help the military save money throughout a product’s lifecycle, but there are institutional barriers keeping the Defense Department from more widely using that sustainment model, analysts […]
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Business/Financial
GSA 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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Army
SecDef 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 Technology
Kendall 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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Budget
Implementing 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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Army
Pentagon 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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Pentagon
U.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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Congress
Ford 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 […]