Pentagon
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PentagonPentagon Inching Closer To Combined Networks
The Pentagon is making progress toward combining its various information networks to create an environment to more rapidly share information throughout the organization and armed services. The Pentagon’s acting chief […]
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PentagonIt’s Official: Carter Tapped As Next SECDEF
President Barack Obama announced on Friday that he has nominated Pentagon veteran Ashton “Ash” Carter to become the next secretary of defense, a move that had been widely reported following […]
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PentagonHagel Denies ‘Major’ Rift With Obama, Explains Resignation
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday the decision for him to resign was a mutual one arrived at in private discussions with President Barack Obama and not based on any […]
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PentagonNext SECDEF Should Work Closely With Industry, Congress To Improve Acquisition, Think Tank Says
The next secretary of defense, which will reportedly be Pentagon veteran Ashton Carter, should set the right tone with industry and work closely with Congress to improve the acquisition process […]
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PentagonPentagon Issues RFI Seeking Technologies, Concepts for Long-Range R&D Plan
The Pentagon started its industry outreach on Wednesday associated with its Long-Range Research and Development Plan (LRRDP), issuing a request for information to begin a dialogue with companies, think tanks, […]
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CongressNational Defense Panel Wants Congress to Give DoD More Authority; Congressmen Cite ‘Trust Deficit’
Members of the House Armed Services Committee and representatives of the National Defense Panel seemed to reach an impasse when discussing the Defense Department’s 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review the panel […]
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InternationalDefense Authorization Bill Boosts Funding For Israel’s Iron Dome
The deal reached between the House and Senate on Tuesday for 2015 Defense Authorization Bill would double funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense program. The bill would call for […]
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PentagonCNAS Studying Which Areas of Technology Hold Most Promise for Future Military Use
The Center for a New American Security is working to get its newest project, Beyond Offset: Will the US Maintain Its Military Edge?, off the ground in the hopes of […]
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PentagonHagel Announces Resignation; Many in Washington Say Admin Set Him Up for Failure
After Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced his resignation in a White House ceremony Monday morning, many defense insiders said he was given little space to implement policy and his replacement […]
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InternationalUK Signs Contract For First Production F-35Bs
The United Kingdom has inked the contract for the first four production versions of the short-takeoff and vertical-landing variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter being built by Lockheed Martin […]