Pentagon
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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/FinancialCarter 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 […]
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Pentagon
DoD Unveils New Cyber Strategy In Silicon Valley Trip
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will unveil the Defense Department’s new cyber strategy during a presentation Thursday at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., according to a senior defense official. Carter […]
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BudgetProposed NDAA Would Eliminate Manpower Cost Estimate Requirement
The House Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on readiness has proposed eliminating a statute that Defense Department officials have said bogs down the acquisition process. The committee’s National Defense Authorization Act […]