Pentagon
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CongressFormer Pentagon CFO Makes Case For End To Budget ‘Chaos’
The former Pentagon comptroller who had the dubious honor of ushering the Defense Department’s finances through sequestration in fiscal year 2013 is warning that the nation’s security can ill afford […]
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PentagonPentagon Wants Visibility Into Internal Industry Research
The Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer wants greater insight into future projects where contractors intend to spend internal develop money to drive down the eventual price of a product through a […]
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CyberDefense Department Sets Aside $132 Million for OPM Hack Mitigation
In a budget reprogramming request to Congress, the Defense Department is seeking to set aside over $132 million to pay the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for its share of […]
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PentagonPentagon Invests $75 Million Into Flexible Electronics Initiative
The Pentagon is sinking $75 million over the next five years into the development of flexible hybrid electronics that could yield increasingly advanced wearable devices, improved health monitoring systems or […]
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ArmyOshkosh Wins Initial $6 Billion Contract To Build JLTV
Oshkosh [OSK] has been awarded a $6.7 billion contract to build the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), which replaces large portions of the Army and Marine Corps Humvee fleets. Oshkosh’s […]
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PentagonCarter to Reveal DoD’s Role in New Initiative During Silicon Valley Trip
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Friday will make his return to Silicon Valley, where he will announce the Defense Department’s involvement in a new economic initiative, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter […]
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CyberNew DISA Vice Director Appointed
Air Force Maj. Gen. Sarah Zabel was recently appointed Vice Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the Defense Department said this month. “In this role, she helps to […]
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Homeland SecurityDefense Department Seeks Facility in U.S. To House Gitmo Detainees
The Defense Department is eyeing detention facilities in the continental United States for a suitable site to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Thursday. […]
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Navy/USMCF-35, LHA-6 Coming Soon to the Asia Pacific
The United States is beefing up its posture in the Asia-Pacific region and will be moving some of its newest capabilities—such as the F-35, destroyers and a freshly-built amphibious ship—to […]
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Air ForceF-35 to Face Off Against A-10 During IOT&E
The Pentagon’s independent testing office wants to pit the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter and the A-10 Warthog against each other for comparative tests that will gauge the new jet’s ability […]