Pentagon
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PentagonJIEDDO Renamed And Given Expanded Mission
The organization established to find ways of spotting and disposing of roadside bombs and other improvised explosives has been downsized and renamed, a restructuring that was done in parallel with […]
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CongressSenators Nudge Next Joint Chiefs Chairman on F-35, A-10, Ohio Replacement
Obama’s next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff breezed through a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing today, with senators on both side of the aisle commending his service […]
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Air ForceRogers Believes 3-To-5 Year DoD Procurement Process Soon Possible
A key lawmaker believes the Defense Department can reduce its current 15-to-20 year procurement process to three-to-five years by the time the current House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman leaves […]
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CongressObama Doubles Down on Counter-ISIL Strategy
As airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIL) intensify, President Barack Obama reiterated his strategy to combat the brutal extremist group by training local forces to fight […]
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ArmyCarter Shuffles Army, Pentagon Senior Civilian Officials
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Monday announced the shuffling of several senior civilian Pentagon officials ahead of Army Secretary John McHugh leaving office before November. Eric Fanning, who has […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Awards Vencore $11.8 Million For Advanced Cyber Networking
Vencore, Inc. was awarded an $11.8 million contract by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research projects Agency (DARPA) through its applied research organization, Vencore Labs, to bolster the resiliency and reliability […]
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PentagonPentagon Pushes For More Innovation in New National Military Strategy
The Defense Department on July 1 released a new national military strategy that implores defense contractors to embrace innovation in a world where its own technological edge is eroding, but […]
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Navy/USMCLt. Gen. Robert Neller Nominated for Marine Corps Commandant
Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, the current head of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (COMMARFORCOM), has been tapped to become the Marine Corps’ top general. If confirmed by the Senate, Neller […]
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CongressSpaceX Launch Failure Gives DoD Strong Hand In RD-180 Saga
The Defense Department may have its most leverage to purchase additional Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines since Congress banned future use of engine, following Sunday’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Falcon […]
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CongressDeputy SecDef: Modernize Nukes or Lose Capabilities
If existing nuclear forces are not modernized, the U.S. will lose its existing deterrent capabilities in the 2020s and 2030s, the Pentagon’s No. 2 official said Thursday. “The choice that […]