Pentagon
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Air ForceDoD Relaxes Some F-35 Flight Restrictions; F-35B Completes Wet Runway, Crosswind Testing
The Defense Department has relaxed some of its flight restrictions on F-35 test aircraft after an engine issue in June led the Pentagon to ground its fleet. F-35 Joint Program […]
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CyberMeeting Minimal Bandwidth Requirements Critical Part of Pentagon IT, CIO Says
The Pentagon’s top official for information technology said Wednesday that contractors will have to be pressured to meet the lowest required bandwidth requirements as the building transitions to a unified […]
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Business/FinancialPentagon Expands Business Board
The Pentagon has added eight individuals to a board created more than 10 years ago to advise senior leadership on how business practices can be applied to the Department of […]
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Air ForceF-15s, F-16s Join In Strikes In Iraq
Air Force F-15Es and F-16s have conducted strikes in Iraq in recent days, the Pentagon said Monday, joining Navy F/A-18s that engaged in the initial bombing runs against Islamist militants […]
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PentagonHagel Emphasizes Building Partnerships, Enhancing Partners’ Capabilities on Global Tour
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel toured Europe and Asia last week to improve global partnerships amid turmoil across the Middle East and Ukraine. In several public appearances and media briefings, Hagel […]
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Air ForceF/A-18s, JDAMS Strike In Iraq
Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets employing laser-guided Joint Direct Attack Munitions–JDAM–bombs struck Islamist militants in Iraq on Friday in response to advances on the northern Kurdish city of Erbil, the Pentagon […]
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PentagonKendall: Better Buying Power 3.0 Would Promote Value over Cost, Incentivize Innovation
Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall says his third iteration of Better Buying Power would incentivize industry to be innovative in delivering better products for a better value to the military, […]
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Navy/USMCQuestions Remain As Kendall Plans To Expand Navy Contractor Ranking Program DoD-Wide
Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall said Tuesday he is planning to adopt a Navy pilot program for ranking contractor performance across the Department of Defense, but according to one industry […]
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PentagonDoD’s Developmental Testers Pushing PMs to Think About Mission Context Sooner
The Defense Department’s developmental test community is encouraging more rigorous testing standards so as to create better and more operationally relevant data to hopefully reduce the cost and effort put […]
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PentagonRD-180 Study Committee Adviser Approves Of DoD’s Pace Toward New Engine
An adviser to the chairs of the Defense Department’s RD-180 study committee approved of the pace the Pentagon is taking toward developing a new rocket engine as a key lawmaker […]