Pentagon
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PentagonDoD’s Acquisition Overhaul Aims To Reform Bid Protests, Analysis Of Alternatives Studies
The Pentagon’s wide-ranging acquisition reform effort will look to speed up the bid protest decision process and “significantly reduce” the use of Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) studies, which it said […]
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PentagonDoD’s ‘Commercial-First’ Contracting Focus May Help Non-Traditional Firms, Acquisition Chief Says
The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer on Monday said the department’s new acquisition reform push aims to bring in “as much competition as we can,” emphasizing the new “commercial-first” approach to […]
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PentagonHegseth Lays Out ‘Wartime Footing’ Vision For DoD Acquisition, Presses Industry To Deliver Faster
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday unveiled his vision for overhauling the Pentagon’s acquisition process to a “wartime footing,” pressing industry to deliver capabilities at “speed and volume” and to […]
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CongressSASC Presses CAPE Director Nominee To Finish Required Reforms, Avoid Biases
The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Thursday pressed the nominee to lead the Pentagon’s independent cost analysis efforts to finish carrying out required reforms for the […]
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CongressShutdown Has Impacted Several ‘Critical’ Exercises, Pentagon Tells Congress
The shutdown has forced the Pentagon to delay or cancel several “critical exercises,” including portions of a large-scale training event in the Indo-Pacific, according to details the Pentagon provided to […]
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Air ForceSenate Wants Plan On Incorporation Of Open Mission Systems On F-35
The Senate wants the Pentagon to ensure the incorporation of open mission systems on the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter to lower costs and enable it to integrate better with […]
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Business/FinancialKratos Says “Ragnarök” Low-Cost Cruise Missile Ready for Production
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. [KTOS] said that it has developed the 500 mile range, 80-pound payload “Ragnarök” Low-Cost Cruise Missile. The latter is to have a maximum altitude […]
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Business/FinancialDoD Awards Alaskan Mining Company $43 Million To Accelerate Antimony Extraction
The Defense Department on Tuesday said it has awarded Alaska Range Resources, LLC (ARR) a $43.4 million contract to mine and refine a sulfide mineral that will be used to […]
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PentagonHegseth Teases Update In October On Plans For ‘Generational’ Acquisition Reforms
During his address Tuesday at a rare gathering of hundreds of high-ranking military officials to push new standards at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also teased plans for a […]
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Air ForceGAO: DoD Lacks Comprehensive Strategy for Issues Arising from Sole-Source Contracts
The Pentagon lacks a comprehensive strategy to solve issues related to sole-source contracts and intellectual property (IP)/data rights, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report examining the tri-service […]