Pentagon
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Business/FinancialU.S. Standing Up Interagency Team To Help Defense Industry Do Business In Ukraine
The U.S. official charged with helping Ukraine recover economically from its war against Russian invaders on Wednesday said the government will establish a “deal team” to help U.S. companies quickly […]
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CongressDoD Would See ‘Historically Costly’ Impacts With Year-Long CR, Joint Chiefs Chairman Says
The Pentagon’s top uniformed official has said the department will face “historically costly” impacts to thousands of programs, ranging from nuclear modernization to multi-year munitions procurement plans, if it has […]
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PentagonDoD Plans DIB Strategy, Other Action Items Under White House Supply Chain Initiative
The Defense Department will publish a new national strategy for the defense industrial base (DIB) to help guide policies and investments in the next three to five years, one of […]
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PentagonPentagon Inspector General Points to Challenges in Building ‘Strategic Competition’ Framework
While DoD wants to build a lasting framework to counter China and Russia, the Pentagon has faced challenges “in consistently securing and accounting for defense materiel” for Ukraine; question marks […]
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Unmanned SystemsPentagon to Pick Replicator Contenders in Next Three Weeks
The Pentagon is to pick the Replicator contenders in the next three weeks, and DoD estimates a unit cost in the tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, as the […]
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PentagonPentagon Fails Sixth Consecutive Audit, Cites Incremental Progress Over Last Year
The Pentagon has failed its sixth consecutive audit, highlighting incremental progress while noting the department received “disclaimers,” or failing opinions, for roughly the same number of components as last year. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon’s CDAO Developing Guidance To Implement New AI Strategy
The Defense Department’s Office of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) expects to publish guidance in the next two months to help implement the department’s new Data Analytics […]
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Unmanned SystemsKratos Expects to Receive Largest-to-Date Tactical Drone Contract Late Next Year
In a third quarter earnings call on Nov. 2, Kratos [KTOS] CEO Eric DeMarco said that the company forecasts revenue growth of 10 percent next year without potential tactical drone […]
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Intelligence CommunityProject Maven Transitions to Program of Record, As NGA Looks to Leverage Program for Other Uses
The Pentagon’s Project Maven is becoming a program of record under the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). NGA said on Nov. 2 that it “has formally designated NGA Maven as a […]
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PentagonSenate Confirms Navy And Air Force Chiefs, Marine Corps Number Two
The Senate on Thursday confirmed three top military nominees, over the objection of Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) blanket hold on military confirmations. The Senate voted 95-1 to confirm Adm. Lisa […]