Pentagon
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Air ForcePentagon Inspector General Outlines 83 Planned Projects, Including Evaluation of Space Defense and Project Maven
The Pentagon Inspector General (IG) has outlined 83 projects–54 audits and 29 evaluations–that it plans to undertake in fiscal 2024. Among the projects are a DoD/National Reconnaissance Office space defense […]
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CyberDoD Office Launches Year-Long Bug Bounty
The Pentagon’s Defense Digital Service (DDS) last week launched a year-long effort to give vetted researchers an opportunity to probe the service’s public facing internet assets for cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The […]
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Business/FinancialDefense Bill Rejects Greenhouse Gas Disclosure Requirements
Defense contractors will not have to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a condition of receiving a contract, at least for a year, congressional authorizers say in their annual […]
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CongressFinal Defense Authorization Bill Includes Three Submarines Under AUKUS
The fiscal 2024 defense authorization bill approves three Virginia-class submarines for Australia under the AUKUS partnership, as the U.S. Navy readies for a $3 billion infusion from Australis into the […]
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Air ForceDoD Breaks Off Negotiations on F-35 Performance Based Logistics Contract
The Pentagon has suspended contract negotiations with Lockheed Martin [LMT] on a Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract for the F-35 fighter, but DoD acquisition chief William LaPlante suggested on Dec. 12 […]
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SpaceSpace Acquisition Report: Best Solution to Improve JCIDS Thus Far ‘Has Been to Avoid It Altogether’
The Defense Business Board, in a space acquisition report last month, recommends significant improvements to the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) in order to help scale up the […]
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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 […]