Pentagon
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PentagonDoD Leaders Meeting This Fall To Consider Fielding Promising Tech From RDER Campaign
Senior Pentagon leaders will convene this fall to consider which projects from the first round of the department’s new rapid experimentation campaign to address joint warfighting capability gaps will receive […]
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PentagonMore Munitions Co-Production Deals With Other Countries Coming Soon, DoD’s LaPlante Says
The Pentagon’s acquisition chief said Monday to expect more announcements in the coming months on munitions co-production efforts with other countries, similar to the recently detailed plan for Australia to […]
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PentagonDoD Aims To Build Thousands Of Autonomous Systems In Next 18-24 Months To Counter China
The Pentagon is pursuing a new initiative to produce thousands of attritable autonomous systems within the next 18 to 24 months, an effort to counter China’s continuing military build-up. Deputy […]
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PentagonCommission Reviewing DoD Budget Planning Releases Initial Report, Hicks Calls To Adopt Near-Term Actions
The commission tasked with reforming the Pentagon’s budget planning process has issued its interim report, which includes recommendations aimed at improving the department’s ability to foster innovation, providing greater funding […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Seeks Small Businesses to Bid on Program to Seize High-Altitude, Slow-Flying Objects
The problems encountered by the U.S. Air Force earlier this year in shooting down a slow flying, high-altitude Chinese balloon have led the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to […]
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Business/FinancialDefense Department, Other Agencies Propose Rule For Buying Sustainable Products
Several federal departments and agencies, including the Defense Department, last week proposed a rule that would require agencies to purchase sustainable products and services pursuant to an executive order from […]
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PentagonBiden Taps State Department Counselor Chollet To Be Pentagon’s Next Policy Chief
The White House announced Tuesday that President Biden will nominate State Department Counselor Derek Chollet to be the Pentagon’s next top policy official. Chollet, if confirmed, will succeed Colin Kahl, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyUkraine Lesson Is Commercial Technologies Can Be Transferred Faster Than Established Programs, DIU Chief Says
One of the lessons learned for the Defense Department from the ongoing war in Ukraine is the speed at which commercial technologies can quickly be delivered to the Ukrainians in […]
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CongressCentral DoD Data Repository Critical for Pentagon AI Applications, AI Company Founder Says
Pentagon data centralization is crucial to the future of military artificial intelligence (AI) applications, an AI entrepreneur told a congressional hearing on July 18th. “AI systems are only as good […]
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PentagonGraphite Producer Nabs $38 Million DoD Award To Develop Domestic Supply Chain
The Defense Department on Monday said it has awarded Graphite One, Inc. (G1) a $37.5 million contract to help secure a U.S.-based source of graphite, which is used for production […]