Pentagon
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Budget
Pentagon Wants Authority To Begin New Program Starts Without Funding; Kendall Wants Congress To Act
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Time is the enemy for contending with potential threats from China and Congress can help by giving the Defense Department new, limited acquisition authorities to move out quickly […]
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Space
DoD Tech Chief Shyu Begins More Focused Engagement With Commercial Space Sector
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has begun a new effort to work more closely with the commercial space sector to better and more quickly leverage the rapid innovation […]
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Pentagon
Apple VP Doug Beck Named New DIU Director, Will Report Direct To SecDef
Apple [AAPL] vice president Doug Beck has been named the next director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, the department said Tuesday. Along with Beck’s appointment, the department noted the […]
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Budget
Austin Rejects Mandate For Unfunded Priorities Lists
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said he would support removing a congressional authorization that requires senior military leaders to annually provide Congress with their unfunded priorities lists (UPLs) and […]
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Business/Financial
Biden Issues Determination To DoD To Strengthen Industrial Base For Microelectronics
President Biden on Monday issued a presidential determination to the secretary of defense waiving certain requirements of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to address shortfalls in the industrial base for […]
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Air Force
Two F-15Es Strike Militia Targets in Syria with 20 SDBs
Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles struck two Iranian-backed Syrian militia targets with 20 GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs (SDBs) in retaliation for recent assaults against U.S. personnel, including an […]
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Budget
Milley: Rolling Back Spending To FY ‘22 Levels Risks ‘Significant’ Program Cuts, Geo-Strategic Implications
The Pentagon’s top uniformed official said a reported plan from House Republican leadership to cap fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending at FY ‘22 levels would risk ‘significant’ program cuts at […]
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Budget
DoD Says House GOP’s Reported Budget Plan Could Lead To ‘Extremely Disruptive’ Cuts
A reported plan from House Republican leadership to cap fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending at FY ‘22 levels would lead to a nearly $100 billion topline reduction from the Pentagon’s […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
New DoD Strategic Capital Office Outlines Initial Programs To Leverage Private Investment
The Defense Department’s new Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has stood up its first program designed to leverage private capital to help drive investment in critical technologies for national defense […]
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Pentagon
U.S. MQ-9 Crashes Into Black Sea Following Collision With Russian Fighter Jet
A U.S. MQ-9 surveillance drone crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday following a collision with Russian fighter aircraft, U.S. Air Forces Europe said in a statement. Officials said two […]
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