Pentagon
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CongressDefense Authorizers Want Further Insight on DoD Plans for Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations
The House-Senate agreement on a fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill requires DoD to give Congress further insight on electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO) and says that DoD should provide unclassified versions […]
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SpaceGAO Report Highlights Federal Department/Agency Use of Commercial Imagery Bought By NRO and NGA
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlights the federal use of commercial imagery provided through the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the National Geospatial Agency (NGA) by eight of […]
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CongressDefense Secretary Austin Urges Congress To Pass FY ‘23 Spending Bills, Cites CR Impacts
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is urging Congress to pass full spending bills before the end of 2022, telling lawmakers that operating under a continuing resolution (CR) reduces the Pentagon’s topline […]
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Air ForceSan Francisco-Based Firm Announces DoD SBIR Contracts for Deep Fake Detection
The San Franciso-based DeepMedia said on Nov. 28 that it has won two U.S. Air Force Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards worth $150,000 for the detection of […]
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CyberIn Ukraine War, Physical Security Trumping Cybersecurity, DoD Official Says
After Russia failed early in its war against Ukraine to accomplish some strategic objectives through offensive cyberattacks, its turn to physical attacks against Ukrainian critical infrastructure demonstrates “the context of […]
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Pentagon4-Year Delay Projected for Accurate DoD Tracking of F-35 Parts in Accountable Property System of Record
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2022 financial audit projects a four-year delay in the full and accurate accounting of F-35 parts in an Accountable Property System of Record (APSR). “The correction target […]
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PentagonAfter DoD Fails Fifth Audit, Comptroller Says ‘Not The Progress I Would Have Hoped For’
The Pentagon has failed its fifth consecutive audit, with the department’s comptroller telling reporters it’s “not the progress I would have hoped for” as it works toward reaching an eventual […]
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PentagonCongress Will Support Authority For Multi-Year Munitions Procurements, LaPlante Says
The Pentagon’s top acquisition official said Friday he believes Congress will approve a provision allowing the department to award multi-year contracts for munitions procurements, which he cited as critical to […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Advanced Technology Lab Tests Chips for More Than 80 Federal Programs
LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Md.–The Northrop Grumman [NOC] campus here has a more than five-decade history, beginning as Westinghouse, and today developing a variety of systems, including the Electronically-Scanned Multifunction Reconfigurable Integrated […]
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Nuclear ModernizationTriad Needs All Three Legs ‘At Least In This Current Moment,’ Pentagon Official Says
The Biden Administration will maintain all three legs of the U.S. nuclear triad, which need to be modernized to remain relevant, a senior Pentagon official said Tuesday. “At least in […]
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