Pentagon
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Congress
Give Large, Non-Defense U.S. Manufacturers ‘A Shot’ at New Programs, Feinberg Says
Simplifying DoD program requirements as part of an effort to spur more companies to make defense systems is a priority for Stephen Feinberg, the co-founder of Cerberus Capital Management and […]
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Pentagon
Joint Chiefs Chairman Pick ‘Razin’ Caine Described As ‘Serial Entrepreneur,’ ‘Air-Ground Integrator’
President Trump’s pick to serve as his new top military adviser, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, is a former F-16 pilot and deputy commanding general of a […]
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Space
Will Fixed Price Contracts Spell the End of the Space Force CRWL?
The company on the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) Contractor Responsibility Watch List (CRWL) may be off the list soon, as the service looks to fixed price contracts […]
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Pentagon
DoD May Issue Rapid Prototyping/Defense Acquisition Reform Plan This Week
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may issue a memorandum on rapid prototyping and acquisition reform this week, as the Pentagon considers scaling up the work of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). […]
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Pentagon
Pentagon Will Partner With DOGE To Find Cuts, Hegseth Says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the Pentagon will partner with the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to take a look at where cuts can be made at […]
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Space
Sen. Blumenthal Looking Into Possible Musk Conflicts of Interest in DOGE/SpaceX Work
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the investigations panel of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and a senior Democrat on the Senate Armed Services […]
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Pentagon
Hegseth Calls For Rapidly Fielding New Tech, Taking Hard Look At Legacy Programs
New Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Friday reiterated his focus on “rebuilding the military” will include rapidly fielding new technologies and scrutinizing the effectiveness of legacy programs for future […]
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Pentagon
DOGE May Recommend Contract Terminations, Contract Experts Say
President Trump’s administration took a page from an unlikely book–that of former President Obama, in creating the inaptly named Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). To get around the public meeting/comment […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
USTR Began Section 301 Investigation into Chinese Semiconductors in December
On Dec. 23 last year, less than a month before the handover of presidential power, the Biden administration’s U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Katherine Tai, announced an investigation under Section 301 […]
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Air Force
No Answers from Pentagon on Deportation Costs Nor Share for DoD/DHS
As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), its Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and DoD undertake what could be the deportation of up to 13 million persons in the United […]