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PentagonPentagon Removed Non-Combatant Casualty Cut-Off Value From Doctrine in 2018
As top Pentagon officials, including Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, consider the release of a final DoD Instruction (DoDI) on civilian harm by […]
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Navy/USMCPentagon Leaders Not Consulted On Acting SecNav’s Memo To Scrap Sea-Launched Cruise Missile
The top officials at the Pentagon told lawmakers Thursday they were not consulted on a memo from the acting Navy secretary that advised stopping development of a nuclear-tipped sea-launched cruise […]
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PentagonAustin Issues China Task Force Recommendations
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday issued a directive initiating Pentagon efforts to better address security challenges posed by China but the Defense Department offered few details. In February, […]
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PentagonAustin Signs Off On Pentagon’s JADC2 Strategy
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has signed off on the Pentagon’s Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) strategy, which aims to bring in technologies such as artificial intelligence and advanced […]
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BudgetDoD’s $715 Billion FY ‘22 Budget Request Includes Largest Ever R&D Investment, Billions In Legacy System Cuts
The Biden administration’s fiscal year 2022 budget request includes a $112 billion investment in Pentagon research efforts, the department’s largest ever, while calling for nearly $3 billion in cuts to […]
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BudgetAustin, Milley Preview FY ‘22 Budget Request’s Plans For Prioritizing Modernization, Shedding Legacy Systems
The Pentagon’s senior leaders said the fiscal year 2022 budget request, set to be released on Friday, will give the department flexibility to divest of legacy systems and is “biased […]
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PentagonGAO Finds Pentagon Had $128 Billion In Unused Funds Over 10-Year Stretch
The Pentagon returned nearly $128 billion in unused funds to the Treasury Department between fiscal years 2009 and 2019, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. The department accounted […]
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PentagonNominee For DoD’s Top R&E Role Wants To Make It Easier For Small Firms To Work With Pentagon
Heidi Shyu, the nominee to serve as the Pentagon’s next top technology official, said Tuesday she wants to make it easier for small firms to work with the department on […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyABL Space Systems to Use RS1 Rocket for DIU Responsive Launch II Mission
California-based ABL Space Systems said on May 17 that it has received a contract from the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), geared to speeding the delivery of innovative commercial technology, […]
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CongressNakasone Suggests Cyber Mission Forces Must Grow; Langevin Decries DoD’s Lack Of Attention To Cyber
The U.S. military’s top cyber commander last Friday hinted that his forces need to grow, telling a House panel that he faces new missions, the continued expansion of cyber threats, […]