Pentagon
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PentagonCMMC Accreditation Board To Open Registration For Third-Party Assessors Later This Week
The Pentagon said Monday the accreditation board for the department’s new cyber security contracting standards is expected to open registration later this week for organizations interested in serving as a […]
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PentagonFormer STRATCOM Hand Tapped for Pentagon Post With Nuclear Weapons Council Role
The Trump administration intends to nominate Lucas Polakowski, a former officer at U.S. Strategic Command, to be the top civilian in the Pentagon’s program to counter weapons of mass destruction. […]
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BudgetSenate Armed Services Committee Releases FY ’21 NDAA Markup Schedule
The Senate Armed Services Committee plans to hold individual subcommittee markups and a full committee markup of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill June 8-10, the committee said May […]
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CyberPentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit Selects Google For Multi-Cloud Security Solution
The Pentagon’s emerging technologies office has tapped Google [GOOG] to provide a secure cloud management solution designed to detect and respond to cyber threats, the company said Wednesday. Google Cloud […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyJAIC Director Places Battlefield AI As Top Priority, Discusses Need For Acquisition Authorities
The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has made development of warfighting capabilities its top priority over the next year, the organization’s leader said Thursday, following the award of its largest […]
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InternationalU.S. to Formally Withdraw from Open Skies Treaty
The Trump administration has made the final decision to withdraw from the international Open Skies Treaty, officials confirmed May 21. The news, first reported Thursday by the New York Times, […]
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Congress
McConnell: Senate Could Confirm Defense Nominees Before Memorial Day Weekend
The Senate is expected to vote to confirm a number of nominees for Defense Department and other national security positions this week, including the next Secretary of the Navy, Majority […]
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PentagonPentagon’s Technology Office Places Microelectronics As New Top Priority
The Pentagon’s technology office has shifted its top modernization priority from hypersonics to microelectronics, an official said Tuesday, adding the department will look to greater advantage of commercial products in […]
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CongressNavy Vet Garcia Sworn In As New CA-25 GOP Lawmaker
Mike Garcia, a former Navy pilot and defense industry player, was sworn in as the new representative of California’s 25th district in a May 19 ceremony on Capitol Hill. Garcia, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyJoint Artificial Intelligence Center Awards Booz Allen Hamilton $800 Million Deal For Battlefield AI
The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has tapped Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] for a five-year, $800 million task order to deliver AI-powered capabilities for use on the battlefield. JAIC utilized […]