Pentagon
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BudgetHASC Chair: More Funding for DoD Should Not Be Priority in Next COVID-19 Stimulus Bills
The next COVID-19-related stimulus packages that Congress considers should prioritize public health efforts, rather than the Defense Department, the top House Armed Services Committee Democrat said April 29. Lawmakers are […]
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AnalysisAnalysts: Defense Downturn Looming, Wave of Company Consolidation on Horizon
The national defense budget is likely to see a significant reduction within the next two years, both as a long-term effect of the COVID-19 coronavirus and in response to the […]
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CyberDoD Deputy CIO Retiring In June, To Be Replaced By Top Intelligence Community Tech Official
The Pentagon’s deputy chief information officer will retire at the end of June and will be replaced by the Intelligence Community’s top technology officer, the department said Monday. Essye Miller […]
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PentagonDoD Expecting Three-Month Delays for Major Acquisition Programs
The Pentagon is anticipating that many of its major defense acquisition programs (MDAPs) will be delayed by about three months due to facility closures, supply chain issues and other impacts […]
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CyberPentagon Granted Motion To Remand JEDI Cloud Legal Challenge, Allowed To Consider Revised Bids
A federal court on Friday granted the Pentagon’s motion to remand Amazon’s [AMZN] legal challenge of the potential $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud competition, allowing the department […]
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Business/FinancialLawmakers, Pentagon Coalescing Around Rejection of Ligado 5G Proposal
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and Pentagon officials are stepping off the sidelines to blast a new draft order that would reallocate a GPS-adjacent portion of the radio […]
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PentagonDoD IG Finds Pentagon Conducted JEDI Procurement Fairly, Inconclusive On Potential White House Interference
The Pentagon’s inspector general has concluded the procurement process for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud computing was conducted fairly, while noting that proprietary information was improperly disclosed to […]
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COVID-19
DoD Travel Restriction to Be Extended, Pentagon to Conduct Post-COVID-19 Review
The Defense Department plans to “modify and extend” the current stop-movement order that restricts U.S. military personnel from traveling, with a new expiration date to be announced in the next […]
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COVID-19Report For DoD Says BioThreat Requirement Demands Full-Time Interagency Attention
A report laying out a strategic vision for the Defense Department’s biological threat reduction efforts recommends they should be part of a persistent government-wide interagency mechanism that addresses the full […]
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COVID-19Pentagon Rapidly Rolling Out Teleworking Capabilities To Meet Massive Demand
The Pentagon is pushing out network equipment and secure devices by the thousands in its push to offer “maximum telework flexibility” during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, officials said Monday, including […]
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