Pentagon

Michael Brown, the director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), on Dec. 11 proposed swarming drones as a candidate for a future AFWERX Prime program. Through Prime programs, AFWERX, […]

President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday he will nominate Ret. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin III, a former commander of U.S. Central Command, as his secretary of defense. Austin, who would be […]

The draft conference report on the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 6395, requires the Pentagon director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) to submit a report on […]

In response to the more than 6,000 U.S. noncombat military aviation accidents between 2013 and 2018, the National Commission on Military Aviation Safety (NCMAS) is recommending the creation of a […]

The Pentagon is planning to launch its virtual “Trusted Capital Marketplace” this month, a department official said Thursday, as it aims to bolster opportunities for U.S. venture capital (VC) firms […]

Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) have introduced four joint resolutions to block up to $23 billion in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to the United […]

The Pentagon has failed its financial audit for the third year in a row, while highlighting areas of incremental improvements as it anticipates reaching a “clean” financial audit across the […]

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his team leading the agency review of the Pentagon during the transition period, which will include several former Department of Defense officials and a […]

The new acting secretary of defense on Tuesday tapped Anthony Tata to perform the duties of the Pentagon’s top policy job, months after the controversial nominee was withdrawn from consideration […]

While Emily Murphy, Pres. Trump’s political appointee who heads the General Services Administration has not yet signed a letter permitting access to government files and funds to ease the transition […]