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PentagonTrump Fires Secretary Of Defense Mark Esper
President Trump said Monday afternoon he has fired Secretary of Defense Mark effective immediately. The president said Christopher C. Miller, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, will serve as the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Releases Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy
The Pentagon on Oct. 29 released an electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) superiority strategy meant to link with the 2018 National Defense Strategy, which stressed a new era of great power competition. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon Establishes New Hypersonic Weapons Consortium, To Be Led By Texas A&M
The Pentagon said Monday it has established a new consortium to bolster research efforts with universities for hypersonic capabilities, with the department awarding Texas A&M $20 million a year to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyArmy Releases Requirements For Upgraded Biometric Repository, Transition To Cloud
The Army on Tuesday released requirements for a new contract to upgrade, operate and maintain the Defense Department’s authoritative biometric database, the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS), with plans to […]
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Esper Details New DoD Initiatives To Bolster International Partnerships, FMS Cases
The Pentagon has two new initiatives to bolster international partnerships for the shift toward great power competition with China and Russia, including a new plan for tracking development of security […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPolicy Discussions on Future Use of Autonomous Weapons Likely
As the U.S. Army recruits the other military services to participate with their systems in next year’s Project Convergence exercise to showcase significantly contracted sensor-to-shooter timelines through artificial intelligence (AI), […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon Awards $600 Million In Deals For Work On 5G Pilot Programs
The Pentagon on Thursday announced it has awarded $600 million in contracts for 5G pilot programs at five installations, which the department said represent “the largest full-scale 5G tests for […]
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CyberPentagon Releases New Enterprise-Wide Data Strategy
The Pentagon on Thursday released its first enterprise-wide data strategy that aims to set a new course for capabilities and standards to better manage massive amounts of data needed to […]
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PentagonPentagon Seeing Success With New Adaptive Acquisition Reforms
The Pentagon’s top acquisition official said Wednesday the department is already seeing success with its new adaptive acquisition tools to help speed up procurement efforts, with potential new pathways in […]
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SpaceU.S. TRANSCOM Mulling Possibility of Rocket Deliveries
U.S. Transportation Command is mulling the possibility of rocket deliveries and plans to hold a proof of principle with SpaceX as early as next year, TRANSCOM Commander Army Gen. Stephen […]