Pentagon
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Business/FinancialDoD Using ‘Heat Map’ To Monitor Supply Chain; Creates Portal To Assess Industry Health
The Defense Department has created a new tool to keep tabs on the health of the defense industry supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic and has established a portal to […]
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Business/FinancialNo Major Impacts To Industry Workforce From Pandemic So Far, Lord Says
So far amid the ongoing pandemic the “vast majority” of the defense industrial base is still on the job, Pentagon Acquisition Chief Ellen Lord said on Wednesday. Lord couldn’t quantify […]
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PentagonAmazon Opposes Pentagon’s Proposed Plan To Correct JEDI Cloud Solicitation
Amazon Web Services [AMZN] is opposing the Pentagon’s push to remand the company’s legal challenge of the potential $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud program so the department […]
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COVID-19Esper: Pentagon To Act As ‘Gapfiller’ For Cities Hit Hardest By COVID-19, Readying Assistance For New York, Seattle
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday he has received requests from several governors seeking military assistance in their response to managing the coronavirus outbreak, with the Pentagon readying to send […]
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COVID-19Memo: Defense Contractors Urged by Pentagon to Stay on the Job Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The defense industrial base is considered part of the United States’ critical infrastructure by the Department of Homeland Security, and as such has a “special responsibility” to maintain normal work […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon Successfully Tests Hypersonic Weapon Glide Body
The Pentagon has completed a successful flight test of its hypersonic weapon glide body, a key milestone as the department looks to field a hypersonic weapon in the early-to-mid 2020s. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHouse Members Call for 19 Extra F-35 Aircraft in FY ’21 Budget Deal
Lawmakers want the Pentagon to procure 98 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in fiscal year 2021, 19 more than were included in the department’s budget request, according to a letter sent […]
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PentagonPentagon Soliciting 5G Prototype Proposals For Augmented, Virtual Reality Projects
The Pentagon on Tuesday released its latest proposal request for 5G pilot programs, seeking prototypes for augmented and virtual reality projects at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. This is the […]
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PentagonContract Award
DTRA Awards Leidos $34M for BioThreat Work Leidos [LDOS] has received a one-year $34.5 million option from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to provide scientific and technical services in support […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyGAO: Congress Should Require DoD to Develop ALIS Performance Measurement Process
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program suffers from a lack of performance measurement process for its main logistics system, and lawmakers should require the Pentagon to develop a strategy to […]