Pentagon
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PentagonPentagon Seeking To Reevaluate Bids For JEDI Cloud Program
The Pentagon is seeking to reevaluate the bids for its potential $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud competition, filing a motion on Thursday asking the court to remand Amazon […]
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PentagonPentagon Moving Patriot Batteries Into Iraq Amidst Tensions With Iran, CENTCOM Commander Says
The Pentagon is readying to move Patriot missile defense batteries into Iraq and will keep two aircraft carriers in the region as tensions remain high with Iran, the command of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyGriffin: DoD Investment in Hypersonic Production to Ramp Up Over Next Year
The Defense Department is planning a “major investment of many billions of dollars” to build components of its hypersonic weapons once production is in full swing, a top official said […]
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CyberDoD To Hold Public Hearing For New CMMC Standards This Spring, Detailing Initial Pilot Programs Soon
The Pentagon will hold a public hearing in late April or early May for its new cyber security contracting standards, as the department readies to select third party auditors and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyOfficials: DoD On Track For First Hypersonic Glide Body Test Later This Year, Exploring Cruise Missile Configurations
Officials leading the Pentagon’s hypersonic weapon development affirmed Monday the department is on track for the first flight test later this year under the Conventional Prompt Strike program and said […]
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BudgetBipartisan Group of Lawmakers Criticize DoD Procurement Reprogramming to Trump’s Border Wall
Lawmakers across Capitol Hill are fighting against the Trump administration’s shift of nearly $4 billion in procurement funding to fund new border wall construction, with multiple defense-oriented Republican members citing […]
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PentagonPentagon Adopts New Ethical Principles For Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon said Monday it has adopted a set of ethical principles for artificial intelligence capabilities, with officials viewing the new guidelines as an opportunity to bolster collaboration with non-traditional […]
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PentagonPentagon Policy Leader Rood to Step Down at Urging of President
The Defense Department’s top policy director submitted a letter of resignation Feb. 19 saying he will leave his post at the end of the month, stating plainly that his departure […]
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InternationalState Department: ‘Room to Reconcile’ on U.S.-Turkey F-35 Debacle
The State Department continues to hold the door open to Turkey to rejoin the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program if it opts to procure a compatible integrated air defense system […]
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BudgetLawmakers Slam Pentagon Request to Divert Military Equipment Funds to Border Wall
Democrats on Capitol Hill were quick to respond to the new reprogramming request from the Pentagon, which would divert $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2020 defense appropriations funds to the […]