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PentagonPentagon, Microsoft Ordered To Pause Work On JEDI Cloud While Court Considers Amazon’s Protest
A federal judge has ordered the Pentagon and Microsoft [MSFT] to pause work on the potential $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud program while the court considers Amazon’s [AMZN] […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon and Military Service Budget Requests for AI May See Avionics Applications
The Pentagon has requested $800 million for research and development for artificial intelligence (AI), including the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) and Project Maven, in the DoD fiscal 2021 budget […]
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CongressHASC Minority Leader Concerned Over Reduced Basic Research Funds in FY ’21 Request
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Ranking Member Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) wants to make sure that the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2021 request for more research-and-development prototyping funds does not come […]
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PentagonAmazon Seeking Testimony From Trump, Esper In JEDI Cloud Contract Legal Challenge
Amazon Web Services [AMZN] said Monday the company is seeking to depose President Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper in its ongoing legal challenge of the Pentagon’s decision to award […]
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BudgetLess Procurement, More R&D Dollars in $705 Billion Defense-Wide Budget Request
The Defense Department is requesting $705.4 billion in fiscal year 2021, a 1 percent decrease over last year’s enacted budget of $712.6 billion, according to department budget documents released Feb. […]
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BudgetEsper: DoD Review Found $7 Billion For Higher Priorities, Calls For Return To 3-5% Budget Growth
The Pentagon’s defense-wide review process has found $7 billion to shift toward higher priority efforts, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday, while adding the department is still pushing for three […]
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Air ForceFirst Space Acquisition Council Meeting Expected Later This Month
The initial meeting of a congressionally mandated Space Acquisition Council is expected to occur in late February, space defense officials said Feb. 5. The Space Acquisition Council was one requirement […]
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CyberPentagon Rolls Out New Cyber Contracting Standards, Will Be In All Programs Starting In FY26
The Pentagon’s new cyber security requirements for contracts will be rolled out in about 10 programs this year before being included in all defense acquisition efforts starting in fiscal year […]
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PentagonPentagon Working On Iraq’s Permission To Deploy Patriot Defense System To The Region
Senior Pentagon officials on Thursday said the department is working to receive the Iraqi government’s permission before deploying a Patriot missile defense system to the region. Defense Secretary Mark Esper […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHyten Calls for Loosening Classification Standards, All in on JACD2
The new vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is looking for “significant improvement” in the way the Pentagon classifies information, he said Jan. 29. “In many cases in […]