Pentagon
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BudgetFY ’20 NDAA Passes Senate with Trump Ready to Sign
The Senate passed the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Dec. 17 by a wide vote margin, authorizing $738 billion in defense spending and paving the way for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD CIO Details Plans To Stand Up Initial JEDI Cloud By Mid-February, New AI Efforts In 2020
The Pentagon’s chief information officer on Thursday said the department will stand up the unclassified environment for the new Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud by mid-February, while also detailing […]
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CongressHouse Passes FY ’20 NDAA; HASC Defends ‘Bipartisan, Essential’ Authorization Bill
The House overwhelmingly agreed to the conference report for the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Dec. 11, teeing up a likely successful vote in the Senate before […]
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PentagonPentagon Meeting With Microsoft This Week To Discuss Initial JEDI Cloud Work
Pentagon officials will meet with Microsoft [MSFT] in Washington, D.C., this week for a series of meetings to begin work on the potential $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) […]
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CongressFinal Version Of NDAA Urges Pentagon To Move Faster On 5G Development
The House and Senate’s final version of the $738 billion fiscal year 2020 defense policy bill calls on the Pentagon to more rapidly develop 5G telecommunications technologies, including delivering implementation […]
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PentagonLord Details Roll-Out Of Acquisition Reform Efforts, New Cyber Contracting Standards In Coming Months
The Pentagon’s top acquisition official on Tuesday detailed the department’s plans to release final versions of acquisition reform efforts in the coming months, including a rewrite of the DoD 5000 […]
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PentagonPentagon Has Saved $5 Billion From Fourth Estate Review Process, Esper Says
The Pentagon’s ongoing review of its Fourth Estate agencies has resulted in $5 billion of cost savings, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday, with plans to continue the department-wide […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Pentagon Details Two Additional 5G Test Programs For Virtual Reality, ‘Smart Warehouses’
The Pentagon on Monday detailed two additional 5G telecommunications pilot programs, with plans to test virtual reality capabilities with the Army and explore ‘smart warehouse’ technologies for the Navy. Officials […]
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Congress
Negotiations Ongoing For NDAA As Clock Ticks Toward 2020
Armed services committee leaders remain adamant that a deal could be reached for the fiscal year 2020 defense authorizing bill by early next week, but must still reach consensus on […]
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Budget
Armed Services Leaders Express Renewed Confidence for NDAA Deal to Be Reached By Next Week
The chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees were emphatic that a deal on the conference fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) could be reached by […]