Pentagon
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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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CongressNegotiations 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 […]
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SpaceGriffin: Government Must Adopt Commercial Manufacturing Practices to Build New Space Architecture
The U.S. government must look at adopting commercial sector manufacturing practices to quickly build and field a more proliferated network of sensors in space, Mike Griffin, undersecretary of defense for […]
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BudgetPentagon Contract Financing Study Delayed as 2020 Budget Talks Stymied
A Defense Department study to determine an improved rule for contract financing is on hold until the fiscal year 2020 defense budget negotiations have been completed, a senior acquisition official […]
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Pentagon
Pentagon Details First Two 5G Pilot Programs, Soliciting Industry Feedback On Initial Projects
The Pentagon is readying to release proposal requests for the department’s first 5G telecommunications pilot programs, with officials soliciting industry feedback on projects to test smart warehouses for the Marine […]
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Pentagon
GAO: Pentagon Has Tripled Use Of OTA Agreements Over The Last Three Years
The Pentagon has tripled its use of Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements over the last three years to bring in more non-traditional partners to work on emerging technologies and prototyping, […]