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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyJAIC Director Places Battlefield AI As Top Priority, Discusses Need For Acquisition Authorities
The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has made development of warfighting capabilities its top priority over the next year, the organization’s leader said Thursday, following the award of its largest […]
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InternationalU.S. to Formally Withdraw from Open Skies Treaty
The Trump administration has made the final decision to withdraw from the international Open Skies Treaty, officials confirmed May 21. The news, first reported Thursday by the New York Times, […]
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CongressMcConnell: Senate Could Confirm Defense Nominees Before Memorial Day Weekend
The Senate is expected to vote to confirm a number of nominees for Defense Department and other national security positions this week, including the next Secretary of the Navy, Majority […]
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PentagonPentagon’s Technology Office Places Microelectronics As New Top Priority
The Pentagon’s technology office has shifted its top modernization priority from hypersonics to microelectronics, an official said Tuesday, adding the department will look to greater advantage of commercial products in […]
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CongressNavy Vet Garcia Sworn In As New CA-25 GOP Lawmaker
Mike Garcia, a former Navy pilot and defense industry player, was sworn in as the new representative of California’s 25th district in a May 19 ceremony on Capitol Hill. Garcia, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyJoint Artificial Intelligence Center Awards Booz Allen Hamilton $800 Million Deal For Battlefield AI
The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has tapped Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] for a five-year, $800 million task order to deliver AI-powered capabilities for use on the battlefield. JAIC utilized […]
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PentagonTrump Questions Value of F-35’s Global Supply Chain
The president of the United States cast doubt on the merits of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s global supply chain during a May 14 television appearance, and hinted he may […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyGAO: Removing Turkey From F-35 Program Risks Pushing Test Schedule Right
A new government watchdog report warns that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is once again at risk of missing its test schedule, amid the ongoing removal of former program partner […]
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BudgetIndustrial Policy Required To Boost Investments in Basic Research Projects, Biden Adviser Says
A leading Democratic national security official and adviser to presumptive Democratic nominee for President Joe Biden said Monday industrial policy moving forward should require bipartisan commitment to boosting investment in […]
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Business/FinancialArmed Services Lawmakers Largely Slam FCC Ligado Decision, But Next Steps Unclear
The Pentagon has for weeks now vocally articulated its case for the FCC to rescind a recent approval for Ligado to repurpose spectrum adjacent to that used for GPS, and […]