Pentagon
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BudgetSenators: Impeachment Inquiry Not Likely to Impact NDAA Negotiations
As Capitol Hill has been set abuzz with the news Sept. 24 that House Democrats will open an impeachment inquiry against President Trump, negotiators for the fiscal year 2020 National […]
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CyberPentagon To Be More Transparent With AI Program Objectives, JAIC Director Says
As the Pentagon looks to push its artificial intelligence efforts toward rapid fielding of battlefield capabilities, the lead official for the department’s new AI center will look to be more […]
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CongressMcConnell: Senate to Vote on Hyten Nomination This Week
The Senate will vote on whether to confirm U.S. Strategic Command Commander Air Force Gen. John Hyten to become the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the […]
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CongressSenate to Vote on Short-Term Continuing Resolution By End of Week
The Senate will vote on whether to support a seven-week long continuing resolution by the end of this week, the chamber’s senior Republican leader said Sept. 23. Congress has just […]
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BudgetShort-Term CR Would Impact Three Key Modernization Programs, Pentagon Says
The Pentagon has said a likely short-term continuing resolution to start fiscal year 2020 would impact and delay three major modernization programs, including hypersonic weapon development and the purchase of […]
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Congress
House Passes CR Language to Keep Government Funded to Thanksgiving
The House on Thursday easily passed a bill that would keep the government running under a continuing resolution to Nov. 21 as lawmakers continue to hash out differences in authorization […]
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PentagonEsper: Realigning DoD Resources For NDS Priorities, More Night Courts
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Wednesday said the Defense Department is realigning its resources and activities to support its highest priorities under the National Defense […]
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CongressHASC GOP Member Cook Announces Retirement in 2020
House Armed Services Committee member and retired Marine Rep. Paul Cook (R-Calif.) plans to retire in 2020, becoming the 13th GOP member and sixth HASC member to leave the House […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyFully Modernized, Cloud-Based F-35 Logistics System Expected in 2020
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The F-35’s notoriously unwieldy Automated Logistics Information System (ALIS) is scheduled to move to the cloud by the end of the year, a move that is […]
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CongressSAC Defense Bill Advances, But Border Wall Funding Fight Continues
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted Sept. 12 to send the fiscal year 2020 defense appropriations bill to the Senate floor, but not before Democratic members made clear they would push […]