Pentagon
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BudgetDefense Authorizers Committed to Reaching NDAA Agreement This Week
The top Senate and House Armed Services Committee leaders are both determined to reaching an agreement for the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by Nov. 22, even […]
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BudgetHouse to Vote Tuesday on Democrat-Led Continuing Resolution Extension
The House of Representatives will vote Nov. 19 to push the current continuing resolution deadline to Dec. 20, with hopes that lawmakers will complete negotiations for outstanding fiscal year 2020 […]
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CyberAmazon Protesting JEDI Cloud Award To Microsoft, Citing Competition’s ‘Unmistakable Bias’
Amazon [AMZN] will protest the Pentagon’s decision to award the potential $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract to Microsoft [MSFT], and is claiming the evaluation process included […]
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InternationalPentagon Leaders: Turkish F-35 Suppliers to Be Fully Phased Out by Early 2020
The U.S. government and its industry partners have continued to find new suppliers for the Turkish components of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and expect for the nation’s contributions to […]
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InternationalDoD Leaders Lobby for Industry Inclusion in Future European Defense Projects
Senior Pentagon leaders want to make sure that as the European Union moves forward to craft new policies surrounding future national security and defense investments, U.S. companies still get a […]
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Air ForceF-35 JPO: ALIS Fix Targeted for September 2020
The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin [LMT] expect to field a modernized, upgraded version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s Automated Logistics Information System (ALIS) by next fall, service and […]
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BudgetPentagon Details Impact Of Potential Six-Month CR, Pushing For Space Force Exemption
The Pentagon on Thursday detailed specific programs to be impacted under a potential six-month continuing resolution, such as halting Army helicopter and Stryker production increases and development of the Air […]
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Congress
Industry Advocates Support Senate Committee’s Proposed Two-Year Budget Legislation
Former defense officials now representing industry have indicated support for a new bill moving through the Senate that would require the government to work consistently on a two-year budget cycle, […]
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PentagonPentagon Looking To Bolster ‘Frayed’ Relationship With Industry On AI Work
Pentagon officials are pushing for increased public-private partnerships on artificial intelligence projects as industry continues to outpace the department in technology development and a new report details China’s effort to […]
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CyberDefense Innovation Board Approves New Ethical Guidelines For Military AI
The Defense Innovation Board (DIB) on Thursday approved a set of new ethical guidelines for artificial intelligence military applications, including having an ‘off switch’ for future operational systems that the […]