Pentagon
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Pentagon
Pentagon To Now Award $10 Billion JEDI Cloud Contract In Late August, DoD CIO Says
The Pentagon’s chief information officer told reporters Tuesday a contract for the department’s $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud program is expected to be awarded in late August. […]
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Space
New Acting Space Development Agency Director Named
The Defense Department has named Derek Tournear, the Assistant Director for Space within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, to serve as the acting […]
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Air Force
Pentagon Official: ’25 by 25′ Cost Per Flying Hour Goal Still Achievable for F-35
DAYTON, Ohio — While various Defense Department officials have expressed skepticism that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter can achieve a $25,000 cost per flying hour target by 2025, the department’s […]
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Pentagon
Trump: Esper ‘Most Likely’ Will Be Nominated for Defense Secretary
President Trump said that he is “most likely” going to nominate Army Secretary Mark Esper to become the next secretary of defense, just hours after he tweeted that Esper would […]
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Pentagon
Lawmakers Call on Trump to Nominate Permanent Defense Secretary Soon
As the ink dries on Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan’s withdrawal to be considered as a permanent secretary and resignation as deputy defense secretary, House and Senate armed services committee […]
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Pentagon
Shanahan Resigns as Pentagon’s Number-Two, Withdraws Nomination for SecDef Position
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has withdrawn his nomination to officially become the Pentagon’s top civilian and will also resign as deputy defense secretary as “a painful and deeply personal […]
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International
Pentagon Announces $250 Million In Security Assistance Funding To Ukraine
The Pentagon announced plans Tuesday to provide $250 million in funding to Ukraine to assist with additional training, equipment and advisory efforts for the country’s military. The latest funds cover […]
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Air Force
GE Sees Bright Decade Ahead in Military and Commercial Aircraft Engines
PARIS AIR SHOW–Bolstered by its win in February in the U.S. Army Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), General Electric [GE] sees a bright decade ahead in military and commercial aircraft […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
F-35’s Lot 12 Agreement Reached, With Options Available for Future Lots
The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have reached a handshake agreement for Lot 12 of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that allows for an $80 million F-35A to be […]
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Congress
HASC Committee Expects to Bring FY ’20 NDAA Bill to House Floor by Early July
As the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) releases its full committee mark for the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), it intends to bring the bill to the […]