Pentagon
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SpaceAir Force’s Annual Schriever Wargame Launches with Focus on European AOR
The 2019 iteration of the Air Force’s annual Schriever Wargame, launching Sept. 4, will include a global scenario with a focus on the U.S. European Command area of responsibility, the […]
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InternationalSenators Call Out White House for Withholding Ukraine Assistance Funds
A bipartisan group of senators who are part of the Ukraine Caucus and on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent a letter Sept. 3 to White House officials, urging the […]
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CyberDoD’s Joint AI Center to Deliver New Common Platform Within Six Months
The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) is in the midst of standing up a new platform to facilitate AI-related efforts across the department, the center’s director said Aug. 30. […]
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SpaceOfficial U.S. Space Command HQ Location Still Under Evaluation
The official headquarters of U.S. Space Command has yet to be determined by the Air Force, even as it was officially stood up this week. New U.S. Space Command Commander […]
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PentagonU.S. Space Command Formally Revived After 17 Years
President Trump and defense officials formally launched the new and improved U.S. Space Command Aug. 29, lauding the benefits of the 11th warfighting combatant command. The re-establishment of SPACECOM, which […]
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CyberPentagon, GSA Award GD Potential $7.6 Billion DEOS Cloud Contract For Enterprise IT Services
The Pentagon and the General Services Administration have tapped a team led by CSRA, now part of General Dynamics [GD] IT (GDIT), for a potential 10-year, $7.6 billion contract to […]
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InternationalPentagon Could Consider Allowing Turkey Back In F-35 Program If S-400 Is Completely Removed, Esper Says
The Secretary of Defense said Wednesday the Pentagon could consider allowing Turkey to rejoin the F-35 program if Ankara agreed to completely remove the Russian-made S-400 air and missile defense […]
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CongressErnst Calls on DoD to End Purchasing of Cyber Risk-Prone Foreign Equipment
A member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is calling on the Defense Department to end its pattern of purchasing electronic equipment with known cybersecurity risks, particularly from China. […]
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CyberPentagon to Launch New Universal Cyber Standards in 2020
The Defense Department is creating a new unified cybersecurity framework that will be available in early 2020 and included in department solicitations by next fall, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition […]
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Pentagon‘No Major Concerns’ with Forthcoming Raytheon-UTC Merger, Says DoD’s Lord
The Defense Department does not currently see any issues with the recently announced merger of Raytheon [RTN] and United Technologies Corp. [UTX], the undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment said Aug. […]