Pentagon
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InternationalPentagon Halts Deliveries of F-35s to Turkey Pending S-400 Procurement
The Pentagon has ceased deliveries of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) bound for Turkey and associated activities as Ankara continues to pursue the Russian-made S-400 weapon system, the department confirmed […]
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SpaceAir Force Space Command Leader Tapped to Direct New U.S. Space Command
Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) Commander Gen. John Raymond has been nominated to become the first leader of the newly established U.S. Space Command, the Pentagon said March 26. A […]
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PentagonDoD IG Opens Investigation Into Shanahan’s Potential Conflicts Of Interest With Boeing
The Pentagon’s inspector general has opened an investigation into Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan potential bias towards Boeing [BA], his former employer, following a request from an ethics watchdog group, […]
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BudgetHASC Member Cooper Says FY ’20 Defense Topline Likely to be $733 Billion
As lawmakers mull the Department of Defense’s recently released $750 billion proposed budget for fiscal year 2020, the leader of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) Strategic Forces subcommittee believes […]
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CyberDoD Working Normalize Cyber Security Support For Homeland, Rapuano Says
The Defense Department continues to work through its policies and procedures for providing cyber security support to domestic agencies and entities in response to congressional and executive direction, a senior […]
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PentagonSecond Defense Audit Underway With Focus On Inventory, IT, Property, DoD Finance Chief Says
Building off its first-ever audit, the Defense Department is already into its second examination of its accounts with a focus on “inventory, information technology, and real property,” David Norquist, the […]
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SpaceNew Space Development Agency to Focus on Space-Based Sensor Layer
The Pentagon officially established the Space Development Agency March 12 under the direction of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and will first focus on developing the architecture […]
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BudgetPentagon Investing Billions in Space Systems in FY ’20 Budget Request
The Defense Department is requesting nearly $12 billion in its fiscal year 2020 presidential budget request for space-based systems, over half of which would fund new and existing satellite programs. […]
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CongressLawmakers, Analysts Critique Trump’s Proposed FY ’20 Defense Budget
Democratic lawmakers criticized the White House’s initial fiscal year 2020 defense budget request when it was unveiled March 11, with funding for President Trump’s border wall and a sharp increase […]
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Budget
FY ’20 Budget Summary Includes $750 Billion Topline, Funding for New Ships, Fighter Aircraft
The fiscal year 2020 (FY ’20) budget summary released March 11 provides the first look at President Trump’s priorities for defense programs, but revealed few surprises ahead of a more […]
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