Pentagon

House Democrats will reject President Trump’s plan to significantly boost overseas contingency operations (OCO) funds in the fiscal year 2020 budget request, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and House […]

A senior Pentagon official Friday called future basing for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter a high priority unlikely to be included in cuts to the department’s military construction fund for […]

The Pentagon is preparing to begin negotiations with Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the next three lots of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, according to a recent government solicitation. A notice posted […]

Florida’s congressional delegation and governor are pushing hard for the Pentagon to base its future U.S. Space Command in the Sunshine State. A bipartisan group of House members led by […]

President Trump has signed off on a directive that would put the Air Force in charge of the Space Force, pending congressional approval. Trump signed Space Policy Directive-4 (SPD-4) Feb. […]

President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency allowing his administration to use billions of dollars towards constructing a wall along the southern border, including $6 billion in funds […]

The Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (DOD OIG) plans to evaluate 11 separate efforts related to space, nuclear deterrence and missile defense in fiscal year 2019, including […]

The Defense Department expects to have a plan in place for certifying industry partners for cyber compliance by the end of 2019, a senior acquisition official said Feb. 13. The […]

President Trump could soon name an official new secretary of defense, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leader suggested Feb. 12. As Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan travels to the […]

The Pentagon on Tuesday released its first artificial intelligence strategy that pushes the services to adopt capabilities in the near-term and scale up tools to specific projects with the assistance […]