Pentagon
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Cyber
DoD Awards $28 Billion Multiple-Award R&D Contract
The Defense Department on Tuesday announced a multiple-award contract worth up to $28 billion to 15 companies and organizations for research and development work on the Defense Technical Information Center’s […]
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Space
Analysts: ‘Unanswered Questions’ For the Cost of a Space Force
A new Pentagon report released Aug. 9 described several potential steps and proposals to build up to President Donald Trump’s desired Space Force, but was scarce on cost estimates. The […]
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Budget
Trump Signs $716 Billion NDAA Into Law
President Donald Trump signed into law Monday H.R. 5155, the fiscal year 2019 John McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), authorizing a $716 billion budget, a pay raise for troops […]
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Space
Senior DoD Leader Urges ‘Wide-Eyed’ Approach to Space Force
The Pentagon is putting all the building blocks in place to help fulfill President Trump’s vision of a future Space Force, but stakeholders need to fully comprehend the resources that […]
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Space
Analysts: Proposed Changes to Space Infrastructure ‘A Good Start’
The Pentagon is on the right track in its efforts to reorganize its sizable space infrastructure, but it is unclear whether the proposed Space Force can be stood up by […]
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Pentagon
Defense Innovation Unit No Longer an ‘Experiment’
The Pentagon has dropped the “experimental” portion of its Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental, indicating that the technology hub is here to stay. “As a testament to [the department’s] commitment to the […]
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Space
New Command and Elite Force: Pentagon Reveals Steps to Space Force
The Defense Department has released a roadmap for the department to eventually stand up a sixth branch of the Armed Forces devoted specifically to space. Establishing a Space Force that […]
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Pentagon
Griffin: Meeting 2020’s Hypersonics Goals Will Ensure U.S. Retains Technological Edge
The Pentagon’s effort to build hypersonic weapons by the early 2020’s and ahead of near-peer competitors will require the services to be more direct with their industry partners to make […]
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Space
Trump Tells DoD To Form Space Force, But Senator Says He Can’t Do That
President Trump announced June 18 that he has told the Department of Defense to start forming a space force to ensure U.S. space dominance, but a key lawmaker insisted that […]
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Pentagon
F-35 Follow-On Development Contract Slips To June 2019
The U.S. Department of Defense plans to award a major follow-on development contract for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in June 2019, about 10 months later than previously planned, according […]