Pentagon
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PentagonDoD Research Chief: Acquisition Rules Threaten U.S. Military Might
The U.S. military will not prevail in highly-technical future wars without escaping the burdensome bureaucracy that marks the World War II-era acquisition system, according Undersecretary of Defense for Research and […]
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Air ForceDoD Deputy Gets ‘Deep Dive’ Briefing On Air Force’s B-21 Bomber
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, whose duties include overseeing big-ticket acquisition programs, attended a recent “deep dive” briefing on the Air Force’s B-21 Raider to better familiarize himself with the bomber development effort, a service […]
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Homeland SecurityDoD Forms Border Security Cell To Coordinate Work With DHS
A day after President Trump told the Department of Defense to deploy National Guard troops to the southern U.S. border to help the Department of Homeland Security curb illegal immigration, DoD announced April […]
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Air ForceDoD Eyes Shifting F-35 Management To Military Services
The U.S. Department of Defense wants to restructure the F-35 Lightning II program to give the military services more control over the maturing fighter jet, according to Pentagon officials. DoD […]
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Air ForceDoD Starts Study On Airlift, Sealift And Tanker Needs
The Department of Defense has launched a congressionally mandated study to determine how many refueling aircraft, transport planes and cargo ships it will need to support future military operations. U.S. Transportation Command […]
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PentagonDoD Leaders Discuss How To Spend New Omnibus Funding
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he met with the service secretaries and other top Pentagon officials March 26 to discuss how the Department of Defense will properly manage the financial […]
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BudgetDoD Leaders Discuss How To Spend New Omnibus Funding
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he met with the service secretaries and other top Pentagon officials March 26 to discuss how the Department of Defense will properly manage the financial […]
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CongressDTRA Seeks To Speed Acquisitions
At the behest Defense Department Acquisition Chief Ellen Lord, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is looking for ways to speed its acquisitions so that it can meet warfighter requirements […]
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PentagonDoD Research Head Eyes More Focus On Non-Laser Directed Energy Weapons
The Department of Defense’s directed energy efforts are too concentrated on laser weapons and should pay more attention to other approaches, such as high-power microwaves and neutral particle beam systems, […]
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SpaceDoD Taking Fresh Look At Proposed Space Corps
The Department of Defense, which opposed a congressional proposal last year to create a space corps within the Air Force Department, is taking another look at the idea, according to […]