Pentagon
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CongressSenate Easily Passes FY ’19 Defense Funding Bill
The Senate has passed a major appropriations bill by a vote of 85-7 that includes defense as well as health and human services, education and labor before the end of […]
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CongressInhofe: ‘They’re Winning Me Over’ on Space Force
A former Space Force skeptic in the Senate is expressing more support for President Trump’s pet project to develop a sixth military branch devoted to space investment by 2020. Sen. […]
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CongressSupport Needed for DoD Acquisition Workforce, Says Undersecretary Nominee
The Defense Department must better train and empower its acquisition workforce if it hopes to buy and develop critical capabilities more rapidly, the candidate for a key Pentagon leadership position […]
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CongressSenators Mulling Trump’s Space Force Roadmap
The road to President Donald Trump’s desired Space Force by 2020 requires congressional approval, and several senators have mixed feelings about the proposed effort to build a brand new service […]
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CyberDoD 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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SpaceAnalysts: ‘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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BudgetTrump 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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SpaceSenior 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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SpaceAnalysts: 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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PentagonDefense 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 […]