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Air ForceFY ’23 Funding To Accelerate E-7 Program Won’t Change Schedule, Kendall Says
The schedule to field the first E-7A Wedgetail airborne warning command and control aircraft remains intact despite an additional $200 million that Congress appropriated in fiscal year 2023 to accelerate […]
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PentagonProposed DoD Rapid Acquisition Authorities For New Program Starts Would Permit Up To $300 Million In Spending
A legislative proposal delivered to Congress in April to allow the military departments to begin the early development phases of new programs even when Congress hasn’t approved a budget yet […]
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CyberCISA On Track With Rulemaking For Cyber Incident Reporting, Easterly Says
After more than two dozen listening sessions and an official request for information that resulted in 130 comments, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has created a draft rule […]
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CongressSASC Chair Sees ‘Tremendous Controversy’ If Defense Boost Paired With Non-Defense Cuts
The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) said Monday he sees “tremendous controversy” for Congress if lawmakers increase the defense topline while cutting non-defense spending in the upcoming […]
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CongressHouse Passes Bill Asking for DoD Report on UAP Intrusions Since 2017 and Sanctions on China for Balloon Surveillance
The House this week passed legislation calling on DoD to submit a classified report on the incidence of the violation of U.S. airspace since Jan. 20, 2017 by unidentified aerial […]
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ArmySecArmy Eyes $5.3 Billion Long-Term CR Impact, House GOP Debt Limit Bill Doesn’t Exempt Defense Cuts
A potential long-term continuing resolution (CR) would delay the Army from moving forward on $5.3 billion worth of procurement programs in its fiscal year 2024 budget request, the service’s secretary […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySASC Cybersecurity Panel Witnesses Push Back Against Suggestion of Pause in Cutting Edge AI Development
The three witnesses at an Apr. 19 hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) cybersecurity panel said that a pause in the development of cutting edge artificial intelligence would […]
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BudgetPentagon Wants Authority To Begin New Program Starts Without Funding; Kendall Wants Congress To Act
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Time is the enemy for contending with potential threats from China and Congress can help by giving the Defense Department new, limited acquisition authorities to move out quickly […]
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CyberDoD Studying Congressional Mandate For New Cyber Office As Nominee Awaits
The Department of Defense has contracted out a study to examine how a congressionally-directed office for cyberspace should be structured and a nominee to head the new office is unlikely […]
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CyberDISA Begins Pilot Effort To Harden Perimeter Of DoD Information Network
As the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) prepares to take over securing the boundary of the Defense Department’s information networks, it has begun a pilot project to test a commercial […]