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Final NDAA Calls For Cyber Warfare Policy, Explanation Of DoD Cloud Effort

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, July 25th, 2018

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Final NDAA Calls For Cyber Warfare Policy, Explanation Of DoD Cloud Effort

Congress released the final version of its fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill Monday that calls on the Pentagon to implement the first ever cyber warfare policy and provide justification of its acquisition approach to its massive cloud computing projects before receiving full funding.House and Senate lawmakers’ National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report includes a provision withholding 15 percent of funding for the Department of Defense’s cloud initiatives, including the multi-billion dollar Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI), until congressional…

Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]

Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) is looking to lessons learned from its use of Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones by Phoenix-based SpektreWorks, according to CENTCOM head Adm. Brad Cooper. […]

Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]

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Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

The Pentagon estimates the U.S.’ ongoing conflict with Iran has now cost at least $29 billion, while a lead official noted the updated figure does not factor in damage to […]