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COVID-19

ONR Announces $30 Million In Small Business Funding, Plans $250 Million Over 90 Days

Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

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The Office of Naval Research (ONR) issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Monday announcing $30 million in funding opportunities in search of dual Navy and commercial technologies and also announced it will award another $250 million over the next 90 days to help industry deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. ONR underscored this BAA aims to both sustain the existing research and development industrial base and attract new small business partners amid disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ONR issued the…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]