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Homeland SecurityMayorkas Tasks Advisory Council To Examine Disinformation, Customer Experience
After flaming out with an initial task force aimed at combating disinformation, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has asked an advisory council to provide him with recommendations on how best […]
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Air ForceLoads Calibration Testing on First B-21 Underway, Northrop Grumman Says
This month, Northrop Grumman [NOC] began loads calibration testing of the first B-21 Raider stealth bomber in Palmdale, Calif., the company said on May 25. Another five bombers are in […]
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SpaceNRO Awards Imagery Contracts to Maxar, BlackSky, and Planet Worth Billions
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) awarded contracts to Maxar Technologies, BlackSky, and Planet, for satellite imagery worth billions of dollars over the next 10 years. The NRO said the awards […]
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Business/FinancialTransDigm Completes Acquisition Of DART Aerospace
TransDigm Group [TDG] on Wednesday said it has completed its $360 million cash acquisition of DART Aerospace from the private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Group. The deal was first announced […]
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ArmyAirbus To Continue Supporting Army’s UH-72s With New Deal Potentially Worth Over $1.5 Billion
The Army has awarded Airbus a new deal, worth potentially more than $1.5 billion, to continue logistics support for the service’s UH-72A and UH-72B Lakota helicopter fleet, the company said […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAdvisory Panel Tells Biden To Keep ICT Standard-Setting Open To Boost U.S. Competitiveness
Relatively recent government restrictions limiting the involvement of U.S. companies in setting international standards in the area of information and communications technology (ICT) because of concerns about the participation of […]
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BudgetGeorgia Lawmaker Asks Colleagues To Keep Programs Whole at Nearby DoE Nuclear Weapon Site
A Georgia congressman released a written request that House appropriators accept the White House’s funding request for the Savannah River Site’s proposed plutonium pit factory and reject a proposed cut […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAs Decades-Long Modernization Slog Ramps Up, GAO Explores Advanced Manufacturing Across NNSA Enterprise
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) could do a better job tracking the performance of some $300 million worth of research and development activities in its Advanced Manufacturing Development program, […]
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Business/FinancialParsons To Acquire Xator, Adding Capabilities In Force Protection, Counter UAS
Parsons Corp. [PSN] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire Xator Corp. in a $400 million deal that gives it an entrée into the counter-drone and force protection markets, […]
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Nuclear ModernizationWildfire Outside LANL Gates Calming Down, Agencies Say
The Cerro Pelado wildfire in New Mexico, which started a month ago today, was about 80% contained on Sunday, according to the latest update from state and federal agencies. Firefighters over […]
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