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Navy/USMCNavy Reveals DDG(X) Concept, Set To Accommodate Lasers And Hypersonic Missiles
The Navy this week showcased the DDG(X) next large surface combatant’s draft capabilities that could accommodate multiple directed energy laser weapons, hypersonic missiles, and a more powerful radar. The Navy […]
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Navy/USMCCNO: Navy Problems Tied To Poor Self-Assessment and Self-Corrections, Elevates Safety Command
The Navy’s top officer blamed many problems with the service on institutional issues of poor self-assessment and correction that tends to bury mistakes and minimize issues. “Despite the momentum that […]
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COVID-19For Now at Least, DoE Still Targeting Phased Onsite Return in 1 Week
For now, top management at the Department of Energy still plans a phased return to onsite work for employees and contractors starting on Jan. 18. “Per DoE’s COVID-19 Workplace Safety […]
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COVID-19Nuclear Weapons Engineering Lab Temporarily Drops Vax Mandate
The Sandia National Laboratories have temporarily dropped a requirement that all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19, leaving only a pair of National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)-owned sites that require vaccination. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Air Force Makes New AFWERX Investment in Boom Supersonic Airliner Research
Boom Supersonic, the Denver, Colorado-based aerospace company developing a supersonic airliner capable of flying at Mach 1.7, announced a new contract award from the U.S. Air Force on Tuesday valued […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAdams Officially Nominated for Top NNSA Weapons Post
The White House on Tuesday officially nominated Marvin Adams to succeed Charles Verdon as the top weapons official at National Nuclear Security Administration headquarters in Washington, according to an evening […]
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SpaceSDA Building Satellite Operations Centers in Grand Forks, N.D., and Redstone Arsenal
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is building satellite operations centers at Grand Forks AFB, N.D., and Redstone Arsenal, Ala., as the agency prepares to issue a solicitation, possibly next week, […]
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CongressSenate Passes Supply Security, State And Local Cybersecurity Bills
The Senate on Tuesday passed two bipartisan bills by unanimous consent, one authorizing the Department of Homeland Security to provide state and local governments with cybersecurity help and the other […]
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CyberU.S. Agencies Issue Alert On Russian Cyber Threats To Critical Infrastructure
Key U.S. government agencies in the cybersecurity space on Tuesday issued a joint advisory urging the nation’s critical infrastructure entities to boost their alert levels for potential Russian activity against […]
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Navy/USMCHuntington Ingalls Scaling Open Architecture, Modularity To Its Larger UUVs
After successfully introducing a version of its small-class unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) last year that features open architecture and modularity to help meet different customers’ needs, Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] […]
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