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CyberU.S. Says Hack Into Federal Networks Likely By Russia
A cyber hack into federal and private sector networks that was disclosed late last year likely came from a threat actor in Russia, several U.S. government agencies said on Tuesday, […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $4 Billion AH-64E Apache Deal With Kuwait
The State Department has approved a $4 billion deal with Kuwait for the sale of AH-64E Apache helicopters. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Dec. 29 of […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Reassessing CVN-79 Schedule Due To Pandemic And Phase Change
The Navy’s top acquisition official said the service is reassessing the timeline for the future aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) due to both the COVID-19 pandemic and the […]
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CongressCongressional Cyber Leaders Introduce Bill To Modernize State And Local IT Systems
A bipartisan contingent of congressional leaders in the areas of cyber security and information technology on Thursday introduced a bill that would provide $28 billion to improve the cyber security […]
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Business/FinancialWith AVT Deal, CACI Builds On Growing Technology Capabilities
The acquisition on Wednesday by CACI International [CACI] of Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT), a developer and supplier of imaging technology and counter-drone systems, further adds to the company’s technology and […]
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PentagonFormer STRATCOM Hand Tapped for Pentagon Post With Nuclear Weapons Council Role
The Trump administration intends to nominate Lucas Polakowski, a former officer at U.S. Strategic Command, to be the top civilian in the Pentagon’s program to counter weapons of mass destruction. […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAbout 1 Month Remains on Temporary COVID-19 Contractor Indemnity Determination
There is about one month left on the temporary indemnity determination the Department of Energy allowed nuclear-weapon sites to add to their management and operations contracts after the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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Homeland SecurityCBP Lining Up Acquisition Of Small Hybrid Drones
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this week released a list of desired functional capabilities for an upcoming procurement of small drones that can fly like fixed-wing aircraft but take-off and […]
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COVID-19Random COVID-19 Tests Mandatory at Nuke Weapons Lab
Random tests for COVID-19 infection are now mandatory for personnel reporting to work at the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, according to a recent note […]
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BudgetSenate Armed Services Committee Releases FY ’21 NDAA Markup Schedule
The Senate Armed Services Committee plans to hold individual subcommittee markups and a full committee markup of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill June 8-10, the committee said May […]
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