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Pentagon

Trump Orders ‘Whole Of Government’ Assessment Of Defense Industrial Base And Supply Chain

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, July 21st, 2017

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Trump Orders ‘Whole Of Government’ Assessment Of Defense Industrial Base And Supply Chain

President Donald Trump last Friday directed the Defense Department to work with other federal departments and agencies to assess and report on the strength and resiliency of the U.S. defense industrial base, including the long-tail of the supply chain, and to identify capability gaps and provide options to strengthen the defense base and supply chain, White House officials said on Friday.The forthcoming unclassified report, due in 270 days, is “the first ever whole of government assessment into the health of…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Unmanned Systems

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Congress

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Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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