Ongoing Defense Department Reforms Align With National Defense Strategy
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Military Alliances, Partnerships Strengthened Through Defense Strategy Execution
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DOD Amplifies Focus on People in Executing National Defense Strategy
This news article was originally published on the Department of Defense's website. More than...
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Guided by National Defense Strategy, Defense Department Increases Force Lethality
This news article was originally published on the Department of Defense's website. The best way...
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DTRA to Host Virtual Industry Day on 20 August
Want to learn more about Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and what it buys? DTRA is hosting...
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AFLCMC awards Skyborg contractS to Boeing, General Atomics, Kratos and Northrop Grumman
By Daryl Mayer, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs / Published July 24, 2020...
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DISA Director Admiral Nancy Norton outlines new cybersecurity model at AFCEA Army Signal Conference
by Walter T. Ham IVDISA Strategic Communication and Public Affairs Navy Vice Adm. Nancy A. Norton,...
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10th Mountain Division Soldiers Test New ENVG-B Capabilities
Soldier Lethality CFT, Fort Benning, GA – Really good was never really going to be good enough for...
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USSOCOM Taps AAI/Textron, Arcturus UAV, Insitu, L3 Unmanned Systems, Precision Integrated Programs, and Wildflower International for Billion dollar Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems IV (MEUAS) ISR services Contract
Contracts For June 25, 2020U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND L3 Unmanned Systems Inc., Ashburn,...
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Army announces selection of interim C-sUAS systems
WASHINGTON – – Department of Defense leadership recently approved the assessment...
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Ellen M. Lord, UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION AND SUSTAINMENT, Updates DOD’s COVID-19 acquisition policy
Ellen M. Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, held a news conference...
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Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass named 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
By Charles Pope, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs / Published June 19, 2020 ARLINGTON,...
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NORAD intercepts two Russian bomber formations entering Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command F-22 Raptors, supported...
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Operation Warp Speed Accelerates COVID-19 Vaccine Development
The national effort to accelerate the development, manufacturing and distribution of a COVID-19...
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Senate confirms Brown to be 22nd Air Force chief of staff on unanimous vote
By Charles Pope, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The U.S....
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Army launches Assault Breacher Vehicle Remote Control System Market Survey
https://beta.sam.gov/opp/f20801a77cff4a82a789455d38a9c55d/view DESCRIPTION OF INTENT: THIS IS A...
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USNORTHCOM Leads Large-Scale Multi-Combatant Command Homeland Defense Exercise with Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group
ATLANTIC OCEAN – U.S. Northern Command is leading a major homeland defense exercise conducted in...
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Defense Department outlines Condition-Related 5-Phased Plans & GUidance For Post-Covid Transition
Defense Department officials outlined a conditions-based approach to relaxing the stop-movement...
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Air Force removes initial height requirement for officer aviators
As part of the Air Force’s on-going effort to encourage a more diverse pool of applicants to...
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Army seeks Industry Information on FLRAA Schedule, Costs, and Contract types
The Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation, Project Manager (PM) Future Long Range Assault...
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DOD Awards $126 Million Contract to 3M, Increasing Production of N95 Medical Grade Masks by 26 million
Statement attributed to Lt. Col. Mike Andrews, Department of Defense spokesman: “The Department of...
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COVID-19: IVAS Being Employed to Detect Fever in Effort to Protect Soldiers
Soldier Lethality CFT, Fort Benning, GA – The team in charge of restoring overmatch to the Close...
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Boeing Terminates Agreement to Establish Joint Ventures with Embraer – will maintain their existing Agreement to jointly market and support the C-390 military aircraft
CHICAGO, April 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today that it has...
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Navy accepts delivery of destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000)
From NAVSEA PEO Ships Public Affairs SAN DIEGO – The Navy accepted delivery of USS Zumwalt...
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President Trump Nominates Shon J. Manasco to be Under Secretary of the Air Force
Shon Manasco is currently the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve...
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DOD Plans for Resumption of Normal Operations After Pandemic
Defense Department planners are working on how to resume normal military operations following the...
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The Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) – Soldier Lethality CFT Director Discusses COVID-19 Impacts to the CFT’s Signature Modernization Effort
Agile processes are our strength, and frankly, it’s how we maintain momentum.” – BG David Hodne,...
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USNORTHCOM Works with Tech Companies to Fight COVID-19
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Northern Command is leveraging private-sector technological...
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Air Force Academy prepares for historic graduation
Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs / Published April 17, 2020 In a ceremony combining...
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USNORTHCOM establishes conditions-based national medical approach
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –U.S. Northern Command, the Department of Defense’s lead for...
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Statement on the DOD IG Report on JEDI Cloud Procurement
APRIL 15, 2020 The Inspector’s General final report on the JEDI Cloud procurement confirms...
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DOD Allows Payments to Contractors Who Cannot Work Due to COVID-19 Facility Closures or Other Restrictions
Statement attributed to Lt. Col. Mike Andrews, Department of Defense spokesman: “The Defense...
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Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV): Army releases programmatic narrative in lieu of face-to-face Industry Day
Detroit Arsenal, Mich. (April 9, 2020) – Today, the Army issued a programmatic Industry Day...
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SECDEF Esper Accepts Resignation of Acting Navy Secretary Modly, Taps current Army Undersecretary Jim McPherson as interim Replacement
Today, Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper accepted the resignation of Acting Secretary of the...
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U.S. Northern Command Deploys 1,000 to New York City
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command, in support of the Federal Emergency...
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Lockheed Martin awarded $933 million Contract for Saudi THAAD Interceptors
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT OF 24 March Lockheed Martin Corp., Missiles and Fire Control,...
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Navy Officials Announce Three COVID-19 Cases Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt Aircraft Carrier
BY TERRI MOON CRONK , DoD News Three sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt...
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SECDEF Mark Esper Identifies DOD’s Top Priorities During COVID-19 Pandemic
BY DAVID VERGUN Protecting the Defense Department’s people, maintaining military readiness...
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Pentagon Identifies Critical Industrial Workforce to keep Working amidst COVID-19 Outbreak
In a memorandum dated 20 March 2020, Department of Defense (DoD) Undersecretary for Acquisition...
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Army Employs All-Out Effort to Combat COVID-19
BY DAVID VERGUN , DoD News Army researchers are working to rapidly develop and test experimental...
Read More2,000+ National Guard Activated, Tens of Thousands of Likely to be called up IN Response to COVID-19
About 2,050 National Guard soldiers and airmen in 27 states have been activated to support COVID-19 response efforts, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said. Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel said today that by this weekend...
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PEO Aviation announces Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) Awards to Bell and Sikorsky
REDSTONE ARSENAL, AL – Program Executive Office, Aviation announces the Project Agreement...
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Navy League Cancels Sea-Air-Space 2020 in line with State-wide Directive
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update Sea-Air-Space Cancellation Announcement March 13, 2020 Due to an...
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Pentagon Adopts Ethical Principles for Military use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
24 February 2020 The U.S. Department of Defense has officially adopted a series of ethical...
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DOD Releases Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Proposal
February. 10, 2020 The President and Congress have placed an emphasis on funding the military. Our...
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DoD Reports on Defense-Wide Review Results: A Yield of $5.7 billion in “Fourth Estate” Savings Available to be Directed towards High-Priority Areas
This just-released report provides an overview of the recently completed Defense-Wide Review...
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Army kills Bradley Fighting Vehicle-replacing OMFV Program
By U.S. Army Public AffairsJanuary 16, 2020 The U.S. Army canceled today the solicitation for the...
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DoD Military Services and Agencies Open FY2020 SBIR/STTR Proposal Period
The Department of Defense (DoD), the Military Services, and the Defense Agencies released their...
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14th Air Force redesignated as Space Operations Command
By Maj. Cody Chiles, Space Operations Command Public Affairs Published December 30, 2019...
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President Trump announces intent to nominate James McPherson to be the Under Secretary of the Army
On 5 December, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individual...
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U.S. Coast Guard to host Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Industry Day
Original Published Date: Dec 04, 2019 05:33 pm EST...
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General Dynamics nets Navy’s largest-ever contract, at $22.2 billion, for construction of nine Virginia Class submarines
2 December 2020 General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. of Groton, Connecticut, was awarded a...
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DoD Issues Special Notice Seeking Input From Industry on 5G Technology Development
The Department of Defense issued a special notice Friday, Nov. 29, calling for industry input on...
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Nine contractors tapped for Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) UAS Expeditionary (MUX) prize challenges
The Navy awarded four prize challenges for the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned...
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SOFWERX announces USSOCOM Technical Experimentation (TE) for Night Vision Electro Optics (NVEO)
On 3-6 February 2020, USSOCOM will host a Technical Experimentation (TE) event at Avon Park Air...
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FLIR Systems’ KOBRA CRS-H to modernize EOD’s disposal capabilities
By Rae Higgins, Program Executive Office, Combat Support & Combat Service Support (DETROIT...
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Microsoft upsets heavily favored Amazon Web Services for DoD’s JEDI Cloud contract worth up to $10 billion
The Pentagon reports that Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington, has been awarded a...
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Air Force Demonstrates Rocket Engine Preburner for Advanced Liquid Rocket Engines
October 23, 2019 EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory has...
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Senate confirms Barrett to be Air Force secretary
By Charles Pope, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs / Published October 16, 2019 Barbara...
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Army General Mark Milley Takes Oath as 20th Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
SEPT. 30, 2019 | BY Jim Garamone Army Gen. Mark A. Milley was sworn in today as chairman of the...
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Army issues RFI for Long Range Precision Munition (LRPM) for Rotary Wing and Unmanned Aircraft Systems
10 September 2019 Solicitation Number: W31P4Q19R0094 Agency: Department of the Army Office: Army...
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Department of Defense Establishes U.S. Space Command
29 August 2019 At the direction of the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense Mark...
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US Navy’s Knifefish UUV Program Achieves Milestone C Approval
By Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) Public Affairs WASHINGTON —...
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JLTV Achieves Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for USMC… a year ahead of schedule
Ashley Calingo – Marine Corps Systems Command QUANTICO, VA — The Marine Corps’ Joint...
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New U.S. Space Development Agency issues first RFI for Next-Generation Space Architecture
1 July 2019 – RFI#SDA-SN-19-0001...
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ARMY INVITES INDUSTRY TO FUTURE LONG RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT (FLRAA) INDUSTRY DAY – 31 JULY
The Army’s PM FVL-FLRAA invites interested parties to attend an industry day on 31 July...
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The Nation Faces Long-Standing Challenges Related to Defending Against Biological Threats
https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-19-635T What GAO FoundGAO’s past work has identified a...
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Army approves Full-Rate Production for Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)
June 21, 2019 The Army has approved the JLTV program’s transition into Full-Rate Production....
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CRS: The New START Treaty: Central Limits and Key Provisions
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R41219 The United States and Russia signed the New...
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Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R42567 The Coast Guard’s program of record (POR)...
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Army Awards 5 OTA Contracts for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA)
24 April 2019 REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — The U.S. Army awarded five Other Transaction...
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Boeing awarded $14.3 billion ID/IQ contract for B-1/B-52 modification and modernization
The Boeing Co., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been awarded a $14,314,300,000...
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USEUCOM concludes THAAD deployment to Israel
ISRAEL – 03.31.2019 – Story by Capt. Aaron Smith The first ever deployment of a...
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DoD Releases Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal
March 12, 2019NewsRelease No: NR-049-19 “Today the Department of Defense rolls out our FY 2020...
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Heather Wilson, Secretary of the Air Force, announces resignation
AFNS – 8 March 2019 Upon a favorable final vote by the regents, Secretary of the Air Force...
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Air Force awards contracts for millions in minutes to dozens of contractors in Inaugural Pitch Day
New York, NY – 7 March 2019 The Air Force awarded 51 companies contracts with a total...
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Spangdahlem AB master sergeant wins Spark Tank competition
By Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs / Published February 28, 2019 The 2019 Air Force...
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Milestone for Military Exchanges – Veterans Have Ordered More Than 1.1 Million Items Online
DALLAS – In the 15 months since Veterans became eligible to shop military exchanges online, the...
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Hill Airmen, F-35 a lethal combo at Red Flag
Photo By Ronald Bradshaw | An F-35A Lightning II pilot from the 388th Fighter Wing’s 4th...
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Army to hold Next Generation Squad Weapon-Fire Control (NGSW-FC) Industry Day
The United States Government will host a Next Generation Squad Weapon-Fire Control (NGSW-FC)...
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2018 Report from the DoD Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E)
The DoD Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) is responsible for approving the...
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Report on Effects of a Changing Climate to the Department of Defense
This report — https://dsjournal.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1058589&action= —...
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SM-3 Block IIA Launched From Aegis Ashore Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target During Operational Test
December 11, 2018 The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy sailors manning the Aegis Ashore...
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