Shay Assad, director of pricing, procurement and acquisition policy at the Defense Department, recently said that the agency will soon release a new policy that would help reduce the lead time for
MoreDefense Secretary James Mattis has said that President Donald Trump’s proposal for the U.S. military to establish a space force will require detailed planning and legislation prior to its formation, The Hill reported Wednesday.
MoreJames Geurts, assistant U.S. Navy secretary for research, development and acquisition, has said he intends to issue the 30-year plan for ship repair and modernization efforts in the spring of 2019 in an effort to
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The Senateâs version of fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act includes language that would establish additional cross-functional teams to help the Defense Department address specific organizational challenges, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. The provision
MoreHouse Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas)Â has said the lower chamberâs fiscal 2019 defense policy bill would prevent the Defense Department from spending 50 percent of the appropriated funds for the
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The U.S. Air Force and Norway have completed several weapons development tests for the fifth-generation Joint Strike Fighter‘s anti-surface warfare missile system. Norway will proceed with the integration and evaluation of the Joint
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The Government Accountability Office has called on the Defense Department to leverage existing supplier information from program offices in order to meet the requirement for a repository of supplier data needed to assess
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The Naval Air Systems Command will create guidelines for the allocation of fiscal year 2018 funds for the upgrade of facilities at Fleet Readiness Centers. Vice Adm. Dean Peters, commander of NAVAIR, told
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Lt. Gen. Gwen Bingham, assistant chief of staff for installation management at the U.S. Army, has said the service branch looks to implement cloud computing, big data analytics and artificial intelligence technologies to help
MoreThe U.S. Air Force will soon expand its nuke-sniffing aircraft fleet with the addition of Lockheed Martinâs modified C-130 Hercules planes, Defense News reported Wednesday. The service currently has two WC-135 Constant
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