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Biden pick for Pentagon acquisitions role vows to cut weapons system costs
The Pentagon is struggling to control costs associated with sustaining its weapons systems. For the Lockheed Martin-made F-35 jet, sustainment costs are on track to become so expensive that the Air Force will either have to cut its planned buy or flying hours, the the Government Accountability Office found.
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Artificial Intelligence
NORTHCOM wants millions more for AI and data handling
U.S. Northern Command has asked Congress for almost $30 million to buy information technology equipment and to optimize infrastructure for artificial intelligence and machine learning at its joint operations center with the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
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SPACECOM requests more funding for key space domain awareness center
The $74 million request would support projects in support of the National Space Defense Center, an important command-and-control and space domain awareness capability.
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Marine Corps wants money for ships, missiles, sensors
Money is coming, but not exactly at the level or timing that Marine leaders have wanted.
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Space Force wants 40% budget increase as it looks to bolster space-based missile warning
The service's $24.5 billion fiscal 2022 budget request is weighted heavily in its research and development portfolio as it seeks to develop more resilient, capable architectures, particularly for space-based missile warning and tracking.
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Pentagon wants to spend big on joint war-fighting systems
JADC2 investments are peppered throughout the budget proposal — from the services' individual projects to AI and other emerging tech.
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After years of flat cybersecurity budgets, DoD asks for more money and cyber mission force personnel
The DoD requested $10 billion for cybersecurity and plans to add 14 cyber mission force teams over the next three years.
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Space Force seeks sizeable budget increase, reflecting the domain’s importance
The increase of 13 percent over last year's budget request includes the transfer of some satellite communications efforts from the U.S. Army and Navy.
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Senate bill promises more funding for space-based hypersonic defense, but mum on details
A summary of the legislation says it will provide additional funding for the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor, but it does not say how much or clarify where that money will go.
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Here’s what the White House wants to spend on IT
The White House's IT budget proposal increased about $4 billion over last year's request.
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Corps looks to cut more than 2,000 active-duty Marines in 2021 budget
The changes intend to build a “more experienced, better trained, and more capable force,” the budget says.
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Trump budget coming Feb. 10 — here’s what you can expect
The budget will arrive less than two months after FY20 funding was settled.
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Esper points to $5 billion in ‘night court’ savings
The savings were identified following a review initiated by Defense Secretary Mark Esper in August, soon after his confirmation.
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Independent estimate claims Space Force could cost up to $4.7B in start up costs
An independent analysis of the costs of launching and operating Space Force disputes the Department of Defense’s estimate that the new service could be launched for $2 billion over a five-year period.
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Congress to Pentagon: Um, we asked you to buy tech faster
Espionage and open markets complicate a world where cutting-edge technology is no longer an exclusive domain of the Pentagon.
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A classified Pentagon maritime drone program is about to get its moment in the sun
A project birthed in the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office is getting some serious buy-in from the U.S. Navy.
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Budget for fiscal 2020 expected to be released March 12
If you track the budget, keep mid-March free.
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Trump signs order to create US Space Command
The goal is to set up a command to oversee and organize space operations, accelerate technical advances and find more effective ways to defend U.S. assets in space.
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The Pentagon still doesn’t know how much money it’s getting for FY20. Here’s why that matters long term.
The budget was down, then it was up. And someone has to keep track of all this.
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A shrinking budget can’t be allowed to kill modernization
The Pentagon's can't lose sight of modernization in favor of readiness, even if it's getting less money than expected, Christopher Dougherty argues.
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John McCain — war hero, political giant — dies at 81
John McCain, the onetime Navy pilot and longtime lawmaker, was among the best known veterans in America, and has arguably been the most influential and consistent military advocate for the Republican Party over the last three decades.
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Delay for proposed DISA elimination clears key hurdle
A Maryland congressman is working to thwart a proposal to ax DISA.
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What survived in the Senate’s defense policy bill?
The Senate's NDAA will be reconciled with the House's version in conference committee to determine funding for FY19
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7 items to watch in House NDAA markup
Here are seven items to keep an eye on that might affect major changes in procurement, organizational structure or programs during the HASC NDAA markup.
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Shanahan on cost-cutting proposal: ‘It’s not a people issue’
The issue with the Pentagon's civilian workforce isn't the people, but the old systems they've been saddled with, Shanahan said.
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New Army acquisition chief takes on rapid buying
Defense News sat down with Bruce Jette, the new Army acquisition chief to talk about how he views recent acquisition reform, what still needs fixing and how his organization will interface with the Army's newest four-star command - the Army Futures Command.
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