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DARPA dives into undersea networks
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to build an undersea network so that the military can have connected command and control capabilities across all domains.
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The Army's plan to tackle intellectual property woes
The Army's new IP policy aims to increase communication with private industry, develop tailored strategies for each program and negotiate data, licensing and costs early on in the acquisition process.
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Marines plan to hit key JRSS milestone by year's end
The Marines Corps expects to complete the first implementation of the Joint Regional Security Stacks in Quantico, Va. by the end of 2019.
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Defense budget fight coming, Ernst says
The defense top-line budget will be a point of contention between the Republican-led Senate and Democrat-led House as they resolve their differences with the 2020 defense authorization bill, a leading lawmaker said on Tuesday.
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Shanahan out as Pentagon chief; Army Secretary Esper steps in
President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan was resigning and withdrawing his name from consideration to hold the top Pentagon job on an acting basis. Trump announced that Army Secretary Mark Esper is taking over as acting defense secretary.
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DISA, DIU take hits in House defense bill
Lawmakers are taking note of seemingly unjustified defense growth in crafting of the 2020 defense authorization bill.
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Defense bill calls for DOD to fast-track certain software buys
A provision in the defense bill moving through the House of Representatives calls for the Pentagon to authorize a new fast track for software acquisition, with an eye to upgrading vulnerable weapons systems.
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OTAs get more scrutiny in House defense bill
Lawmakers seek annual reporting requirements to get insight into how the Defense Department uses other transaction agreements.
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NDAA pushes DOD-VA cooperation on health record modernization
The $20 billion health record modernization efforts at the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are going to be joined a little more closely under an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act.
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HASC passes $733 billion defense authorization bill
The House defense committee debated into the early morning, pushing the 20-hour mark before sending its version of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act for a full House vote.
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A look at DARPA's subterranean, autonomous systems
A video walking tour shows the mine where teams honed underground navigation and exploration technologies for unmanned systems.
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More money for 5G, AI could make it into 2020 NDAA
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, wants to add $17 billion to the top-line defense budget with boosts to tech initiatives.
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HASC chairman homes in on supply chain threats in NDAA
The House defense committee chair wants DOD to develop a process and criteria for suspending and debarring foreign tech companies that pose supply chain risks.
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Tangles in China-U.S. tech supply chain are growing
It's becoming almost impossible to untangle U.S. supply chain security policy from other political and economic issues at play, particularly when dealing with China, cybersecurity experts say.
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Reports censure DOD on JRSS, rapid acquisition
The Pentagon received two reports criticizing its cybersecurity and rapid prototyping efforts.
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DOD artificial intelligence center to take on cyber defense
The Defense Department’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center has its eye on autonomous cyber defenses as one of the JAIC's top project areas to solve due to robust acquisition and a "tremendous amount of data".
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Perspecta protests elimination from DOD's $6.5B telecom contract
The Defense Department cut Perspecta from list of competitors for a potential 10-year, $6.5 billion contract to support its information and telecommunications network, the Global Solutions Management Operations II.
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Agile is DOD’s only path to innovation
Agile defense agencies can develop more resilient applications and build cultures centered around innovation and continuous deployment.
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House defense bill targets cyber education, accountability
House defense panels think DOD's cyber recruiting efforts -- and cyber tools -- are too spread out to be effective.
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