The Nov. 5, 2019 Government Accountability Office report discusses the number of government contract bid protests it received and decided on during fiscal year 2019.
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November 07, 2019
November 06, 2019
The Oct. 29, 2019 document details how both a six-month and a one-year continuing resolution would each affect the Army and its programs.
The Oct. 30, 2019 document details how both a six-month and a one-year continuing resolution would each affect the Navy and its programs.
The undated fact sheet shows what the effects of a six-month or yearlong continuing resolution would have on Air Force programs.
The undated fact sheet shows what the effects of a six-month or yearlong continuing resolution would have on Air Force programs.
November 05, 2019
In a Nov. 5, 2019 letter to the Defense Department's inspector general, several Senate Democrats call on the IG to investigate previously held U.S. military aid to Ukraine.
November 04, 2019
On Nov. 4, 2019 the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence submitted an interim report to Congress that "represents the commission's initial assessment on artificial intelligence as it relates to national security, provides preliminary judgments regarding areas where the United States can do better, and suggests some interim actions the government could take now."
In a Nov. 4, 2019 sources-sought notice, the Navy announces it plans to issue a competitive solicitation to manufacture an airborne component of the service's mine countermeasures mission package.
On Oct. 15, 2019 the Pentagon's inspector general issued a document describing the oversight projects it plans to conduct over the next fiscal year.
The Nov. 1, 2019 Government Accountability Office report recommends the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Defense Information Systems Agency and Defense Logistics Agency "provide more complete information to customers on their rate-setting methodologies."
November 01, 2019
The Oct. 31, 2019 Congressional Research Service report discusses issues for lawmakers regarding the Navy's Ford-class (CVN-78) aircraft carrier program.
On Oct. 9, 2019 the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued "an Artificial Intelligence Exploration (AIE) Opportunity, inviting submissions of innovative basic research concepts in the technical domain of human language technology, cognitive science, and language acquisition . . . in response to the Artificial Intelligence Mitigations of Emergent Execution (AIMEE) opportunity."
In an Oct. 29, 2019 statement, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced the State Department "has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan for the upgrade of up to ninety-eight (98) F-15J aircraft to a Japanese Super Interceptor (JSI) configuration for an estimated cost of $4.5 billion."
In an Oct. 30, 2019 statement, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced the State Department "has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Croatia of two (2) UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $115 million."
October 31, 2019
The Oct. 31, 2019 Congressional Budget Office report "estimates that the Navy's plan to modernize and operate its sealift ships over the next 30 years would cost roughly $39 billion."
On Oct. 31, 2019 the Defense Innovation Board approved a set of artificial intelligence "principles" recommending the Pentagon commit to developing and using AI systems in a responsible, equitable, traceable, reliable and governable manner.
Defense Innovation Board's 'AI principles'
Supporting Document
On Oct. 31, 2019, the Air Force Research Lab's munitions directorate released a broad agency announcement that will support contracts for studies and experimentation with a cumulative value of up to $750 million.
The Oct. 31, 2019 report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction finds that civilian casualties in that country "rose significantly during the quarter due to a high number of terrorist and insurgent attacks prior to the presidential elections that included the use of improved explosive devices (IEDs)."
October 30, 2019
The Oct. 30, 2019 Government Accountability Office report recommends that the Defense Department "should ensure the Air Force develops a comprehensive acquisition strategy for the Space [command and control] program."
On Oct. 29, 2019 the Marine Corps held an industry day "in support of the effort to integrate models and simulations for the purpose of Force Design within the Marine Corps."