As the Air Force Research Laboratory and U.S. Transportation Command work with industry to better understand how the Defense Department might leverage a future commercial space cargo transport capability, one of the primary imperatives has been to ensure DOD is the first customer in line when companies begin to offer it.
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October 21, 2020 |
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October 15, 2020 |
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The chief executive of Leonardo DRS says the company expects a flat defense budget -- regardless of who wins next month's election.
October 15, 2020 |
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The Defense Department inspector general has begun an investigation to determine whether the Pentagon acted appropriately when it spent hundreds of millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief aid to prop up defense contractors.
October 15, 2020 |
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The Information Technology Industry Council is looking for details from the Defense Department on how the Pentagon will handle the implementation of DOD's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification based on an interim rule currently out for public comment.
October 09, 2020 |
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Lockheed Martin said today it has agreed to acquire the hypersonics portfolio of Huntsville, AL-based software and systems engineering company Integration Innovation, known as i3.
October 06, 2020 |
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The Central District Court of California has dismissed SpaceX's lawsuit against the Air Force, ordering the case to be vacated in a new judgment issued last week.
October 05, 2020 |
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The Pentagon's limited waiver allowing some contractors to continue using equipment made by Chinese vendors like Huawei and ZTE has been extended for two years, according to a Defense Department spokeswoman.
September 30, 2020 |
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As Amentum begins planning to integrate DynCorp International, the company's chief executive said he expects DynCorp businesses to become units within Amentum and for top DynCorp executives to join Amentum's leadership team.
September 29, 2020 |
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Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord said today the effort now underway to identify and re-shore critical defense technologies with fragile or foreign supply chains was enhanced by the global outbreak of COVID-19.
September 25, 2020 |
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A group representing a range of U.S. companies and industry associations opposes a variety of measures in the House and Senate defense authorization bills, including several provisions that would demand domestic sourcing for U.S. weapons programs and force companies to cut ties with Chinese suppliers.
September 24, 2020 |
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Amentum said today it has agreed to acquire DynCorp International, which would create a $6 billion contractor.
September 24, 2020 |
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The chief executive of Science Applications International Corp. anticipates that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will create lasting changes in the workplace.
September 23, 2020 |
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A new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies finds the ratio of spending on procurement compared to research and development is on the decline, a discovery it notes could have "business-altering dynamics."
September 22, 2020 |
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The Navy has spent $300 million in Defense Production Act funding over the past three months to strengthen its supply chains, according to the service's acquisition executive.
September 14, 2020 |
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The Pentagon is being pressed by a congressional watchdog to explain its role in recommending to the Treasury Department companies to receive loans from a $17 billion COVID-19 rescue fund.
September 09, 2020 |
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Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord said today it may take up to six months to reimburse defense contractors seeking reimbursement for hardships and inefficiencies experienced during the COVD-19 pandemic, but she reiterated that Congress has yet to appropriate any money for the cause.
September 08, 2020 |
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The Defense Department, following a recommendation from the Government Accountability Office, intends to begin annual reviews of independent industry research and development projects so they can be better integrated into the U.S. military's technology plans.
September 08, 2020 |
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues, LMI has convened a company-wide task force to consider the associated business opportunities.
September 03, 2020 |
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues, LMI has convened a company-wide task force to consider the associated business opportunities.
August 28, 2020 |
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L3Harris Technologies' new contract to build the Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel includes the maritime technology firm Gibbs & Cox as well as the Louisiana-based shipbuilder Swiftships as subcontractors, according to an L3Harris executive.