Pentagon

A consortium of companies brought together more than four years ago to assist the Defense Department in managing electromagnetic spectrum access is now working to help DOD experiment with fifth-generation wireless technologies.

The National Nuclear Security Administration is pursuing avenues to reduce the risk of production delays in the W80-4 nuclear warhead life extension program -- an issue that has caught the attention of a congressional watchdog.

The Pentagon's fledgling Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is planning a meeting later this year where select companies can make pitches to be considered for potential pilot projects and experiments as part of a major cyber initiative.

L3Harris Technologies said it successfully completed its merger over the weekend and detailed a new structure and board of directors.

Following controversy over its plans to change the way it manages progress payments, the Pentagon says it will now seek fiscal year 2020 funds for a study of how its contract financing and profit policies affect the defense industry.

The Defense Department has identified Ft. Drum, NY, as its preferred location for a continental United States interceptor site, telling lawmakers in a June 26 memo the location offers the best operational coverage of the four options they considered.

The separation of AECOM's government services business is just the latest example of services contractors reshaping to take advantage of an improving market, experts say.

The Pentagon's chief technology officer has tapped David Honey, a senior Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency official, to temporarily head the Strategic Capabilities Office. The move appears to pave the way for folding the SCO into DARPA despite the concerns raised by combatant commanders and lawmakers.

The Justice Department today said it is requiring Harris to divest its night vision business for its merger with L3 Technologies to proceed.