The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has said the U.S. military should address the emergence of cyber, space and ballistic intercontinental missiles as factors that changed the “character” of war, DoD News reported
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The House Armed Services Committee could tackle the possibility of elevating the status of the U.S. Cyber Command to a unified combatant command level as part of the panel’s markup of the fiscal year
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The Defense Information Systems Agency is looking for ways to have Silicon Valley startup businesses engage in DISA’s procurement processes despite their short venture capital investment cycles, Fedscoop reported Friday. John Hickey, DISA chief information officer,
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The U.S. Army‘s Picatinny Arsenal and NASA have shared practices through the four-month special assignment of Ben Schumeg, a quality assurance engineer of the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center at Picatinny Arsenal. The
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Christine Wormuth, undersecretary for policy at the Defense Department, will leave her current position in June after more than seven years of service under the current administration. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said in a statement
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Lori Robinson, an Air Force general who has been nominated to lead both the U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, addressed national security challenges at her nomination hearing Thursday, DoD News reported
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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) is set to introduce a bill that would allocate $610 billion in defense budget for fiscal year 2017, Politico reported Thursday. Jeremy Herb writes Thornberry’s version
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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has told defense ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council member countries to work together toward the defeat of the Islamic State militant group at a meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Defense News reported
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The Defense Department has recognized nine individuals, teams and installations within DoD for their environmental achievements and practices at the 2016 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards. DoD said Thursday nine winners were selected from 30 nominees. “Our men
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Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Baghdad Wednesday to meet with other U.S., Iraqi and coalition military officials there and discuss ongoing efforts against the Islamic State
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