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Previewing the 2021 defense budget | Defense News Weekly, Feb. 7, 2020

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Feb 10, 2020

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Find out what we think will be in the upcoming defense budget request—and what could possibly be cut to pay for new technology and weapons.

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Jeff Martin is the Associate Editor for Multimedia and the host & producer of Defense News Weekly, airing online and on American Forces Network worldwide. In his role as Associate Editor, he reports worldwide on the military and defense industry and leads a market-leading multimedia team.

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Previewing the 2021 defense budget | Defense News Weekly, Feb. 7, 2020

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Pentagon officials tout rapid experimentation at courtyard showcase

Officials said Wednesday that rapid experimentation is now "institutionalized" after cutting a program created to find and quickly demo high-need tech.

House panel advances DOD policy bill with sweeping acquisition reforms

Both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees have now approved their initial drafts of the annual defense authorization bill.

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Retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata has made inflammatory comments about Democratic leaders and former President Barack Obama.

Pentagon taps four commercial tech firms to expand military use of AI

The four firms — Google, Anthropic, OpenAI and Elon Musk's xAI — will help the DOD develop AI workflows for key national security missions.

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