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Debt ceiling agreement locks in Biden’s proposed defense budget

The White House and House Republicans reached a debt ceiling agreement that increases the defense budget by 3.3% while cutting non-defense spending.

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Intelligence community needs integration officer, DIA’s Berrier says

The Defense Intelligence Agency has had its own global integrations officer since 2021.

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Biden picks Brown to be Joint Chiefs chairman

President Biden singled out Brown's Accelerate Change or Lose strategy as exactly what the military needs: "General, you're right on."

Biden seeks legislation to invest in Australia, UK defense industries

The Biden administration is asking Congress to make Australia and the U.K. eligible for U.S. Defense Production Act grants and loans as part of AUKUS.

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John Sherman, the Pentagon chief information officer, speaks May 3, 2023, at the TechNet Cyber conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

Pentagon won’t pause pursuit of AI, CIO Sherman says

“I’ve said this in other venues, and I’m going to say it here today, that I know some have advocated for taking a knee for six months,” he said. “No."

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Austin hopes F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots will begin in weeks

F-16 jets will bolster Ukraine in the long run but not necessarily as part of a spring counteroffensive against Russia.

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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to demo data processing node

NGA is developing four Joint Regional Edge Nodes based in different locations around the world.

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Lawmakers in a new House select committee on China gather for a tabletop war game exercise in the House Ways and Means Committee room on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Washington.

China Committee wants Congress to establish a Taiwan weapons stockpile

The House China Committee views Israel as a model for a prepositioned Taiwan weapons stockpile in a series of bipartisan recommendations for the NDAA.

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In this image provided by the U.S, Air Force, Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh poses for a photo on Aug. 12, 2022.

Biden nominates Air Force general to lead NSA, Cyber Command

If confirmed, Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, the current deputy commander of Cyber Command, would replace Army Gen. Paul Nakasone.

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Geospatial-intelligence agency making strides on Project Maven AI

The project was created in 2017 to take data, imagery and full-motion video from uncrewed systems, process it and use it to detect targets of interest.

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Pentagon seeks approval to fund NATO defense technology accelerator

The program was created in 2022 to support cooperation among allied nations on emerging technology challenges.

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Pentagon seeks authority to transfer nuclear submarines to Australia

The Pentagon has asked Congress to authorize three new AUKUS provisions, including the transfer of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia.

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U.S. Marines conduct maintenance on Assault Breacher Vehicles during the Robotic Complex Breach Concept on Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Washington, in 2019.

Lawmakers seek special focus on autonomy within Pentagon’s AI office

"If we’re going to have unity of purpose, it needs to be in a single place," said Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

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Pentagon tests joint warfighting technology during TREX exercise

The exercise supports the Pentagon’s Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve, which funds technology prototypes that can meet near-term military needs.

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Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl listens to a question Sept. 7 at the Defense News Conference in Pentagon City.

Pentagon policy chief Kahl to leave after summer NATO summit

Colin Kahl asked Stanford to extend his leave of absence through July's critical NATO Summit in Lithuania.

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One dollar notes with the signature of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen are unveiled at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility on December 8, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas.

A better bridge across the ‘valley of death’

As the Pentagon’s Small Business Strategy makes clear, small companies are key to helping the U.S. ensure its technological superiority.

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‘Devastating’ debt default threatens troop pay, defense programs

If Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling, payments to troops, veterans and defense contractors could cease as soon as June.

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Give the Defense Innovation Unit a slice of Ukraine funds

Calls to make Ukraine a laboratory and a testing ground for our own weapons and platforms are the right ones.

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Push to refill US weapon reserves could strain hypersonic production

A report from the National Defense Industrial Association highlights the need for focused Pentagon investment in the hypersonics industrial base.

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The White House and House Republicans reached a debt ceiling agreement that increases the defense budget by 3.3% while cutting non-defense spending.

The Defense Intelligence Agency has had its own global integrations officer since 2021.

President Biden singled out Brown's Accelerate Change or Lose strategy as exactly what the military needs: "General, you're right on."

The Biden administration is asking Congress to make Australia and the U.K. eligible for U.S. Defense Production Act grants and loans as part of AUKUS.

“I’ve said this in other venues, and I’m going to say it here today, that I know some have advocated for taking a knee for six months,” he said. “No."

F-16 jets will bolster Ukraine in the long run but not necessarily as part of a spring counteroffensive against Russia.

NGA is developing four Joint Regional Edge Nodes based in different locations around the world.

The House China Committee views Israel as a model for a prepositioned Taiwan weapons stockpile in a series of bipartisan recommendations for the NDAA.

If confirmed, Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, the current deputy commander of Cyber Command, would replace Army Gen. Paul Nakasone.

The project was created in 2017 to take data, imagery and full-motion video from uncrewed systems, process it and use it to detect targets of interest.

The program was created in 2022 to support cooperation among allied nations on emerging technology challenges.

The Pentagon has asked Congress to authorize three new AUKUS provisions, including the transfer of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia.

"If we’re going to have unity of purpose, it needs to be in a single place," said Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

The exercise supports the Pentagon’s Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve, which funds technology prototypes that can meet near-term military needs.

Colin Kahl asked Stanford to extend his leave of absence through July's critical NATO Summit in Lithuania.

As the Pentagon’s Small Business Strategy makes clear, small companies are key to helping the U.S. ensure its technological superiority.

If Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling, payments to troops, veterans and defense contractors could cease as soon as June.

Calls to make Ukraine a laboratory and a testing ground for our own weapons and platforms are the right ones.

A report from the National Defense Industrial Association highlights the need for focused Pentagon investment in the hypersonics industrial base.