DOGE can now review most unclassified Pentagon contracts
In a new memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said DOGE may now offer input on solicitations, requirements and cost estimates for most new contracts.
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No clear plan for supporting Guam missile defense system, GAO finds
The Government Accountability Office warn a firmer plan for management of Guam's missile defense architecture is needed.
US mega-deal to Saudi Arabia spurs concern in Israel
The arms deal that can eventually balloon up to $350 billion in the next decade has serious security implications for Israel, both positive and negative, experts here say.
Leaked: Nuclear weapons, munition focus in DoD budget request
Third Way has posted what appears to be the budget figures, days before the rollout.
Trump budget to cut Foreign Military Financing, with loan option looming
Smaller countries may lose out on U.S. funding.
Two months after being named, Shanahan's nomination is nowhere to be seen
Patrick Shanahan is in line to be deputy secretary of defense, but his nomination has yet to reach the Hill.
US Army's 2018 budget request stockpiles munitions, modernizes armored brigades
The Army’s fiscal 2018 budget request funds a 1,018,000 sized total force and prioritizes building munitions stockpiles and modernizing armored brigade combat teams.
NATO defense chiefs: Alliance requires 'consistent, coordinated and coherent' strategy
NATO defense chiefs stressed their commitment to keeping the alliance “ready, relevant and able, while also addressing the potential for joining the global coalition against the Islamic State group and enhancing NATO’s contribution to fighting terrorism.
5 key points in Thornberry's next wave of defense acquisition reforms
As with the past two years’ of acquisition reform bills, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, is expected to release a draft for a month of feedback before it’s added to the House version of the annual defense policy bill for 2018.
Acquisition reform panel: Cut restrictions so DoD can take 'mission first' approach
Ignore the noise and focus on what gets the job done the best, the panel says.
Make in India defense programs worth $30B at an impasse over Strategic Partners policy
Despite a robust push by the National Democratic Alliance to kick start the Make in India defense programs, the highest decision-making body of the Ministry of Defence, the Defense Acquisition Council, on Monday failed to formalize the much awaited Strategic Partners policy that aims to roll out all big-ticket defense programs in India.
