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Pentagon Ukraine hub could see downgrade in policy office reshuffle
The shift would demote an office that until earlier this year had become one of the most important in the Pentagon.
DoD inspector general slams F-35 program office for allowing Lockheed to manage government property
The F-35 Joint Program Office has no visibility into how contractors are using — or misusing — government property, the IG found.
By Valerie Insinna
Congress votes to cancel Trump’s national emergency amid worries it hurts the military; veto expected
The Senate has voted to overturn the president's national emergency, baiting him to issue the first veto of his presidency.
Pentagon plans tests of long-banned types of missiles
The Pentagon plans to begin flight tests this year of two types of missiles that have been banned for more than 30 years by a treaty from which both the United States and Russia are expected to withdraw in August, defense officials said Wednesday.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Forget Project Maven. Here are a couple other DoD projects Google is working on
Both DARPA Director Steve Walker and Vint Cert, Google’s vice president and chief internet evangelist, pointed to projects already underway that bring together the Pentagon’s top innovation hub and Silicon Valley’s tech giant. And yes, some involve artificial intelligence.
By Jill Aitoro
House Armed Services to give Trump’s Space Force a makeover
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee says the president's Space Force proposal will not survive his panel.
By Joe Gould
Trump’s defense secretary faces ethics complaint over Boeing promotion
The complaint asks officials to investigate whether the acting defense secretary has improperly pushed for Boeing contracts while serving as a government official.
By Tara Copp, AP
7 funding priorities in the Pentagon’s cyber budget
Pentagon leaders asked for $2.8 billion to improve specific cyber skills.
By Mike Gruss
Smith: Trim budget fat in America’s nuclear triad
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith says he's open to cutting back quantities of nuclear arms instead of one leg of the nation’s nuclear triad.
By Joe Gould
Forget it, let’s all run away to El Paso: PODCAST
Defense News' Political Fallout Shelter podcast for the week of March 11, 2019: Pentagon reprogramming, Heather Wilson leaves, veterans' suicide.
House Democrats demand Shanahan explain border wall funding scheme
How will the Pentagon pay for the border wall? Lawmakers worry Congress is being sidelined.
By Joe Gould