Katie Arrington, former South Carolina state lawmaker and a previous Wash100 awardee, has been appointed to perform the duties of the Department of Defense’s chief information officer. In a LinkedIn post published
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The U.S. Air Force has given its two Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes official Mission Design Series designations. Meaning of the Designation The CCA being developed by General Atomics has been designated YFQ-42A
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William “Mac” McHenry, senior adviser to the director at the Defense Innovation Unit, said rightsizing the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense requires a strategic approach. The first step in implementing
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The Government Accountability Office has called on the secretary of the Navy to develop a ship industrial base strategy that aligns with the National Defense Industrial Strategy. In a report published Thursday, GAO made
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Hung Cao, a former Virginia Republican Senate candidate, was nominated by President Donald Trump on Thursday as under secretary of the U.S. Navy. Cao, who Trump described as the “embodiment of the American
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Digital material management can accelerate the process of turning capabilities from concept to deployment, giving warfighters an edge over adversaries, according to a Department of the Air Force official. During a presentation
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The Government Accountability Office is urging the Defense Innovation Unit to institute reforms on its DIU 3.0 process adopted in 2023 for more rapid acquisitions of commercial technologies for the Department of
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Pete Hegseth, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2025 Wash100 awardee, has issued a draft memo directing DOD to adopt the Software Acquisition Pathway, or SWP, to speed up software
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The Government Accountability Office has recommended that the Space Development Agency first demonstrate fully the capabilities of satellite laser communications before the Department of Defense invests further in the technology. GAO noted
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The U.S. Navy’s Project Overmatch has established a project arrangement with the Five Eyes, or FVEY, partners, which include the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The agreement
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