House and Senate conference members have reached a compromise on a bill that would authorize $716 billion in defense budget for fiscal 2019, Stars and Stripes reported Monday. The negotiated deal on the
MoreA technology trade association has called on House and Senate conferees to retain in the final fiscal 2019 defense policy bill a provision that would restrict the use of “lowest price technically
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The Department of Homeland Security and the General Services Administration have launched efforts to advance the use of âcommercial solutions openingâ method to speed up the acquisition of innovative platforms and services,
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The Defense Department has released a memorandum that would authorize contracting officers to use a competitive procedure to procure âinnovativeâ commercial technologies and services as part of a four-year pilot program in
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House and Senate conference members are expected to address F-35 fighter jet procurements, troop levels and proposed budget cuts to âfourth estateâ or support agencies within the Defense Department as they begin
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Mike Rogers, former congressman and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has said the White Houseâs proposal to establish a new âspace forceâ as the sixth military branch comes at a time when
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An advisory group that Congress created through the fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act has issued a report that calls for the Defense Department to transition from a program-focused management structure to an
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The House of Representatives has unanimously agreed to move its version of the 2019 defense bill to conference along with the Senateâs version, with negotiations expected to end in July, The Hill
MoreLt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, director of the Missile Defense Agency, told C4ISRNET in an interview published Tuesday that interoperability between elements of the ballistic missile defense system seeks to help synchronize and integrate platforms
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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., has said he considers the security clearance backlog and the lack of a cyber doctrine as national security crises, Federal News Radio reported Monday. The Senate Intelligence Committee’s vice
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