A new report from the Congressional Research Service says the U.S. continued to lead the world in global conventional armaments trade during 2015 as overall weapons orders decreased to $79.8 billion in 2015 from $89 billion
MoreOpenTheBooks, a watchdog group that monitors government spending activities, has found that the Defense Department has transferred approximately $2.2 billion in surplus military equipment to local police departments across the U.S. since 2006.
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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has released a new strategic plan for the Defense Department to secure cyberspace operations and strengthen cybersecurity of weapon systems, the Washington Business Journal reported Thursday. Jill Aitoro
MoreAdm. Michael Rogers, head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, has said that the laws of conflict also apply to offensive and defensive cyber operations, Defense One reported Monday.
MoreThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency plans to reorganize its bureaucracy in order to keep pace with other arms-producing countries , Defense News reported Monday. Joe Gould writes DSCA is focusing the restructuring effort on
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Michael Gilmore, operational test and evaluation director at the Defense Department, said his office uncovered cybersecurity vulnerabilities in more than 40 weapons that were tested during fiscal 2014, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea
MoreTextron Systems CEO Ellen Lord says the government’s process for sales of weapons and unmanned systems to international customers is affecting business for U.S. defense companies amid declining Pentagon sales, Defense One reported Thursday. Marcus Weisgerber writes that
MoreRobert Hale, outgoing Pentagon comptroller, has said the contracting industry could help military customers manage investments by explaining to them a technology’s long-run cost, Reuters reported Tuesday. “I hope more of them
MoreHouse appropriators have approved a bill that authorizes a $491 billion base budget and $79.4 billion in overseas contingency funds for the next fiscal year, Defense News reported Tuesday. John Bennett writes
MoreRussia’s defense ministry plans to restructure the military’s aerospace defense forces organization VKO and develop new weapons against airborne threats by 2020 under a $55 billion modernization program, Defense News reported Sunday.
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