NATO must codify these lessons from Ukraine while motivation is there
NATO experts Ira Straus and Jim Townsend offer a to-do list of lessons learned for alliance leadership – and urge them not to miss this moment of transformation.
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White House greenlights Army plan for Patriot and GMLRS multi-year buys
The Office of Management and Budget has notified Congress this week with its FY24 budget request amendments.
The Pentagon Needs a Real Budget, Not Stop-Gap Solutions, says top DoD official
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — With President Joe Biden and top Republican lawmakers sitting down together this week in the hopes of averting an historic government […] More
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New Defense Department S&T Strategy Emphasizes Jointness, Speed And Scale
The Pentagon on Tuesday released a science and technology (S&T) strategy aimed at focusing the Defense Department around three key lines of effort including the joint mission, rapidly transitioning new […]
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Can’t go it alone: DoD to ‘step away’ from conventional thinking in new S&T strategy
The plan lays out three lines of efforts: accelerating the development of joint warfighting capabilities, fielding capabilities at speed and scale, and ensuring the foundations for research and development through workforce development and upgrading ph…
Discord leaks show classified vetting needs reform. Here’s what should happen.
It’s time for the SF-86 form to focus on digital interactions, writes Richard Phillips of the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
DoD Revising COVID Progress Payments For Large Businesses
The Defense Department on Monday said it will decrease its progress payment rate for large businesses to 80 percent on new contracts, the rate it paid big contractors before the […]
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Air Force’s CQ Brown likely to be selected as next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Though Brown is expected to get the nod, a National Security Council spokesperson cautioned that no final decision has been made.
Kendall: Legislative Proposal to Accelerate New Starts Would Not Reduce Congressional Authority Over Programs
A White Office of Management and Budget (OMB) legislative proposal to Congress last month to speed new start programs in DoD and allow up to $300 million in early design […]
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DoD Proposes Dramatic Expansion Of Contractors Eligible For Cybersecurity Program
Amid strong demand and the need to bolster supply chain security, the Pentagon is proposing to expand the number of contractors eligible to participate in a voluntary cybersecurity program that […]
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