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While the Pentagon is doing more business with small companies, the list of candidates is shrinking

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Defense Department has spent more of its contracting budget on small businesses in recent years, but those dollars are…

Federal Newscast

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A new way for the Air Force to make sure good ideas don’t get lost in the clouds

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AFRL going through another round with its university nanosatellite program

The Space Hour

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Air Force AI-driven drone program makes step into the future

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AFRL’s latest call for new space technology

The Space Hour

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2021, file photo released by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. California's Vandenberg Air Force Base will be renamed as a U.S. Space Force Base. The name will be changed to Vandenberg Space Force Base during a ceremony Friday, May 14, 2021, on the parade field. The sprawling Central Coast base tests ballistic missiles and conducts orbital launches for defense, science and commercial purposes. (Brittany E. N. MurphyU.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command via AP, File)

Top researcher says Space Force needs more balanced strategy to deliver short term results

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What’s taking so long for the Army to update its on-base lodging?

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Rocket delivery service might be coming to an Air Force near you

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Space Force sets up innovation hub to connect with commercial partners

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Air Force Research Lab’s new shop will focus on small things packing big punches in space

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Navy Capt. Tim Kinsella briefs members of the media following a shooting at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla., Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. The US Navy is confirming that a shooter is dead and several injured after gunfire at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola. (Tony Giberson/Pensacola News Journal via AP)

Pentagon to start vetting foreign soldiers trained on bases

Federal Newscast

Air Force names three technologies for its futuristic vanguard program

Golden Horde, Navigation Technology Satellite-3 and Skyborg will be priorities in research funding.

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SPACECOM looking to industry for future of war, bolstering ties with companies

U.S. Space Command is strengthening its relationship with companies like SpaceX to stay at the vanguard of space tech.

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Air Force, Carnegie Mellon team up for new research center of excellence

Federal Drive

While it pursues a digital, data-driven approach, the Air Force is still very much concerned with the physical world, including the materials that will be needed for aircraft of the future.