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Cloud computing is the next line in the competition with China

It’s fair to say, federal agencies will never buy commercial cloud computing services from Chinese vendors.

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How companies can protect themselves and the country in an era of cyberwarfare

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While advocates await new DoD data on military food insecurity, researchers suggest solutions

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How much does inflation actually matter to DoD and can it be fixed?

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(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)An aerial view of the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia.

Interpreting the Biden administration’s Defense budget request

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(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)An aerial view of the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia.

What will it be for DoD: Force structure or soft power?

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DoD spending data tells us how serious the Pentagon is about a shift to great power competition

A new analysis of contracting data by the Center for Strategic and International Studies shows some glimmers of a shift in spending priorities starting…

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(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erick Requadt)Senior Master Sgt. Paul Kalle, 723d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, speaks with a family during a Deployed Spouses Dinner Feb. 18, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The monthly event is a free dinner at Georgia Pines Dining Facility designed as a ‘thank you’ for each families’ support and sacrifice while their spouse is deployed or on a remote assignment. The dinner, occurring on every third Tuesday of the month, provides an opportunity for spouses to interact with other families of deployed Airmen, key spouses and unit leadership, as well as provide a break for the spouse while military sponsor is deployed. The next Deployed Spouses Dinner will be March 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erick Requadt)

DoD taking steps to scope military hunger issue

Some military families may not be eligible for SNAP because of the housing allowance they receive.

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FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military increased by a very small amount in 2020, a year when troops were largely locked down for months as bases around the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to U.S. officials. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

The Biden administration’s proposed Defense budget is going to force some tough choices

As the Biden administration had been signaling for some time, its proposed Defense budget for 2022 is essentially flat. Should it come to pass, it would force some difficult questions and choices for the Pentagon.

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