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Air Force vice chief needs better solutions for moving data

The Air Force collects a lot of valuable data that will "never see the light of day," and the service's new vice chief of staff is looking for solutions.

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Air Force plans drones with commercially available components

Defense Industry

The troubled F-35 jet sure spreads the money around

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Rising robberies of postal workers make dog bites appear quaint

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Air Force awards largest ever military construction contract for F-35 facilities at Tyndall

Defense

For fiscal 2023, the Pentagon's troubled relationship with a troubled airplane flies on

Defense

Pentagon faces political battle to retire old weapons systems — and some newer ones

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 21, 2019 file photo, a F-35B aircraft lands at Akrotiri Royal air forces base near coastal city of Limassol, Cyprus. Britain's defense secretary said the country's most advanced military aircraft, the Lightning F-35B, that is undergoing training at a British air base in Cyprus has flown its first missions over Syria and Iraq as part of the ongoing operations against the Islamic State group, in a statement issued Tuesday June 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, File)

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GAO: F-35 sustainment costs may outweigh benefits of buying new ones

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DoD Reporter's Notebook

IG: Pentagon disregarded auditors, overpaid contractors by as much as $97M

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Don't expect same defense spending priorities under a Biden administration

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Comparing Biden and Trump on defense issues as election nears

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DoD Reporter's Notebook

House NDAA presses DoD to get serious about sustainment costs

Director of GAO’s Defense Capabilities and Management

Federal Drive

Pentagon finding F-35 fleet sustainment difficult as build-out less than quarter complete

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2019, file photo an iPhone displays the apps for Facebook and Messenger in New Orleans. Facebook says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will be violating the company's rules if agents create fake profiles to monitor the social media of foreigners seeking to enter the country. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Federal Newscast

Senator warns Army about recruiting on TikTok

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Federal Drive

Pentagon announces agreement with Lockheed Martin for hi-tech planes

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Building planes like iPhones: How the Air Force can adapt to rapidly-changing technology

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F-35s still testing far below targeted mission-capable rate

Diana Maurer, GAO, Government Accountability Office

Federal Drive

Lack of spare parts keeping military services’ fleet of F-35 aircraft grounded

An F-35C Lightning II test aircraft approaches for a landing aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower of the coast of Norfolk, Va., Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. The aircraft is expected to be deployed with the Navy in 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Federal Newscast

Navy says F-35 is ready for action

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An internet to protect the internet?

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Documents show more than 200 cases of federal air marshals misusing firearms

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2015, file photo, an F-35 jet arrives at its new operational base at Hill Air Force Base, in northern Utah. The top U.S. diplomat overseeing arms sales said Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, she would be promoting American weaponry at the largest air show in Asia, where China’s military footprint and political influence are surging. A large U.S. delegation at the Singapore Air Show is doing “everything we can” to encourage Southeast Asian governments to purchase U.S.-made arms like the F-35 fighter jet, Ambassador Tina Kaidanow told reporters in a telephone briefing. She repeatedly sought to dispel the notion that U.S. influence was in retreat. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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Justin Jaynes: GAO still concerned about DoD's ramped up F-35 production

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Dan Grazier: Survey of maintenance contract requirements reveals surprising facts

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