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Defense contractor revenue is strong, so why is the state of the sector weakening?

New reports from DoD and NDIA highlight ongoing challenges the defense industrial base is facing in light of rising tensions among near peer competitors.

Reporter's Notebook

Why better decision-making, not just money, is key to military superiority

Defense

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What the FY 2022 Defense budget request says about a future fight with China

Defense

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AI will be a big part of the DoD’s big data effort

Technology

DoD has tough road ahead on supply chain decisions

Acquisition Policy

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Is the Pentagon spending all it can to stay competitive?

Defense

Twitter

How much has the Pentagon spent on PPE over the last few years?

Defense

Sarkis Tatigian, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Associate Director for Department of the Navy Office of Small Business Programs, celebrates 75 years of federal service on Sept. 26, 2017 at the Washington Navy Yard. During Tatigian’s tenure, the Navy has awarded more than an estimated $100 billion to small businesses from fiscal years 1951-2017, based on inflation and wartime efforts. (U.S. Navy Photo by Juan P. Liriano/Released)

DoD’s longest-serving employee passes away after 77 years of service

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Does DoD’s research and development spending reflect strategic priorities?

Defense

SOUTH PACIFIC (July 9, 2017) Operations Specialist 1st Class Charles Hammond, from Kansas City, Missouri, monitors tracks aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) during an air defense exercise comprised of Sterett, amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Royal Australian Navy frigate helicopter HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155), Royal Australian Navy guided missile frigate HMAS Darwin (FFG 04), and Royal Australian Navy frigate helicopter HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156) as part of Talisman Saber 17. Sterett, part of a combined U.S.-Australia-New Zealand expeditionary strike group (ESG), is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase proficiencies defending the ESG against blue-water threats so amphibious forces can launch Marine forces ashore in the littorals. Talisman Saber is a biennial U.S.-Australia bilateral exercise held off the coast of Australia meant to achieve interoperability and strengthen the U.S.-Australia alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Released)170709-N-ZW825-895

New NDIA study gives defense industrial base health a ‘C’ grade

Defense

DoD struggling with strategic planning due to budget delays

Federal Drive

FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. The Democratic-controlled House is moving to put a liberalized stamp on Pentagon policy with a $725 billion defense policy measure that pares back the Trump administration’s defense request and authority to make war against Iran. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Do DoD’s 2020 budget requests reflect National Defense Strategy?

For more than a year, the Defense Department has been operating under a new doctrine. Namely, that the U.S. is back in the game of great powers competition.

Federal Drive

DoD’s use of other transaction agreements increasing each year

Congress is watching while contractors are wary. So just how big is other transaction authority in the Defense Department?

Federal Drive

Chris Taylor: Global race to artificial intelligence

Federal Drive

Govini’s CEO says countries, like China, are spending big on the race for artificial intelligence to improve their forward mission.