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DOD Sparks Innovation and Resilience Across the Defense Microelectronics Industrial Base

Why Small Businesses Are Essential to U.S. National Security

DOD Official Says Concept of Integrated Deterrence Is Call to Action

Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine

Harpoon Weapon System, More Howitzers Headed to Ukraine

Advanced Rocket Launcher System Heads to Ukraine

DOD Releases National Defense Strategy, Missile Defense, Nuclear Posture Reviews

DOD, Latvian MOD Enter Into Non-Binding Security of Supply Arrangement

Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing

The Department of Defense Announces Winners of the 2022 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards

Acquisition and Sustainment Leadership Transition

Air Force, DOD Plan to Create Historically Black Colleges and Universities-led Affiliated Research Center

Army awards $431 million contract for HIMARS

Climate Change a Critical Challenge for DOD, Hicks Says

DAU Back to Basics

Defense Department Launches Innovative Manufacturing Pilot Program

Defense Leaders Meet to Bolster Ukraine Support

Defense Microelectronics Activity Designated Center for Industrial Technical Excellence

Deputy Secretary Discusses Roles for Universities in Nation's Defense 

DOD Announces Winners of the 2022 Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence

DoD Awards Contract to Revival Health Inc. to Purchase COVID-19 Antigen Over-the-Counter Test Kits in Support of POTUS' 500 Million Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

Hicks Highlights Energy Innovation to Improve Warfighter Capabilities

The Defense Innovation Unit and the Defense Acquisition University Launch an Immersive Commercial Acquisition Training Program to Get Solutions to the DoD at the Speed of Relevance

JADC2 Tactical Capabilities Go International During Bold Quest 22

Nearly $3 Billion in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine

New Application Helps DLA Track COVID-19 Test Kits for White House

New Defense Office Connects Next-Gen Tech Developers With Much-Needed Capital

Readout of National Armaments Directors Meeting Under the Auspices of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group

Strong Deterrence Enables U.S. to Ensure Global Rules, Rights

The Department of Defense Releases the President's Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Budget

The New DAU Model—Learning Tools and Credentials When Needed

World Gets First Look at B-21 Raider

Small Businesses Critical to DOD Mission, Official Says

Defense Acquisition University Plows Through Pandemic With Online Offerings

Rapid Acquisition Benefits Special Operations, DOD Official Says

DOD Aims to Bring Industrial Base Back to U.S., Allies

COVID-19 Plant Closures Affect DOD's Industrial Base

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Pilots for Fiscal Year 2021

DOD Acquisition Chief Praises Reform Milestone

DOD Can Lead Microelectronics Manufacturing Back to U.S.

DOD Develops Secure 5G Mobile Telecom Network Strategy

DOD Finalizes Purchase Plan for F-35 Aircraft

DOD Hosts Early Career Workshop to Serve as Change Initiative Platform for the Acquisition Workforce

DOD Sees Progress in Acquisition, Sustainment

Transformational Change Comes to DOD Acquisition Policy

F-35 mapping event sets course for better organic supply chain management

The Pentagon’s acquisition office is gone. Here’s what the next 120 days bring.

This is the Pentagon’s new acquisition structure

ASD (Acquisition)

Defense Security Cooperation University and USD (A&S) Co-Host Foreign Military Sales Symposium

Summary of DPAP Awards Funded via Inflation Reduction Act for Critical Mineral Production

MHS GENESIS - The Electronic Health Record Rollout is Nearly Complete

First DoD Intellectual Property Forum Tackles the Challenging Role of IP in Innovative Acquisitions

Portfolio-Focused Acquisition for the 21st Century Battlespace

Defense Civilian Training Corps Kick-Off Marks Milestone in Strengthening DOD Civilian Acquisition Workforce

Austin Says World is Resolute in Supporting Ukraine

CMS Panelists Envision Future American Sea Power

Competition With China Drives FY 2024 Budget Request

Competitive Advantage Pathfinders - Bringing Together the Defense Acquisition System to Accelerate the Fielding and Scaling of Vital Capabilities

DCMA lands key role in fighter-jet manufacturing move

Defense Civilian Training Corps Kick-Off Marks Milestone in Strengthening DOD Civilian Acquisition Workforce

Defense Innovation Board Winter Meeting Readout

DoD Releases Small Business Strategy

Emphasis in DOD 2024 Budget Includes Munitions

F-35 surpasses 1,000 fuselage milestone

Howard University Will Be Lead Institution for New Research Center

Official Says Just-In-Time Deliveries Fail in High-End Competition

Senior Officials Host Media Roundtable on the Successful Destruction of the U.S.' Declared Chemical Weapons Stockpile

Tiger Team Recommendations Aim to Optimize Foreign Military Sales

Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Remarks on President Biden's Fiscal 2023 Defense Budget

DOD Acquisition Officers Will Learn to Better Acquire and Transition Commercial Technologies

405th AFSB BASOPS Maintenance apprenticeship program helps rejuvenate workforce with fresh perspectives

Acquisition Leaders Visit HIMARS, GMLRS Facilities

Army announces contract award for National Advanced Surface to Air Missile Systems

Army awards $431 million contract for HIMARS

Army Awards Contracts to Accelerate Javelin and Stinger Production

B-21 bomber to be unveiled Dec. 2

Defense Department Launches Innovative Manufacturing Pilot Program

Defense Leaders Meet to Bolster Ukraine Support

Department Moves Quick to Replenish Weapons Sent to Ukraine

Deputy Secretary Discusses Roles for Universities in Nation's Defense

JADC2 Tactical Capabilities Go International During Bold Quest 22

New Defense Office Connects Next-Gen Tech Developers With Much-Needed Capital

Readout of National Armaments Directors Meeting Under the Auspices of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group

Standardized Materiel Could Bolster Ukraine's Defense, Says Official

Strong Deterrence Enables U.S. to Ensure Global Rules, Rights

Updated Guidance on Managing the Effects of Inflation With Existing Contracts

U.S., Allies Work to Supply Ukraine Air Defense Needs

DoD's Office of Acquisition and Sustainment Announces 2021 Defense Acquisition Workforce Award Winners

DOD Announces $9.98 Million Defense Production Act Title III Agreement With Hardwick Tactical Corporation

Memorandum of Understanding for Acquisition Support

New DLA Strategic Plan outlines goals for 2021-2026

To Better Equip Warfighters, Sustainment Must Be Built In

Acquisition Enterprise Capabilities to Continue Post Pandemic

Defense Acquisition System Directive Goes Into Effect

Defense Logistics Agency Helps Small Businesses During COVID-19 Response

DOD Acquisition Chief Praises Reform Milestone

DOD Establishes Task Force to Meet U.S. Medical Equipment Needs

DOD to Require Cybersecurity Certification in Some Contract Bids

New DOD Directive Will Improve Acquisition Reform, Officials Say

NPC, NPC-L ready to save lives

Rewrite of Acquisition Regulation Helps U.S. Build Hypersonic Arsenal More Quickly

Acquisition Reform a Top DOD Priority

Airmen perform in-flight Transportation Isolation System training

DOD Official Says Integration With Partner Nations' Defense Industry Is Important

DOD Recognizes Acquisition Reformers

Innovation Board Report Looks to Foment Software Revolution

PEO Digital sharpens picture for Cheyenne Mountain Complex

U.S. Needs New Nukes Now, DOD Officials Say

Future Tech: Soldiers Test, Evaluate New Equipment in Germany

DoD Salutes Acquisition Workforce at Pentagon Ceremony

Project Maven to Deploy Computer Algorithms to War Zone by Year’s End

ASD (Sustainment)

Anniston field site plays a vital role for disposition of DEMIL material

Defense Officials: U.S. Ensures Accountability of Systems Supplied to Ukraine

DLA employees, teams honored during 55th Annual Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony

DLA Named Agency of the Year for Supporting Nation's Small Businesses

Dyer named next DLA senior enlisted leader

New Application Helps DLA Track COVID-19 Test Kits for White House

448th Supply Chain Management Wing enters first-ever Academic Partnership with the University of Oklahoma

Agency Delivers Thanksgiving Meals to Warfighters

Agency Set to Exceed Small Business, Procurement Goals

Breaking Records: DLA Energy Quality Assurance Specialist Has a Need for Speed

Defense Logistics Agency's Expeditionary Team Supports Hurricane Ian Relief Efforts

DLA Document Services Preparing Customers for NARA’S DEC. 31 Deadline for Digital Records

DLA Expanding DOD Visibility of F-35 Supply Chain

DLA flu vaccine program attributes success to battle rhythm, partnerships

DLA, industry leaders discuss inflation, supply chain issues

DLA Program Introduces Domestic Germanium Recycling Capability

DOD Makes Audit Progress, But Much More Needs to Happen, Official Says

DOD Releases Report on Defense Spending by State in Fiscal Year 2021

General Says Transcom Effectively Delivering Security Assistance to Ukraine

Hanscom employee honored with OSD-level award

Hurricane Sandy: DLA Brought Relief to Millions Following Historic Storm

Life Cycle Sustainment Plan: A New Outline for Product Support Planning and Execution

Logistics Agency Working Toward G-Invoicing Compliance

Logistics Agreement Will Facilitate Aid in Western Hemisphere, Generals Say

Marine Officer Leads MPF Efforts

New DLA chaplain looks to encourage spirituality, wellness

One of the Pentagon's top logistics leaders visits 405th AFSB

Secretary of the Air Force receives F-35 engine update at Tinker AFB

Statement by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante on F-35 Waiver

T-38 Talon Repair Inspection and Maintenance program launches at JBSA-Randolph

VCJCS Describes Logistical Challenges in Global Security Environment

DOD Gives Update on Tenant Bill of Rights for Privatized Housing

Secretary of Defense Statement on Latest Defense Department Nominees

To Better Equip Warfighters, Sustainment Must Be Built In

ASD for Sustainment discusses resiliency, future concepts during NDTA 2020

Defense Department's annual housing satisfaction survey begins soon

DOD Chief Housing Officer Issues Memo to Privatized Housing Tenants

DOD Looks to Future of Logistics

Air Force, Navy Officials Describe Need for C-130 Aircraft

ASD (Energy, Installations, & Environment)

Department of Defense Awards $78 Million Grant to Sierra Sands School District for Richmond Elementary School on Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

DOD and DOI Partnership Provides $80 Million to Preserve Natural Landscapes Around Military Installations and Enhance Outdoor Recreation Opportunities

DOD Begins Implementing Naming Commission Recommendations

DoD, GSA Sign MOU to Bring More Environmental Innovators to Federal Marketplace

Five Species on San Clemente Island Declared Fully Recovered

VNG installation officially redesignated Fort Barfoot

The Department of Defense Announces Winners of the 2022 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards

CDefense Official Addresses Progress on Hawaii Fuel Facility Closure

Department of Defense Announces Prohibition in DFARS on Certain PFOS and PFOA Procurement

Department of Defense Approves $90 Million in Grants Under Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program

Department of Defense Awards $78 Million Grant to Sierra Sands School District for Richmond Elementary School on Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Muroc JUSD officially completes educational complex with ribbon cutting ceremony

ASD (Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and Programs)

Chemical, Biological Defense Community Names Top Performers for 2022

DOD Aims to Shield Warfighters From Novel Biological Agents

DoD Releases Biomanufacturing Strategy

DTRA Celebrates with South African Partners Opening of New Training Center for Disease Detection and Biosafety

Conflict With a Nuclear-Capable Peer Possible, Says Stratcom Commander

Fact Sheet on WMD Threat Reduction Efforts with Ukraine, Russia and Other Former Soviet Union Countries

High School Seniors Visit Pentagon Leaders, Discuss National Security

Midcourse Defense, Guam, Hypersonics Lead Issues at Missile Defense Agency

Ms. Rebecca Hersman is welcomed as the new Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Official Says Nuclear Posture Review Gives Options

DOD Taking Measures to Protect Nuclear Weapons, Space Assets

How COVID-19 Prepared the Military for Future Biological Warfare

B-52 Could Get New Hypersonic Missile: Global Strike Commander

4 Things to Know About the U.S. Nuclear Deterrence Strategy

DOD Official Urges Recapitalizing Nuclear Triad Now

Layered Missile Defense System Protects Homeland

U.S. Needs New Nukes Now, DOD Officials Say

Layered Missile Defense System Protects Homeland

News Briefing on the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review Transcipt

ASD (Industrial Base Policy)

Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on AUKUS Optimal Pathway Announcement

Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. William LaPlante's Visit and Meetings With Senior Israeli Ministry of Defense Officials

President Biden Signs Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements for Supply Chain Resilience

DoD Strengthens Supply Chain for Solid Rocket Motors

DOD Official Discusses Strengthening the Industrial Base

DoD and Danish Ministry of Defence Sign Security of Supply Arrangement

DOD Aims to Boost Small Business Involvement in Nation's Defense

Defense Production Act Title III Presidential Determination for Airbreathing Engines, Advanced Avionics Position Navigation and Guidance Systems, and Constituent Materials for Hypersonic Systems

Defense Production Act Title III Presidential Determination for Printed Circuit Boards and Advanced Packaging Production Capability

Acquisition, Sustainment Office Supports Microelectronics Vision

Agencies Partner to Aid Small Businesses

CHIPS Act Advances DOD's Emphasis on Microelectronics

Congressional Action Can Help DOD Weather Microelectronics Supply Crunch

Defense Department Invests to Re-Establish Domestic Production of Critical Propellant

Defense Official Speaks on Supply Chain Investments

Digital Transformation, AI Important in Keeping Battlefield Edge, Leaders Say

DOD Accelerating Innovative Technologies, Enabling Manufacturing Workforce

DoD Announces $2.1 Million Defense Production Act Title III Agreement with Nalas Engineering Services to Strengthen the Domestic Critical Chemicals Industrial Base

DoD Announces $6.8 Million Defense Production Act Title III Agreement with Burlington Industries, LLC to Strengthen the Domestic Clothing and Textile Industrial Base

DoD’s Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Leader, Rosenblum, Travels to UK to Talk Chemical Conventions, Mutual Defense

Pentagon Awards Strategic Contracts

Pentagon's Top Industrial Base and Nuclear Defense Leader Tours Critical Materials Sites and Defense Labs

Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks' Meeting With the Defense Business Board

U.S. Manufacturing Ecosystem Key to Economic Growth, Innovation, Competitiveness

Defense Department Announces Winners of the Fiscal Year 2021 Nunn-Perry Award, Recognizing Excellence in the DOD Mentor Protégé Program

DOD Addresses Supply Chain Resiliency With Lone Star State Industry

DOD Secures Critical Material for James Webb Space Telescope

DOD Announces $8 Million Defense Production Act Title III Agreement With GLOBAL FOUNDRIES

Cybersecurity Requirements Likely for Defense Contracts by June 2020

DOD Will Help Small Companies Meet Cybersecurity Requirements