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Ukraine Contracting Actions

The Department of Defense has awarded $3.6B on contract under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, and an additional $4.3B on contract to replace equipment drawn down from U.S. stocks.

USD(A&S) Joins “On Acquisition” Webinar with Defense Acquisition University

Dr. Bill LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and Jim Woolsey, DAU President, recently sat down to discuss LaPlante’s priorities and answer questions from the Defense Acquisition Workforce.

DoD Releases Small Business Strategy

The strategy promotes a strong, dynamic, and robust small business industrial base by focusing on reducing barriers to entry, increasing set-aside competitions, and leveraging programs to grow the industrial base.

Acquisition and Sustainment Leadership Transition

Brendan Owens was confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment (ASD(EI&E)) in a Senate vote.

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

Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks hosted the Defense Business Board's first quarterly meeting for fiscal year 2023 at the Pentagon yesterday in a closed, classified session.

Official Says Nuclear Posture Review Gives Options

On Thursday Oct. 27, the Defense Department released the public versions of three strategic documents...
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NCBDP

DLA Expanding DOD Visibility of F-35 Supply Chain

The Defense Logistics Agency is increasing supply chain visibility of the F-35 joint strike fighter while working to boost readiness.
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ASD(S)

Hurricane Sandy: DLA Brought Relief to Millions Following Historic Storm

Navy Vice Adm. Mark Harnitchek was guardedly confident when Pentagon officials called him in the fall of 2012 with a question from the president.
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ASD(S)

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

The Defense Department made progress toward a "clean audit," but not as much as officials hoped.
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ASD(S)

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

It is critically important that product support managers (PSMs) establish product support factors early in the requirements development and acquisition process.
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ASD(S)

Agency Set to Exceed Small Business, Procurement Goals

The Defense Department's leading logistics agency is still meeting small business goals despite a shrinking defense industrial base.
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ASD(S)

Logistics Agency Working Toward G-Invoicing Compliance

TThe Defense Logistics Agency is working to comply with the Treasury Department's government invoicing program, known as G-Invoicing, to allow federal agencies to manage intragovernmental buy and sell transactions through a common web-based platform.
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ASD(S)

Agency Delivers Thanksgiving Meals to Warfighters 

Thanks to early forecasting and projections from the military services, the Defense Logistics Agency has helped ensure over 370,000 pounds of food have been delivered or are projected to arrive by Thanksgiving eve.
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ASD(S)

Defense Official Addresses Progress on Hawaii Fuel Facility Closure

One year ago this month, families on Oahu, Hawaii, faced a crisis when fuel spills at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility contaminated the Navy's drinking water system.

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

The Department of Defense announced today the award of a $78,011,069 grant from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation...

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

The Defense Department announced today creation of the Office of Strategic Capital, or OSC.
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ASD(A)

Army awards $431 million contract for HIMARS

The U.S. Army awarded a $430,930,711 contract to the Lockheed Martin Corporation yesterday for full-rate production of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems M142 launchers...
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ASD(A)

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

As part of the fifth Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative package, the U.S. Army awarded a not-to-exceed letter contract for $1.2 billion on Nov. 30, 2022
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