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Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP) Highlights

The Department of Defense (DoD) is fortifying America's industrial base with innovative biotechnology solutions through a series of recent awards. Over the last three months, DoD has issued 34 awards as part of the ...
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Inaugural Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC) Symposium

The Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP) Directorate within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy (OASD(IBP)) recently hosted the inaugural...
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Summary of DPAP Awards Funded via Inflation Reduction Act for Critical Mineral Production

Since mid-2023, the Department of Defense has awarded a total of $250 million to twelve recipients utilizing funds appropriated by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) (Public Law 117-169).
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News from Around A&S

Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William LaPlante and Ms. Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Engagements at the 21st Australia-United States Ministerial Defense Acquisition Committee Meeting

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ASDA

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. Radha Plumb and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ms. Sasha Baker Hold Off-Camera Media Roundtable

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ASD(S)

Launch of the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X)

The U.S. Department of Defense and the Indian Ministry of Defense launched the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) today at a catalyst event hosted by the U.S.-India Business Council.
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IBP

DOD Enters $13.8 Million Agreement to Expand Domestic Manufacturing to Strengthen U.S. Supply Chains

The Department of Defense's Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy (OASD(IBP))
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IBP

DoD Enters Agreement to Expand Domestic Manufacturing to Strengthen U.S. Missiles and Munitions Supply Chains

The Department of Defense's (DoD) Office for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy (OASD (IBP)) has entered into an agreement with Arconic Corporation to increase production of missiles and munitions.
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IBP

DOD Enters Agreement to Expand Domestic Manufacturing and Strengthen U.S. Cobalt Supply Chains

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Industrial Base Policy (OASD(IBP)), through its Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP)...
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IBP

Pueblo Plant Team Completes Colorado Chemical Weapons Stockpile Destruction

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NCBDP

DTRA DIR Participates in Signing Ceremony at Bluegrass Army Depot

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Director, Rebecca Hersman, participated in a signing ceremony alongside the Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Fernando Arias, as part of her visit to Bluegrass Army Depot in Berea, Ky., June 12.
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NCBDP

DTRA repatriates usable radioactive materials in Guatemala, marking their first engagement in the U.S. Southern Command

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) global reach recently played an integral role in the successful repatriation of two Cobalt-60 radioactive sources.
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NCBDP

DOD Increases Efforts to Bring Small Businesses Into Defense Industrial Base 

Over the past eight years, the Defense Department has met its small business prime contracting goals, but more can be done, said the director of the Defense Department's Office of Small Business Programs.
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ASDA

Immersive Acquisition Program Accelerates Adoption of Commercial Technologies for Warfighter

Access to cutting-edge, commercial technology is vital for national security. To ensure service members have timely access to commercially available technology, the Defense Department is promoting the broader use...
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ASDA

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Creates Survivor Daily Rations for FEMA

Feeding disaster survivors is one of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's core response capabilities and it is one of the first initiatives requested at the onset of most disasters.
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ASDS

Fueling the fight: USTRANSCOM celebrates new global bulk fuel mission

U.S. Transportation Command celebrated the addition of a sixth mission as the manager for global bulk fuel management and delivery, and "the magnitude of the command’s new responsibility cannot be understated," USTRANSCOM Commander Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost said yesterday.
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ASD(S)

Collaboration and Standardization Are Key to DOD's Battery Strategy, Meeting U.S. Energy Objectives

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