Jordana Mishory

Jordana Mishory was managing editor of Inside the Pentagon until May 2017, where she covered the Pentagon's science and technology programs, audit-readiness efforts, and acquisition reform. Jordana previously worked as a reporter at the Daily Business Review in South Florida, where her articles led to the institution of more diversity training for judges and underscored the fact that a program designed to represent poor people wasn't working. Jordana's work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, The Florida Bar and the Florida Press Club.

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Daily News | April 12, 2017

The Coast Guard needs to accelerate the delivery of its heavy icebreakers, commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft said, noting that while there is the required fiscal year 2017 funding to achieve these goals, the existing continuing resolution could impact these efforts.

Daily News | April 6, 2017

The Pentagon's advanced research arm is seeking industry's input for a program designed to better interpret and analyze events in the face of "noisy, conflicting and potentially deceptive" data, according to a new notice.

Daily News | April 6, 2017

Defense Innovation Board Chairman Eric Schmidt believes the board will examine the aftermath of new legislation that disestablishes the Pentagon's acquisition chief.

The Insider | April 5, 2017

The Pentagon chief information officer is hosting an industry information day this summer to brief companies on a new rule requiring contractors to report on network penetrations.

Daily News | April 4, 2017

The Pentagon needs to improve its data collection and storage efforts in an aim to ensure valuable information is preserved for the future, members of the Defense Innovation Board said Tuesday during a public meeting.

Daily News | March 30, 2017

Although U.S. Africa Command could use more resources, it can make do with what it has, according to Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, who said combatant commanders need to be sensitive to the tight budget environment when seeking additional resources.

Daily News | March 29, 2017

The acting assistant secretary of defense for research and engineering is calling for patience when it comes to developing directed-energy weapons and a stronger understanding of how they work by the user community.

The Insider | March 28, 2017

House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) and five House Democrats on Monday reintroduced the Relief from Sequestration Act in an aim to end the across-the-board cuts imposed by the 2011 Budget Control Act.

Daily News | March 27, 2017

U.S. Africa Command has “very significant operational concerns” about the Chinese opening up a military base several miles from the U.S. military's Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, according to the command's chief.

Daily News | March 23, 2017

The Defense Science Board is poised to release a report this summer looking at countering weapons of mass destruction, according to Defense Department spokesman Lt. Col. Roger Cabiness.

Daily News | March 23, 2017

The Pentagon's advanced research arm is seeking industry's input for a program designed to deliver undersea payloads from a large unmanned underwater vehicle.

Daily News | March 22, 2017

House Armed Services Committee ranking member Adam Smith (D-WA) has joined the growing chorus saying the Trump administration will run into trouble with securing its proposed budget.

Daily News | March 21, 2017

The Defense Innovation Board intends to tackle the issue of big data during a meeting early next month, the board’s chairman said during a question-and-answer session Tuesday.

Daily News | March 16, 2017

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) said he was "pleased" with the supplemental fiscal year 2017 budget the Trump administration released Thursday, and hopes that it passes as soon as possible in an effort to "get a head start on repairing some of the damage that's been done" to the military.

Daily News | March 16, 2017

The Pentagon will permanently station Gray Eagle drones in South Korea, Defense Department Capt. Jeff Davis said Monday, a week after a series of North Korean missile launches landed in the Sea of Japan.

The Insider | March 15, 2017

Representatives from more than 400 companies attended a March 10 conference hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency in preparation for a program designed to provide quality engineering and technical support, according to a March 15 release.

Daily News | March 14, 2017

More than a dozen senators sent a letter to the heads of the Defense and Energy departments expressing disagreement with a recent Defense Science Board report suggesting the new administration should develop limited-use nuclear weapons or consider nuclear testing.

Daily News | March 13, 2017

Aiming to shore up the microelectronics supply chain from cyberattack, the Pentagon's acquisition chief should enhance protection programs for weapon systems, the Defense Science Board recommends in a new report released Monday.

Daily News | March 13, 2017

The onset of budgetary sequestration in 2013 contributed to a decline in contract obligations across the government over the course of a five-year period, with a majority of that decrease coming from the Defense Department, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

Daily News | March 9, 2017

The Pentagon recently canceled a Defense Science Board study examining nuclear deterrence due to an upcoming review on the same issue, according to a Defense Department spokesman.

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