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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.
The leaders of a key defense authorization subcommittee have pledged to try to find a way to authorize the Pentagon’s budget request above sequestration levels amid a call from the head of U.S. Strategic Command to protect the president’s budget request.
The Pentagon's advanced research arm has prioritized cybersecurity and big-data processing, the agency's head said Tuesday.
U.S. Central Command is planning an operation this spring that calls for preparing 20,000 to 25,000 Iraqi and Kurdish forces to take Mosul, Iraq, back from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a CENTCOM official speaking on condition of anonymity told reporters on Thursday afternoon.
In an ongoing effort to reassure European allies in the face of Russian aggression, the Pentagon seeks additional funds in fiscal year 2016 to increase the U.S. military presence in Europe and perform additional training with allies and partners.
Days before the Pentagon is slated to release its fiscal year 2016 budget, defense spending analyst Todd Harrison highlighted the fact that the department has been "explicitly" moving funds from the base budget into overseas contingency operations coffers in an effort to sidestep budget caps, pointing to steep increases in cost-per-troop dollars and the nearly $800 million requested for the European Reassurance Initiative as examples.
An influential defense advisory panel is recommending the Pentagon develop an overarching science and technology strategy, noting that the department's existing strategy is not applicable to driving S&T.
The Pentagon could save more than $125 billion over the next five years by instituting early retirements and reducing core business process services performed by outside contractors, the Defense Business Board found in a new study.
The Pentagon needs to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in facilities needed to test and evaluate faster-than-the-speed-of-sound weapons, or the United States could risk an adversary developing operational hypersonic munitions first, according to the latest report from the Defense Department's top weapons tester.
A trio of Republican senators want the Pentagon to consult with the Department of Homeland Security on best practices for unmanned aircraft systems to help secure the U.S. border.
The Pentagon is poised to release a new information operations capabilities strategy and accompanying implementation plan, according to a recent report signed by a senior defense official.
Expressing concern that the Pentagon's ambitious research projects waste hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, lawmakers are calling for the Defense Department's advanced research arm to submit a report detailing how it transitions its advanced technology development projects.
Convincing Congress to remove sequestration will be the greatest challenge facing defense secretary nominee Ashton Carter if he is confirmed, Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall said Friday.
Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall has ordered a review of the Air Force's Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System because of execution and requirements stability issues.
Following the Thanksgiving holiday break, the Senate Armed Services Committee will quickly get back into the swing of things with a hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
The Defense Department seeks to add nearly 100 more Army combat vehicles to Eastern Europe by the end of 2015 as part of its pledge to help deter Russian aggression, according to the head of U.S. Army Europe.
Despite concerns from industry that Pentagon acquisition officials are being too aggressive in their negotiations, the Defense Department's pricing director said he makes no apologies for seeking good deals and has no plans to change tactics.
While acknowledging industry's concerns over intellectual property, the Pentagon's No. 2 acquisition official noted the Defense Department's acquisition programs are heavily trending toward instituting open architecture.
The Pentagon's acquisition chief wants to establish a level of $500 million for the contribution the Defense Department makes annually to a fund designed to rejuvenate the defense acquisition workforce, according to a recent report sent to lawmakers.
In a signal to industry that innovation still has a role in the budget-challenged landscape, a senior Pentagon leader said the Defense Department intends to continue resourcing the test and evaluation of prototypes even if it is not currently possible to purchase a weapons system.
A senior NATO defense official is calling for industry to enhance its focus on interoperability even if it is not in the companies' best financial interests.