The Commerce Department is poised to send out surveys to the semiconductor industry in a follow-up study to a 2009 effort designed to get a handle on the current field, according to a source with knowledge of the effort.
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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 Commerce Department is poised to send out surveys to the semiconductor industry in a follow-up study to a 2009 effort designed to get a handle on the current field, according to a source with knowledge of the effort.
The Pentagon is continuing to enhance its ability to defend against missile threats from North Korea, Defense Department spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said Monday, a day after a series of North Korean missile launches that landed in the Sea of Japan.
The Pentagon should create tailored cyber deterrence to threats coming from major and regional powers and terrorist groups and work on enhancing cyber-resilient systems, according to new recommendations by the Defense Science Board.
The Pentagon's acting acquisition chief has tasked the Defense Science Board with studying how biology could be used both against and by the Defense Department, noting in a new memo that the department's lack of involvement in this area could lead to battlefield surprises.
The Defense Department faces difficulties overseeing its expenditures for its Joint Exercise Program, under which combatant commands participate in joint training exercises, a problem that could make it hard for defense officials to defend their budget, the Government Accountability Office found in a new report.
The Pentagon's acting acquisition chief has tasked the Defense Science Board with studying how biology could be used both against and by the Defense Department, noting in a new memo that the department's lack of involvement in this area could lead to battlefield surprises.
The Defense Information Systems Agency has released a request for proposals that will help provide "quality engineering and technical support, services and solutions globally" while lowering costs, according to a new document posted this week on Federal Business Opportunities.
The Pentagon will increase funding above authorized amounts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
The Commerce Department is preparing to send out a new survey this spring examining the U.S. rocket propulsion industry, according to a source with knowledge of the effort.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is tasking the deputy defense secretary with leading a review to find areas where cross-functional teams can enhance mission effectiveness and efficiency.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday distributed guidance to the Defense Department focused on eliminating DOD's acquisition office as directed by Congress, as well as establishing cross-functional teams to examine mission effectiveness and efficiencies, according to Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis.
The Pentagon's advanced research arm is seeking industry's input to develop an architecture to enhance offensive swarming tactics with an eye for how this could help in challenging urban environments, according to a new broad agency announcement.
Responses to a Commerce Department survey designed to gather information on U.S. companies that produce bare printed circuit boards found that the fragile industry is contracting, possibly forcing the federal government to turn to China, according to a source with knowledge of the study.
The Commerce Department is in the midst of a three-year effort to gather information on all the facilities that have a classified contract with the Pentagon, according to a source with knowledge of the effort.
U.S. Special Operations Command has staffed a review looking at its forces and any gaps that exist, according to the head of SOCOM.
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee sent a letter to President Trump today urging him to provide lethal defensive weapons to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.
The National Nuclear Security Administration needs to do a better job tracking the results of its research and development projects, which make "vital contributions to national security," the Government Accountability Office found in a new report.
More than two weeks into his tenure, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is focused on filling the number of open senior-level positions in the Pentagon, according to Defense Department spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis.
President Trump has promised to provide "beautiful new equipment" to U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command.
Officials at four defense contracting organizations failed to consistently comply with standards for assessing contractors' past performance, the Defense Department inspector general's office found in a new report.