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Tony Bertuca March 20, 2025

Republican chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations committees have sent a blueprint to the Defense Department for how they would like to see funding spent in fiscal year 2025, though the Pentagon, which is operating under a yearlong continuing resolution, is in uncharted territory, according to documents obtained by Inside Defense.

Vanessa Montalbano March 20, 2025

The Air Force's major command chiefs are still hesitant about handing over their requirements-writing duties to the service's nascent Integrated Capabilities Command, a senior Air Force official told Inside Defense.

Sara Friedman March 20, 2025

The Defense Department is providing new details on elements of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program through presentation slides on alignment with National Institute of Standards and Technology standards and a 2023 memo on equivalency with the General Services Administration’s FedRAMP program.

Theresa Maher March 19, 2025

Defense industry executives expect the Trump administration's cost-cutting advisory team will come for at least one billion-dollar Pentagon program by the end of 2025, with a former congressman saying it shouldn't stop there.

Tony Bertuca March 19, 2025

The Defense Department is just beginning to wrestle with the challenges associated with the "Golden Dome" missile defense initiative ordered by President Trump, including who will lead it, according to a senior Pentagon official.

Shelley K. Mesch March 19, 2025

Maintaining the military advantage in space is reliant on the United States' commitment to resourcing the Space Force, Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein warned yesterday, and that commitment is even more pressing as China continues to demonstrate advances in space technology.

Space Force leaning on industry for Golden Dome's space-based interceptor tech

The defense industry will play a major role in delivering space-based interceptors for President Trump's Golden Dome initiative, particularly for countering missiles as far from the homeland as possible, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said.

FREE TO READ: HII's outsourcing strategy takes root as carrier and submarine work begins at South Carolina facility

CHARLESTON, SC -- On a spring day in South Carolina, shipyard workers at HII's newly acquired facility here were laying the groundwork for submarine modules and putting the finishing touches on an initial aircraft carrier "structural unit" that will soon become part of future Ford-class aircraft carrier Doris Miller (CVN-81).

New Space Force strategy lays out data- and AI-integration roadmap

The Space Force on Wednesday published its Data & Artificial Intelligence Fiscal Year 2025 Strategic Action Plan that aims to give the young, digitally focused service a roadmap for integrating existing and new technologies.