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DOD excels at prototyping. Getting to production is another story.

Acquisition reform may be the bridge, but the paths from prototype to funded program remains unclear.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Navy preps science-and-tech strategy built for speed and focus

Two service leaders in technology development spoke at the Defense One Tech Summit.

  • By Bradley Peniston

OpenAI’s ChatGPT to debut on GenAI.mil in ‘early July’

The company is working closely with the Pentagon’s Chief Digital Artificial Intelligence Office to deliver more model access via GenAI.mil.

  • By Frank Konkel and Alexandra Kelley

PDW acquires communications tech, engineering specialist

The maker of small uncrewed aircraft sees this move as part of its vertical integration strategy.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Army seeks contractor support for war planning, medical logistics

The Army Material Command is in the market research phase of a contract that could run for five years.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Army logistics command wants to move away from staff augmentation

A new solicitation signals the Army's push toward more outcomes-based managed services for logistics and installation management.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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Navy picks 5 companies to keep its ships, subs and bases connected

The $453 million Automated Digital Network System contract consolidates several predecessor vehicles into a single pool.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Army MAPS protest saga takes new twists

One protest dismissed, one refiled, and proposals are now due June 22.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Navy turns to autonomous vessels to map the ocean floor

The Naval Oceanographic Office wants contractor-owned, operated USVs to fill data collection gaps.

  • By Nick Wakeman

A Ukrainian ground robot defended a position from Russian assault for six weeks

UGVs are beginning to replace infantry on Ukraine’s front lines.

  • By Patrick Tucker

Navy wants a single budget system — and wants the software maker to run it

A new sources sought notice sidelines traditional GovCon primes in favor of an OEM-led approach.

  • By Nick Wakeman

The real reason CMMC costs are shocking companies

It's not the certification. It's the years of delayed compliance finally coming due, writes Redspin’s Thomas Graham.

  • By Thomas Graham

Golden Dome defenders push back on $1.2T cost estimate

Program leader says CBO report based on Trump’s executive order doesn’t reflect current plans.

  • By Thomas Novelly
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DOD builds framework for faster development and deployment of cruise missiles

Agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 help show the Defense Department's willingness to work with new entrants.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Leidos lands $2.7B Dark Eagle production contract

The Army transitions the hypersonic weapon from other transaction authority to a more traditional contract structure in a push to accelerate fielding.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Golden Dome plan would cost $1.2 trillion, CBO finds

That’s seven times what Trump initially said, and almost double the congressional office’s first estimate.

  • By Thomas Novelly

The Army wants to reinvent how it feeds soldiers in the field

A new sources sought notice targets alternative protein technologies as a means to reduce logistics burdens and strengthen supply chain resilience.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Army extends MAPS deadline on same day proposals were due

More companies file protests as the Army amends its solicitation and pushes the deadline for bids to May 20.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Pentagon will ‘never again’ rely on a single AI provider, official says

Defense Under Secretary for Research and Engineering Emil Michael said new agreements with Big Tech companies are a “counterstatement” to the ongoing Anthropic-Pentagon conflict as the agency prioritizes flexible contracts.

  • By Alexandra Kelley

How IT vendors should approach the federal post-quantum cryptography market

From inventory support to DARPA's $282M benchmarking initiative, here's where the opportunities are — and what to avoid, write immixGroup’s Joshua Iseler and Grier Egan.

  • By Joshua Isler and Grier Eagan

Army's NCODE pilot takes shape with eight-company cyber pool

The $49 million contract gives defense small businesses a secure, Pentagon-funded cloud environment to work on CMMC and other security requirements.

  • By Nick Wakeman