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Thomas Novelly

Senior Reporter

Thomas Novelly
Thomas Novelly covers air and space warfare as a senior reporter for Defense One. He was previously a reporter for Military.com, where he covered Air Force and Space Force personnel and policy. Before that, he was the military and politics reporter for The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina. He lives in Washington, D.C. Reach him on Signal at tomnovelly.01.
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Another 340 firms approved to bid on Golden Dome work worth up to $151B

All but a handful of the 2,400-plus companies who sought approval have received it.

  • By Thomas Novelly
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Air Force consolidates some acquisition program offices into mission-focused groups

But many of the new “portfolio acquisition executives” were already leading multi-mission efforts.

  • By Thomas Novelly
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Another 1,000 defense companies chosen for $151B Golden Dome competition

The number of awards doubled as more companies are selected to compete for the SHIELD contract vehicle.

  • By Thomas Novelly
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Experts see promise, risk in Pentagon’s draft acquisition reforms

A draft memo is circulating ahead of SecDef Hegseth’s Friday speech.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Lauren C. Williams and Thomas Novelly