NATO signs $700 million Stinger missile contract amid production push
The Raytheon-produced system was one of the first weapons the U.S. shipped to Ukraine following Russia’s 2022 invasion.
Regulations
Air Force, Space Force join Army for Bring-Your-Own-Device enrollment
Fifty thousand Army enrollees are using the service since that effort began as a pilot program in 2022.
VA plans to trim 10,000 jobs this year, mostly from medical sites
The White House's budget request for fiscal 2025 calls for a 2% reduction in the size of the Veterans Affairs workforce next year.
Tech maturing too fast for multiyear drone buys, Army’s Bush says
Locking in on the same drone year after year may not make sense amid rapidly changing circumstances, he said.
Pentagon unveils $850 billion budget request amid spending uncertainty
The FY25 budget trims the Pentagon's procurement accounts to fit inside spending caps required in last year's debt-ceiling deal.
Opinion
Pentagon’s high-tech transition doomed without buy-in from primes
If DoD wants to fully unlock the innovative power that small businesses are capable of providing, there needs to be a paradigm shift, the author says.
Man charged for posing as doctor to steal vet suicide prevention funds
A federal grand jury indicted a Massachusetts man for posing as a doctor to steal $50,000 in suicide prevention funds designed to help vets.
Boeing refuses to tell NTSB about work on panel that blew off airplane
The company also hasn’t provided documentation about a repair job that included removing and reinstalling the panel on the Boeing 737 Max 9.
Opinion
Conflicting government cyber mandates risk undermining US security
One FAR cyber threat reporting rule may impact up to 94,000 government contractors at a cost of more than $1.5 billion each year.
The Pentagon’s budget season is approaching. Experts say buckle up.
The administration will roll out its budget request on March 11 amid an almost unique moment of uncertainty surrounding defense spending.
Sideways moon landing to cut private mission for NASA short
NASA, which plans to land astronauts in this region in the next few years, paid Intuitive Machines $118 million to deliver six experiments.
