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Pentagon

Kendall Unveils BBP 3.0 to Spark Innovation in Industry, Focus on High-Impact Research

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, September 19th, 2014

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Kendall Unveils BBP 3.0 to Spark Innovation in Industry, Focus on High-Impact Research

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. Photo: DoD.

Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall unveiled a draft of his Better Buying Power 3.0 on Friday, soliciting feedback before the January implementation of his new plan to continue previous cost-consciousness efforts while also promoting innovation. The undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics was joined at the Center for Strategic and International Studies by a slew of top acquisition officials from the Defense Department and the military services. Some items in BBP 3.0 are pulled straight from the 1.0…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]