ACQUISITION NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
ACQUISITION NEWS
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Acquisition-related news, press releases, announcements, and more on topics relevant to the acquisition professional.
In Fifth Year, Space Force Commander Details Service’s Stellar Accomplishments DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS C. Todd Lopez America’s newest military service, the U.S. Space Force, was stood up five years ago. In advance of a birthday celebra- tion, the Service’s commander, Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, reflected on half a decade of accomplishments. (Read more) DoD’s Chief AI Officer Launches Rapid Capability Cell, Frontier AI Pilots to Accelerate Adoption of Cutting-Edge Tech DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS Joseph Clark The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Of- fice Dec. 12, 2024, launched a new rapid fielding effort to spearhead a series of new initiatives aimed at accelerating the adoption of advanced artificial intelligence capabilities across the Defense Department. (Read more)
Commercial Tech at Heart of Future Defense Spectrum Management DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS C. Todd Lopez
The electromagnetic spectrum is required for nearly every aspect of space-based communications, from satellite-to- satellite to satellites-to-soldiers on the ground. Ensuring the spectrum needed for that communication is protected for use by the United States and its allies increasingly means adopting technology developed in the commercial sector. (Read more)
Securing Critical Minerals Vital to National Security, Official Says DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEWS David Vergun
Secure sourcing of critical minerals is critical to the defense industrial base, which uses them to produce virtually every DoD system, from unmanned aerial systems and fighter jets to submarines, said Adam Burstein. Burstein, techni- cal director for strategic and critical materials in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, spoke Jan. 10 at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. (Read more)
M1 Abrams tank firing its weapon. Source: DoD graphic illustration by Regina Ali
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