Climate Investments Tied to Mission Objectives, DOD Official Says
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Climate change is reshaping the geostrategic operational and tactical environment, with significant implications for U.S. national security and defense.
Official Says DOD Is Working to Improve Military Housing
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The Defense Department is resourced to provide safe, quality, well-maintained housing where military members and their families will want to live, a DOD official told lawmakers.
DOD Acquisition Officers Will Learn to Better Acquire and Transition Commercial Technologies
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The Defense Department is promoting broader use of agile acquisition methods by training acquisition professionals on the Defense Innovation Unit's acquisition process to ensure access to commercial technology, Mike Brown, DIU director, said.
Fiscal 2023 Budget Funds Military for Today, Future
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President Joe Biden's $773 billion fiscal year 2023 Defense Budget Request funds the department for today's security environment and positions DOD to maintain its competitive advantage in the years ahead, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks said.
DOD Publishes New Software Modernization Strategy
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Delivering a more lethal force requires the ability to evolve faster and be more adaptable than adversaries, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks said.
Wearable Sensors May Be Future Option for Assessing Toxin Exposures
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The Defense Department, military services and Veterans Affairs are doing a lot now to assess the effects of airborne hazards, including open burn pits, on the health of current and veteran service members who may have been exposed while deployed overseas in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.
JADC2 Implementation Plan Finalized, Signed by Defense Leadership
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Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks signed the implementation plan for Joint All Domain Command and Control, or JADC2 — the final step needed before moving forward on delivering critical capabilities to the warfighter.
DOD Wants to Shepherd Small Business Innovators
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The Defense Department needs innovation now — and too often the best new technology from America's small business innovators dies before it can become a program of record for the military.
DOD Working to Improve Cybersecurity for Its Industrial Base
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With criminals and nefarious state actors intent on stealing intellectual property or taking down networks, cybersecurity is a huge concern for the Department of Defense.
Service Academies Directed to Build Up Sexual Assault Prevention Programs
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The U.S. military service academies are doing a good job taking care of victims of sexual assault, but they can do more in the way of preventing those assaults from happening in the first place, the acting director of the Defense Department's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office said.