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FILE - The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022. The U.S. military says explosions earlier this month on a base in eastern Syria that injured several U.S. service members were not, as it originally reported, caused by artillery or another form of indirect fire. Instead, it is now believed the April 7 attack was carried out by the “deliberate placement of explosive charges” by one or more individuals at an ammunition holding area and shower facility on the base, according to a statement issued Thursday by the Operation Inherent Resolve command that oversees U.S. military operations against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Pentagon looking to gauge the health of the Defense industrial base

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Pentagon wants input from industry as part of a new study on the financial health of the Defense industrial base

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Defense Industrial Base faces short and long term challenges

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FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. The U.S. Army, for the first time, is offering a maximum enlistment bonus of $50,000 to highly skilled recruits who sign up for six years. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Defense industrial base competitiveness report irked some services contractors

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DoD group partnering with industrial base to look for cyber vulnerabilities

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Pentagon CMMC review aims to address small biz cost concerns, ‘restore trust’ in assessment processes

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DoD’s plan for contractor cybersecurity lacks a few things, money’s only one of them

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CMMC update: Pilots, 3PAOs and more of what vendors need to know

The Defense Department continues to test out the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) process with pathfinders and plans to pilot the approach…

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(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)FILE - This March 27, 2008 file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. In a first for the Pentagon's push to develop defenses against intercontinental-range ballistic missiles capable of striking the United States, a missile interceptor launched from a U.S. Navy ship at sea hit and destroyed a mock ICBM in flight on Tuesday, officials said. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon reveals first contracts to serve as pathfinders for CMMC

The department is only naming seven upcoming procurements as candidates for the CMMC pilot program for the moment, but says more could be announced in…

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Federal pay gap between men and women is narrowing, GAO reports

In today’s Federal Newscast: The Federal pay gap between men and woman has narrowed, but it’s still there. Two congressmen want to stop government funding that pays for experiments on house cats. And Joint Chiefs’ Chairman said America needs a bigger Navy.

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