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The Defense Department is finally getting workforce development right

The Department of Defense is finally on the right track to improving the acquisition workforce. The DoD is investing in two key scholarship-for-service initiatives — the Defense Civilian Training Corps for multidisciplinary undergraduate students and the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation program for graduate students in the sciences — as well as developmental opportunities…
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US Air Force wants drone wingmen to bring ‘mass’ airpower on a budget

WASHINGTON — If the Air Force has to fight a major adversary such as China in years to come, a top general said, it must bring “mass” in its airpower — without breaking the bank. But piloted fighters alone won’t be enough to maintain the United States’ prized air superiority, Lt. Gen. Richard Moore, deputy chief of staff for plans and programs, said in an interview with Defense News.
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Navy eyes private capital to modernize dated facilities

NORFOLK, Va. — U.S. Fleet Forces Command, facing major infrastructure spending shortfalls, is weighing alternative funding sources to fix them. Adm. Daryl Caudle told Defense News the military construction budget isn’t sufficient to address some issues at the bases and shipyards under his command. “Some of the problems, quite frankly, are just too large: If I went and solved one problem, it…
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Defense budget bill hit with delay over debt ceiling fight

WASHINGTON — The partisan fight over raising the debt ceiling has temporarily derailed Congress’ work on the annual defense authorization bill. The House’s markup of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act — initially scheduled to begin this Thursday —…
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How the US Army aviation chief is prepping for the future fleet

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Army’s aviation branch is reaching a critical inflection point where it will need to determine how and when to begin retiring its aircraft fleet — while also keeping some of them flying for decades as it adopts new piloted and unmanned vertical lift platforms along with launched effects. Maj. Gen. Mac McCurry, who runs the Army Aviation Center of Excellence at…
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