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DARPA AIxCC Comp Meeting, Thursday, April 4, 2024, 6 – 7 PM – Student Life

Dakota State’s student life centers on it’s lively campus with all the benefits of a close-knit school and the amenities of a world-class …

Highlight Awarded Air Force SBIR Direct-to-Phase II Contract; Kevin Long Quoted

AFRL and AFWERX have reportedly worked to streamline SBIR and the Small Business Technology Transfer program to speed up the contract award process …

Austin follows Biden in citing Hamas health ministry death toll for Palestinian woman, kids

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers in a Thursday hearing that “over 25000” Palestinian women and children have been killed since Oct. 7 …

US defense chief under fire from lawmakers over secret hospital stay – Anadolu Ajansı

Lloyd Austin says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for delayed notification to president, lawmakers about his hospitalization – Anadolu Ajansı.

In South Korea, Del Toro courts major shipbuilders to set up shop in US – Breaking Defense

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro in public has frequently referenced potential subsidies for foreign shipbuilders who establish stateside …

Congress passes fourth stopgap funding bill as 1% sequester looms – Defense News

Lawmakers kicked FY24 defense funding further down the road, raising fears at the Pentagon that congressional inaction may soon result in a 1% …

Pentagon walks back Austin’s Gaza casualty figures – Reuters

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Thursday that more than 25000 women and children had been killed by Israel in Gaza since …

Sen. Ernst hopeful about fixes to small business contracting – Federal News Network

Congress reauthorized SBIR/STTR in 2022 for only three years. “I have seen the trend where there is a consolidation of contracts given to known or …

VA health care expanding to all veterans exposed to toxins, hazards come March

… (SBIR) contract recently, setting up a collaboration with the U.S. Air Force to lower costs associated with nuclear effects testing. “Economic …

Continuing resolution could degrade training for future fights – Defense News

The U.S. military would have to make sacrifices to exercises around the globe if Congress fails to pass an FY24 budget, officials warn.