David Norquist

Defense Industrial Base loses thousands more firms, mainly because DoD is a tough customer

More than 17,000 companies left the Defense Industrial Base over the past five years, according to an annual assessment by one of the Defense industry’s…

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and Defense Under Secretary and Chief Financial Office David Norquist, talk before a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the defense budget for the 2018 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, on Capitol Hill, Monday, June 12, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Deputy defense chief to be temporary acting DoD secretary

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Harker will perform DoD comptroller duties as McCusker exits

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House may tackle legislation to end ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ budgeting in DoD

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Soldiers walk through a treatment area following a training session at the site of a military field hospital, Sunday, April 5, 2020, at the CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle. Officials said the facility, which will be used for people with medical issues that are not related to the coronavirus outbreak, has more than 200 beds and is ready to receive patients. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

DoD will begin coronavirus testing, quarantining all troops about to deploy

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DoD imposes near-total domestic travel ban for its personnel

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DoD asks for $705B for 2021, gives Space Force more than $15B

The Defense Department is requesting $705.4 billion in 2021 in a budget it says will focus on dominance across the air, sea, land, space and cyberspace…

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U.S. Army Sgt. Amb/Amber I. SmithJEDI

Pentagon racing to establish new chief data officer within CIO’s office

This year’s National Defense Authorization Act moved DoD’s chief data officer from the CMO’s office to the CIO’s office. But Chief Information Officer…

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Four things you need to know about what the spending deal holds for DoD

Childcare, JEDI and Space Force were all addressed in the new bill.

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