Spotlight On Defense

Oracle is asking the Supreme Court to take another look at its challenge of the massive, controversial Pentagon war cloud contract, which was awarded to Microsoft in 2019 amid much fanfare.

Biden has said he doesn't expect any major reductions in defense spending.

The U.S. Air Force picked Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. for the new 1,400-person U.S. Space Command's headquarters Wednesday. 

The CIA kicked off a hiring initiative featuring a brand new website on Monday.

The U.S. Navy said last week that, despite the coronavirus pandemic upending its recruiting efforts, it has exceeded its retention targets for the fiscal year 2020 and will now reduce its ranks in overmanned ratings.

The Air Force is expected to make its decision on the preferred location for U.S. Space Command headquarters in early 2021. 

The Air Force and Army could begin major experiments on their systems beginning as early as March 2021 to allow aircrafts, sensors and other weapons systems across services to share data instantaneously, according to a report by the Air Force Times. 

According to the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, the Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer “asserted navigational rights and freedoms near Vietnam in the vicinity of the Con Dao Island in the South China Sea” on Thursday. 

When fielded, the ERCA cannon should be able to fire and take out targets from a position out of the range of enemy systems.

After months of negotiations, Congress has passed a massive spending package Monday evening, which includes $900 billion in COVID-19 relief and $1.4 trillion to avoid a government shutdown. The bill includes roughly $696 billion in funding for the Pentagon for fiscal year 2021, according to a summary of appropriations.