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DoD awards Oracle software deal worth up to $7 billion

The contract, announced Thursday, aims to make it easier and cheaper to purchase software licenses by consolidating those orders into one enormous agreement.

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FILE - This June 26, 2007 file photo shows the exterior of Oracle Corp. headquarters in Redwood City, Calif. Tech giant Oracle Corp. said Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 it will move its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin, Texas, and let many employees choose their office locations and decide whether to work from home. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Pentagon eyes end to PDFs for budget transfers

The Pentagon is testing a digital funding system to replace PDF-based budget transfers, aiming to cut disbursement times from months to as little as two weeks.

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International Team of Military Personnel Have Meeting in Top Secret Facility, Female Leader Holds Laptop Computer Talks with Male Specialist. People in Uniform on Strategic Army Meeting

Military to screen older troops for low testosterone

The Pentagon will screen troops 30 and older for low testosterone during annual exams, a move intended to improve readiness and health.

ยฉ The Associated Press

FILE - Staff Sgt. Travis Snyder, left, receives the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine given at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, Dec. 16, 2020, south of Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

3 ways Congress could improve military child care

Congress is advancing new ideas to fix military child care, including funding for more infant slots, federal partnerships and better data insights.

ยฉ Maryland/MC2 Clifford L. H. Davis

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Michael Esper, assigned to Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron (VAQ) 209, walks across the flight line with his wife and children during a homecoming celebration at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Washington in Maryland Sept. 7, 2010. VAQ-209 is returning to the states following a three-month, forward-deployed tour to Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clifford H. Davis/Released)

Navy says carrier overhaul shift will help sailors

The Navy will outsource more aircraft carrier overhaul work to industry, aiming to free sailors for training and operations while streamlining maintenance.

ยฉ The Associated Press

In this April 14, 2016 photo, shipyard worker Anthony Diggs, of Newport News, Va., works on a flight deck light during a tour of the USS Gerald R. Ford at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va. The Navy refers to its newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, as โ€œ4.5 acres of sovereign U.S. territory.โ€ (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Defense manufacturing emerges as Pentagon bottleneck

Manufacturing โ€” not funding โ€” is becoming the biggest hurdle to getting new technology into troops' hands faster.

ยฉ The Associated Press

FILE -A steel worker moves a 155 mm M795 artillery projectile during the manufacturing process at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pa., Thursday, April 13, 2023. The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine within days if Congress passes a long-delayed aid bill. That's because it has a network of storage sites in the U.S. and Europe that already hold the ammunition and air defense components that Kyiv desperately needs. The House approved $61 billion in funding for the war-torn country Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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