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The Department of Defense announced today two awards to Oak Harbor Public Schools from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. This includes a $66,345,276 grant as the Federal share of a larger $80,411,292 project for Hand in Hand Learning Center and a $70,631,558 Federal award to Crescent Harbor Elementary School as part of a larger $84,300,054 project that replaces these two schools at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington.
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Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:
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The Department of Defense recently announced seven additional awards to bioindustrial firms via the Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP). This announcement brings the DBIMP to 13 awards to date, totaling $23 million.
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The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced seven additional awards to bioindustrial firms through the Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP). This brings the total number of DBIMP awards to 13, amounting to $23 million.
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On August 20, 2024, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs Jana Nelson chaired the 7th U.S.-Brazil Strategic Defense Talks with Rear Admiral Fernando De Luca Marques de Oliveira, Chief of the International Affairs Section at the Brazilian Ministry of Defense. The meeting took place at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
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Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:
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The Department of Defense has announced the award of a $57,701,575 grant to North Chicago School District 187. This grant, provided by the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, forms part of a larger $72,126,969 project aimed at replacing Forrestal Elementary School located at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois.
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The Department of Defense announced today a $20 million award via the Defense Production Act Investments (DPAI) office to Electra Battery Materials Corporation (Electra). The objective of the award is to complete an industrial-scale hydrometallurgical plant and establish production of cobalt sulfate at the company's facility in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada.
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The Department of Defense announced today the allocation of $46.8 million in grants to 19 university-based faculty teams under its Minerva Research Initiative. These three- to five-year awards aim to support basic research in social and behavioral sciences on topics relevant to U.S. national security.
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of an Airman who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
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Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:
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On August 1, the Department of Defense (DoD) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) inaugurated a new supercomputing system dedicated to biological defense at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
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Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:
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Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:
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Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh provided the following readout:
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Pentagon Spokesman Lt. Col. Devin T. Robinson provided the following readout:
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The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today the launch of the DoD Housing Feedback System (DHFS), an initiative designed to enhance transparency and accountability in DoD privatized military housing. The new system allows active-duty Service members and their authorized dependents to submit feedback on their current leased unit, ensuring that their voices are heard and their concerns are addressed in a timely manner.
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Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:
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The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&E)) and the Indiana National Guard will host the second 2024 Technology Readiness Experimentation event (T-REX 24-2) to mature and assess promising capability prototypes.
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As the nation continues to fortify its alliances and partnerships in the space domain, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy has expressed profound appreciation for Dr. Vipin Narang's service as the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy.