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DOD’s CUPID matches acquisition and financial data and systems

DOD’s CUPID matches acquisition and financial data and systems

FedNewsNetwork reports DOD has introduced the Centralized Unique Program Identifier (CUPID) aimed at bridging its financial and acquisition systems, an issue long blamed for inefficiencies in budget preparation. By tagging all acquisition actions with a unique three-digit CUPID code—yes, another inscrutable DOD code—and registering programs in the Defense

Bureaucratic tensions hinder Space Force’s use of commercial satellite data

Bureaucratic tensions hinder Space Force’s use of commercial satellite data

As reported by NextGov, the Space Force is facing delays in full commercial satellite imagery capability because of disagreements with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) over procurement responsibilities. While the NRO oversees buying satellite imagery, Space Force has launched a $40 million pilot program, TacSRT,