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Mattis: Multiple candidates for US Army secretary still in play
There are multiple candidates for U.S. Army secretary still being evaluated, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Friday.
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Pentagon IG: $33B in savings available for DoD
The Department of Defense’s inspector general believes it has found $33.6 billion in missed savings for the Pentagon, and that some can be recovered — if the department follows through on 58 suggestions made by the IG’s office, many of which have been sitting unfulfilled for years.
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SASC poised to vote five DoD nominees out of committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee is poised to push five top defense nominees out of committee and toward a Senate-wide confirmation vote, in a move Chairman John McCain acknowledged may result in a “confrontation” with Democrats on the Senate floor.
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McCain to White House: No more defense industry nominees
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair John McCain, a key congressional gatekeeper for Pentagon nominees, said he does not want the Trump administration to nominate any more executives from the top five defense firms to run the Pentagon.
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Romania cleared to buy Patriot missile defense system
The State Department has cleared the sale of seven Patriot missile defense systems for Romania just days after announcing a roadmap forward for landing the system in Poland.
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Congressional change would require AT&L head to be reconfirmed for new job
The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to change existing law to force the sitting undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics to reapply for a new job once the AT&L office disappears in February.
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UK ‘watching very carefully’ for protectionist policies from Trump administration
The United Kingdom is keeping a close eye on any policies that it could construe as “protectionist” from the United States, with Britain’s top defense official noting his country could turn to the World Trade Organization if the Trump administration attempts to create new policies on steel imports.
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Playing nice: Trump’s expecting a warm welcome from Poland
Trump is scheduled to deliver a speech Thursday in Warsaw before heading off to a meeting of the G20 nations in Germany. But while the expectation for Germany is another cold reception from western powers, the eastern countries have planned to embrace the U.S. leader.
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Pentagon confirms North Korea launch was ICBM
The Pentagon believes North Korea’s July 4 missile test launch featured an intercontinental ballistic missile shot from a mobile launcher, a marked advance in capability for the regime of Kim Jong Un.
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Interview: Tomasz Szatkowski, Poland’s deputy minister of national defense
“Unfortunately, the historical experience tells us that this is the enduring dynamic. The expansionism has been part of the Russian policy for centuries.”
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Mattis: Multiple candidates for US Army secretary still in play
There are multiple candidates for U.S. Army secretary still being evaluated, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Friday.
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Pentagon IG: $33B in savings available for DoD
The Department of Defense’s inspector general believes it has found $33.6 billion in missed savings for the Pentagon, and that some can be recovered — if the department follows through on 58 suggestions made by the IG’s office, many of which have been sitting unfulfilled for years.
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SASC poised to vote five DoD nominees out of committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee is poised to push five top defense nominees out of committee and toward a Senate-wide confirmation vote, in a move Chairman John McCain acknowledged may result in a “confrontation” with Democrats on the Senate floor.
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McCain to White House: No more defense industry nominees
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair John McCain, a key congressional gatekeeper for Pentagon nominees, said he does not want the Trump administration to nominate any more executives from the top five defense firms to run the Pentagon.
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Romania cleared to buy Patriot missile defense system
The State Department has cleared the sale of seven Patriot missile defense systems for Romania just days after announcing a roadmap forward for landing the system in Poland.
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Congressional change would require AT&L head to be reconfirmed for new job
The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to change existing law to force the sitting undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics to reapply for a new job once the AT&L office disappears in February.
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UK ‘watching very carefully’ for protectionist policies from Trump administration
The United Kingdom is keeping a close eye on any policies that it could construe as “protectionist” from the United States, with Britain’s top defense official noting his country could turn to the World Trade Organization if the Trump administration attempts to create new policies on steel imports.
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Playing nice: Trump’s expecting a warm welcome from Poland
Trump is scheduled to deliver a speech Thursday in Warsaw before heading off to a meeting of the G20 nations in Germany. But while the expectation for Germany is another cold reception from western powers, the eastern countries have planned to embrace the U.S. leader.
-
Pentagon confirms North Korea launch was ICBM
The Pentagon believes North Korea’s July 4 missile test launch featured an intercontinental ballistic missile shot from a mobile launcher, a marked advance in capability for the regime of Kim Jong Un.
-
Interview: Tomasz Szatkowski, Poland’s deputy minister of national defense
“Unfortunately, the historical experience tells us that this is the enduring dynamic. The expansionism has been part of the Russian policy for centuries.”
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Mattis: Multiple candidates for US Army secretary still in play
There are multiple candidates for U.S. Army secretary still being evaluated, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Friday.
-
Pentagon IG: $33B in savings available for DoD
The Department of Defense’s inspector general believes it has found $33.6 billion in missed savings for the Pentagon, and that some can be recovered — if the department follows through on 58 suggestions made by the IG’s office, many of which have been sitting unfulfilled for years.
-
SASC poised to vote five DoD nominees out of committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee is poised to push five top defense nominees out of committee and toward a Senate-wide confirmation vote, in a move Chairman John McCain acknowledged may result in a “confrontation” with Democrats on the Senate floor.
-
McCain to White House: No more defense industry nominees
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair John McCain, a key congressional gatekeeper for Pentagon nominees, said he does not want the Trump administration to nominate any more executives from the top five defense firms to run the Pentagon.
-
Romania cleared to buy Patriot missile defense system
The State Department has cleared the sale of seven Patriot missile defense systems for Romania just days after announcing a roadmap forward for landing the system in Poland.
-
Congressional change would require AT&L head to be reconfirmed for new job
The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to change existing law to force the sitting undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics to reapply for a new job once the AT&L office disappears in February.
-
UK ‘watching very carefully’ for protectionist policies from Trump administration
The United Kingdom is keeping a close eye on any policies that it could construe as “protectionist” from the United States, with Britain’s top defense official noting his country could turn to the World Trade Organization if the Trump administration attempts to create new policies on steel imports.
-
Playing nice: Trump’s expecting a warm welcome from Poland
Trump is scheduled to deliver a speech Thursday in Warsaw before heading off to a meeting of the G20 nations in Germany. But while the expectation for Germany is another cold reception from western powers, the eastern countries have planned to embrace the U.S. leader.
-
Pentagon confirms North Korea launch was ICBM
The Pentagon believes North Korea’s July 4 missile test launch featured an intercontinental ballistic missile shot from a mobile launcher, a marked advance in capability for the regime of Kim Jong Un.
-
Interview: Tomasz Szatkowski, Poland’s deputy minister of national defense
“Unfortunately, the historical experience tells us that this is the enduring dynamic. The expansionism has been part of the Russian policy for centuries.”



