Lawmakers, former officials surge support for Flournoy to be Biden’s defense secretary As speculation mounts that Biden may look elsewhere, supporters are flooding to back Michèle Flournoy, long seen as the presumptive nominee. By: Joe Gould and Aaron Mehta 1 day ago
Pentagon transition begins, with a COVID-19 twist The Biden-Harris transition is officially underway at the Defense Department. By: Aaron Mehta 2 days ago
Biden’s gender parity pledge could be watershed moment for women in national security A Biden pledge for at least gender parity in key national security slots could mean huge gains for women at the Pentagon and elsewhere. By: Aaron Mehta 3 days ago
No SecDef pick from Biden as Flournoy hits resistance from progressives President-elect Joe Biden announced the core of his national security team on Monday, but he has yet to name his choice for defense secretary. By: Joe Gould and Aaron Mehta 3 days ago
GSA head makes resources available to Biden after intense criticism General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy made transition funds available to the Biden transition team after weeks of holding back. By: Jessie Bur 3 days ago
Biden begins choosing national security team President-elect Joe Biden is moving to fill out his national security team with a raft of appointments to top positions that signal his intent to repudiate the Trump administration’s “America First” doctrine. By: Matthew Lee, The Associated Press 4 days ago
Washington should chill out over Russia’s Arctic ambitions American strategists should recognize that billions in Russian funds allocated to fund unarmed icebreakers could also have been spent on Russian aircraft carriers or on its submarine force. By: Lyle Goldstein November 13
Italy plans new destroyers for 2028 delivery Fresh from a burst of shipbuilding spurred by the retirement of old vessels, the Italian Navy is now back at the drawing board to design what it considers the cornerstone of its fleet — new destroyers. By: Tom Kington November 9
Head of nuclear weapons agency unexpectedly resigns Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration, has resigned her position effectively immediately, Defense News has learned. By: Aaron Mehta November 6
Naval Group keeps its head down during the pandemic The economic turmoil of the global coronavirus crisis so far has left the shipbuilder unscathed. By: Sebastian Sprenger October 29
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