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SECAF nominee walks a tightrope on F-35 procurement plans

The Air Force secretary nominee isn't sure how many F-35s the service should buy in total. But for now, it needs to keep buying, he told lawmakers.

Biden’s Pentagon policy chief Colin Kahl confirmed with GOP senators absent

The Senate was poised to confirm Colin Kahl to be the undersecretary of defense for policy as two Republicans were expected to be absent for a pair of votes due to family emergencies.

Biden to nominate Frank Kendall as Air Force secretary

Frank Kendall previously served as the Pentagon's top acquisition official during the Obama administration.

Mara Karlin selected to lead Pentagon strategy office

Karlin becomes the seventh individual nominated for a top Pentagon job in the last two weeks.

Biden nominates longtime expert as nuclear warhead chief

Jill Hruby worked in the Department of Energy for more than three decades.

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McCord expected as comptroller nominee, sources say

If confirmed, McCord would return to a job he held from 2014-2017.

DoD policy pick faces ‘critical’ confirmation hearing, says Reed

Amid warnings from a top Senate Republican, President Biden’s pick for Pentagon policy chief faces a make-or-break confirmation hearing.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin listens to a question as he speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Feb. 19, 2021, in Washington.

Lack of Pentagon nominees could be harbinger of slow process

After three nominees were announced in December, the Biden team has yet to put forth more defense nominees.

Host of challenges await next Pentagon CIO

A new CIO will take the reins as the department wrestles with the future of cybersecurity and its cloud environment.

By Andrew Eversden

Spencer Boyer tapped as deputy assistant secretary for Europe and NATO

Boyer is currently the Washington head of the Brennan Center for Justice.

Pentagon acting CIO pushes on with cybersecurity, software development

Cloud, zero trust, remote work: Acting CIO outlines priorities for his tenure as the Pentagon's top IT official.

By Andrew Eversden

Pentagon No. 2 pick calls for metrics to judge AI progress

Nominee Kathleen Hicks wants the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, which would report to her, to be the tool to guide the department's transformation for using artificial intelligence.

By Andrew Eversden

Pentagon deputy nominee wants cyber strategy clarification

Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary of defense nominee, has key questions concerning the department's "defend forward" cyber approach.

By Mark Pomerleau

How Kathleen Hicks will approach nukes, shipbuilding and the budget

The nominee to be the Pentagon's No. 2 official touched on a wide range of topics during her hearing.

A long to-do list awaits Biden’s deputy defense secretary nominee

Kathleen Hicks is widely expected to cruise through her confirmation hearing in front of the Senate.

By Aaron Mehta and Joe Gould

With new Air Force One planes still bare, Biden will choose between the jet’s classic livery or a fresh paint scheme

No paint has been ordered for the new presidential aircraft, leaving it it possible that the iconic blue and gold design may be continued.

By Valerie Insinna

Congress approves waiver for Biden’s pick for defense secretary

President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Pentagon took a major step closer to confirmation on Thursday, after House and Senate lawmakers voted to waive a rule blocking the recently retired general from assuming the post.

By Joe Gould and Leo Shane III

Biden keeps Trump appointee as acting nuclear weapons chief

Verdon will become one of the few Trump national security appointees kept on in an acting capacity.

Biden should focus Defense Production Act on fixing the COVID supply chain

Jeffrey Bialos argued that Biden needs to focus the use of the Defense Production Act on understanding and fixing the supply chain left behind by the Trump administration.

By Jeffrey P. Bialos

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