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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.
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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.
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Biden to nominate Frank Kendall as Air Force secretary
Frank Kendall previously served as the Pentagon’s top acquisition official during the Obama administration.
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Mara Karlin selected to lead Pentagon strategy office
Karlin becomes the seventh individual nominated for a top Pentagon job in the last two weeks.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Spencer Boyer tapped as deputy assistant secretary for Europe and NATO
Boyer is currently the Washington head of the Brennan Center for Justice.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Pentagon announces new acting CIO as Deasy departs
The department’s principal deputy CIO takes over from Dana Deasy until President Joe Biden’s eventual pick gets confirmed.
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Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, a strong proponent of modernization, steps down
McCarthy’s tenure was marked by ambitious modernization initiatives, but civil unrest requiring Guard mobilizations and trouble at Army posts was never far away.
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Biden inaugurated commander in chief amid heavy military presence at Capitol
Biden sworn in as 46th president of the United States.
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SecDef nominee pledges to evaluate information operations
Austin told senators he plans to review the DoD’s posture in the information environment if confirmed.
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After huge hack, Biden security picks want more cyber coordination with industry
Nominees for defense secretary and director of national intelligence say more government-private information sharing is needed to prevent breaches.
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Trump didn’t influence program details on Air Force One, JEDI, says acquisition head
Trump’s input into the Air Force One replacement was cosmetic, according to Ellen Lord, the outgoing defense acquisition chief.