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Marc Selinger
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CongressHASC Republican Staff Director Leaving
Bob Simmons, the longtime Republican staff director for the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), plans to leave Capitol Hill to join the private sector, the GOP-led panel announced May 1. Simmons […]
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BudgetFY 2017 Omnibus Bill Adds Dozens Of Aircraft To DoD Request
House and Senate negotiators unveiled a fiscal year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill May 1 that includes billions of dollars to buy dozens of fighter jets, helicopters and other aircraft above […]
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SpaceSpaceX Launches NRO Satellite For First Time
SpaceX launched a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite for the first time May 1, and achieved a secondary goal by landing the rocket’s first stage in Florida. A Falcon 9 […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Submarine Proposal Not Enough To Ease Shortfall, PACOM Chief Says
A Navy proposal to speed up the purchase of three Virginia-class attack submarines is a welcome step but would make only a modest dent in the military’s shortfall of those […]
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Navy/USMCPACOM Can Meet Only 10 Percent Of Its ISR Needs, Commander Says
U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) falls far short of the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets it needs to keep close tabs on potential adversaries in its area of responsibility, according […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Unveil ‘Vision’ Paper In Mid-May
The U.S. Navy plans to publish a paper in mid-May that will lay out a “vision” for its future force, service officials said April 27. The article will explain how […]
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Missile DefenseDoD Hires Hill Veteran To Handle Missile Defense Policy
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has appointed longtime Capitol Hill aide Robert “Rob” Soofer as deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and missile defense policy, the Pentagon announced April 26. […]
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Congress
PACOM Chief Says Hawaii Needs More Protection Against North Korean Missiles
The United States should put a missile-tracking radar in Hawaii and consider placing interceptor missiles there as well to better protect the island state against North Korean ballistic missiles, according to […]
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PentagonHASC Aide Tapped For DoD Intel Post
President Donald Trump plans to nominate Kari Bingen, policy director for the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), to be principal deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence, the White House announced […]
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BudgetNavy Needs Big Budget Boost To Achieve 355 Ships, CBO Says
The U.S. Navy, which wants to expand its fleet to 355 ships, would have to spend an average of $26.6 billion a year over the next 30 years to reach […]