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Work Retires. Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work received a “clap-out” on Friday, bidding him farewell as he departs the Pentagon. Work will remain as the Pentagon’s Number 2 official […]
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F-35 Contract. Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $5.6 billion contract to build 91 more F-35s for the U.S. military, the Defense Department announced late July 7. The 11th low-rate initial production […]
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Congressional Recess. The last week of June was a busy one for defense on Capitol Hill, as three panels – the House and Senate Armed Services Committees and the House […]
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Many Markups. Three of the four congressional defense panels plan to mark up their respective annual defense bills during the last week in June. The House Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee […]
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Busy Congress. Capitol Hill plans a plethora of defense-related activities the week of June 19 to 23. The House Armed Services Committee’s six subcommittees will mark up the fiscal year […]
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No Flights Today. Luke Air Force Base canceled its local F-35A flights June 9 after five pilots at the Arizona base experienced hypoxia-like symptoms while flying the new fighter jets. […]
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Congress Returns. Fresh off its week-long Memorial Day recess, Congress plans to receive testimony from military service leaders on the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2018 budget request. The Senate Armed Services […]
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Quiet Congress. Congress held a flurry of hearings the week of May 22 to review the Trump administration’s newly unveiled fiscal year 2018 budget request. The week of May 29 is expected […]
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Joint Chiefs. President Donald Trump has nominated Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford and Air Force Gen. Paul Selva to continue as chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the Joint Chiefs of […]
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NASA Rocket Delayed. The first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule is being delayed due to production glitches, agency officials told reporters May 12. […]