Pentagon
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CyberReport: Carter And Clapper Recommended Removal of NSA Chief Rogers
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Director of Nation Intelligence (DNI)) James Clapper have recommended that National Security Agency (NSA) director Adm. Michael Rogers be removed from his position, according […]
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Air ForceTrump’s Pentagon Transition Team Includes Former Industry Officials, Generals
Two former defense industry officials, Army officers, and a Beltway think-tank analyst are included on President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Department transition team. The list of nine names was published on […]
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Air ForceRumored SECDEF Candidate Cotton Says U.S. Should Support NATO, Modernize Nuclear Arsenal
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), whose name has been run through the rumor mill this week as a possible candidate for Secretary of Defense under President-elect Donald Trump, on Thursday emphasized […]
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BudgetNo NDAA Deal; Congressional Republicans Pursue CR
House and Senate conferees working on the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill have not reached a deal to move forward while Republican lawmakers decided to pursue a continuing resolution […]
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Congress
Turner Says Congress Ready To Repeal Sequestration
An influential lawmaker believes the climate is right on Capitol Hill to repeal sequestration and that increase domestic spending in parallel with defense spending is a “false choice.” “I think […]
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BudgetOCO Supplemental Includes Extra $815 Million For U.S. Helicopters
The White House’s Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) request submitted late Thursday includes a business opportunity for helicopter manufacturers as it would provide an extra $815 million to help Afghanistan transition […]
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InternationalCarter Urges NATO To ‘Engage’ Trump
Donald Trump’s criticism of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during the presidential campaign should not deter the military alliance from trying to work with his incoming administration, Defense Secretary […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Knifefish UUV Draws Inspector General Criticism
A Pentagon watchdog agency is urging the Navy to reassess or even cancel its Knifefish unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) program, saying the mine-hunting effort is struggling. The Knifefish has been […]
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PentagonCarter Tasks Chief Of Staff Rosenbach To Lead DoD Transition Team
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has tapped his chief of staff Eric Rosenbach to lead the process of handing off operation of the military to Trump administration officials who have […]
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BudgetAnalyst Potentially Sees More Fixed Price Contracts Under Trump
Though prime contractor stocks received a boost Wednesday following the election of Donald Trump as the next United States president, one analyst believes more fixed price contracts could be looming […]