Pentagon
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PentagonShanahan: Pentagon Monitoring Options For Syria, Venezuela
Acting Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan on Tuesday said forces in Syria are weeks away from gaining control of all ISIS-held territory in the country, and officials are monitoring the […]
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Homeland SecurityPentagon to Deploy Thousands More Troops to Southern Border as Dem-Led HASC Questions Merit
The Pentagon is preparing to send several thousand more active duty troops to support Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) personnel at the U.S. southern border, the department’s top civilian said […]
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SpaceShanahan: Future U.S. Space Command Leader Being Vetted
The Defense Department has identified a potential leader for the new U.S. Space Command and is currently moving the candidate through the vetting process, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan […]
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BudgetGAO Reports Offers Alternatives to Current OCO Funding Method
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) proposes four alternative methods for lawmakers to separate base military funding from overseas contingency operations (OCO) dollars as Congress prepares for […]
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PentagonShanahan, NATO Leader Meet To Discuss $100 Billion Defense Spending Increase, Taliban Peace Talks
Acting Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan met with the leader of NATO on Monday to announce the military alliance will increase defense spending by $100 billion through 2020 and discuss […]
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CongressGaramendi, Norcross Named as New HASC Subcommittee Chairs
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will have several new subcommittee leaders in the new Congress after losing some members to retirement and lost midterm elections. HASC Chair Adam Smith […]
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Missile DefenseSpace-Based Sensor Layer for Missile Defense to be Included in FY ’20 Budget Request
The most immediate effect of President Trump’s just-released missile defense review is the call for a space-based sensor layer to protect against possible missile attacks, for which funding will be […]
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Missile DefenseDoD to Begin Six-Month Study of Using F-35 for Boost Phase Missile Interception
The Defense Department plans to continue studying the feasibility of equipping the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with new weapons for boost phase interception. The Trump administration’s new missile defense review, […]
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Missile DefenseTrump to Reveal Long-Awaited Missile Defense Review Thursday
President Donald Trump plans to unveil the Defense Department’s missile defense review Jan. 17 at the Pentagon after months of delays, a senior White House official said Jan. 16. This […]
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InternationalChina’s Expanding International Activities Have Implications For Power And Influence, DoD Says
China’s ongoing effort to expand its international presence economically and militarily has a number of implications for its power and influence, according to a new Pentagon report. “China’s expanding global […]