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Defense Watch: New BAE Spox, STRATCOM Confirmed, HASC Member Departs, Sen Warren on OCO, Ford Finishes PSA

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Friday, November 1st, 2019

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Defense Watch: New BAE Spox, STRATCOM Confirmed, HASC Member Departs, Sen Warren on OCO, Ford Finishes PSA

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New BAE Spox. Caitlin Hayden was named communications leader at BAE Systems, Inc., the company said on Tuesday. She replaces Kristie Cunningham, who left the company in August. Hayden most recently served in the top communications job at AIA. Previously, she worked at Edelman in Washington and had several different jobs in the State Department. STRATCOM Leader Confirmed. The Senate confirmed Vice Adm. Charles Richard to become the next STRACOM commander Thursday evening. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) During wrap-up,…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]