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McCain to Officially Take SASC Chairmanship Later This Week; 5 New Members Join Committee

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, January 6th, 2015

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McCain to Officially Take SASC Chairmanship Later This Week; 5 New Members Join Committee

Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)

The new Senate was sworn in Tuesday at noon, and official decisions regarding committee composition and staffing will be made throughout January.Though the Senate has not officially approved Senate Armed Services Committee leadership or membership yet, congressional staff has confirmed that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will take over as chairman now that the Republicans have taken control of the Senate. The Senate will formally approve his chairmanship later this week.The committee has already updated its membership page to reflect McCain…

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]