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Homeland Security

NNSA Administrator Klotz To Retire Jan. 19

Tuesday, January 9th, 2018

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NNSA Administrator Klotz To Retire Jan. 19

National Nuclear Security Administrator Frank Klotz

National Nuclear Security Administrator Frank Klotz told sister publication Weapons Complex Morning Briefing on Tuesday he will retire from the semi-autonomous Department of Energy nuclear-weapon agency on Jan. 19.If he leaves the agency as planned in two weeks, the retired Air Force lieutenant general will have helmed the NNSA for three years, nine months, and 12 days, including one year in the Trump administration.Klotz confirmed his departure date in a brief interview on Capitol Hill, after he testified in an hours-long…

Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

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Congress

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

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