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Cyber

Obama Establishes Director Of White House Information Technology, Appoints Former Facebook Engineering Director

Tuesday, March 24th, 2015

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Obama Establishes Director Of White House Information Technology, Appoints Former Facebook Engineering Director

President Obama established the Director of White House Information Technology (IT) and appointed David Recordon, former Engineering Director at Facebook [FB], to the position, the White House announced in a presidential memo and release on March 19.The director is to be the senior officer responsible for the IT resources and systems provided to the president, vice president, and executive office of the president (EOP) by the Presidential Information Technology Community.The director’s primary authority is “to establish and coordinate the necessary…

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]

Congress

Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]