:

Congress

SASC Votes Along Party Lines To Advance Defense Secretary Nominee Hegseth

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, January 21st, 2025

SHARE:

SASC Votes Along Party Lines To Advance Defense Secretary Nominee Hegseth

Pete Hegseth, nominee to be secretary of defense, and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Photo: Wicker's office.

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday voted along party lines to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be the next secretary of defense, a source familiar with the process confirmed to Defense Daily. Following President Trump’s inauguration earlier in the day, SASC voted 14-13 to send Hegseth’s nomination to the Senate floor for full consideration. While Republicans had looked to have Hegseth as one of Trump’s cabinet members confirmed on his first day back in office, opposition from Democrats to…

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]