:

Congress

SASC OKs Griffin For DoD Research Post, Roper For Air Force Acquisition Chief

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, January 24th, 2018

SHARE:

SASC OKs Griffin For DoD Research Post, Roper For Air Force Acquisition Chief

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Jan. 24 approved the nomination of former NASA Administrator Michael Griffin to lead the Department of Defense’s new research and engineering shop.The committee also favorably reported the nomination of William Roper to be Air Force acquisition chief. Roper is currently director of DoD’s Strategic Capabilities Office. The nominations, approved by voice vote, now head to the full Senate for its consideration.At their confirmation hearing Jan. 18, both nominees told the SASC that they favor…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘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 […]