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Army

Senate OKs Esper As Senior Army Civilian

Wednesday, November 15th, 2017

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Senate OKs Esper As Senior Army Civilian

Mark Esper

Former Raytheon [RTN] executive Mark Esper was confirmed Nov. 15 as Army secretary, in an 89-6 vote by the Senate.Esper, is the Trump administration’s third pick to become the Army’s senior civilian and the final service secretary to be confirmed.Former congresswoman, Air Force officer and National Security Council staff member Heather Wilson was confirmed as Air Force Secretary in May. She was the first and least contentious service secretary nominee confirmed under Trump.At Esper’s confirmation hearing, Senate Armed Services Committee…

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

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Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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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

The Pentagon estimates the U.S.’ ongoing conflict with Iran has now cost at least $29 billion, while a lead official noted the updated figure does not factor in damage to […]