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Army

Trump Taps Two For Senior Army Posts, Including Acquisition Chief

Friday, October 6th, 2017

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Trump Taps Two For Senior Army Posts, Including Acquisition Chief

The Trump administration moved to fill two senior Army civilian positions last week, including filling the post of chief weapon buyer.Bruce D. Jette was tapped to become assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, a position vacated by Heidi Shyu after the presidential election. If confirmed by the Senate, Jette would be the senior civilian official in charge of Army acquisition.The nomination comes just before the Army has its biggest trade show of the year in Washington,…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]