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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

Senior GOP HASC Members Wittman, Turner Ousted Amid Dems’ Blue Wave

Two senior Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, including a potential frontrunner for the panel’s top GOP role, have officially lost their reelection bids. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and […]

Congress

Dems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off

Democrats’ sweeping victories in Tuesday’s midterms, taking back control of the House and Senate, are set to reshape key spots atop defense committees, to include House Armed Services panels and […]

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 […]