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Air Force

Trump’s Pentagon Transition Team Includes Former Industry Officials, Generals

Friday, November 18th, 2016

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Trump’s Pentagon Transition Team Includes Former Industry Officials, Generals

Two former defense industry officials, Army officers, and a Beltway think-tank analyst are included on President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Department transition team.The list of nine names was published on Trump’s transition website Greatagain.gov on Friday morning, along with members of “Agency Landing Teams” for the State Department, the National Security Council and the Justice Department. Each team member is identified by most recent or current employer and “funding source.”Listed atop the Defense Department transition team is Mira Ricardel, a former…

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 […]