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New Navy secretary, 7 other DoD officials confirmed by Senate
The Senate on Aug. 1 confirmed eight Defense Department nominees, providing a sizable staffing boost to the Pentagon after a protracted congressional stalemate.
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Selva reconfirmed as Joint Chiefs vice chairman
Gen. Paul Selva has been confirmed for a second two-year stint as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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North Korea may have just shown a capability to strike the continental US
North Korea launched another ballistic missile Friday morning and experts believe it may have been, for the first time, an intercontinental ballistic missile with the capability to strike the continental United States.
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Mattis ‘very comfortable’ with House, Senate defense bills
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said he is “very comfortable” with the priorities forming the backbones of both the House and Senate defense bills, despite some outstanding issues.
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Mattis: Multiple candidates for US Army secretary still in play
There are multiple candidates for U.S. Army secretary still being evaluated, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Friday.
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SASC poised to vote five DoD nominees out of committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee is poised to push five top defense nominees out of committee and toward a Senate-wide confirmation vote, in a move Chairman John McCain acknowledged may result in a “confrontation” with Democrats on the Senate floor.
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McCain to White House: No more defense industry nominees
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair John McCain, a key congressional gatekeeper for Pentagon nominees, said he does not want the Trump administration to nominate any more executives from the top five defense firms to run the Pentagon.
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Pentagon confirms North Korea launch was ICBM
The Pentagon believes North Korea’s July 4 missile test launch featured an intercontinental ballistic missile shot from a mobile launcher, a marked advance in capability for the regime of Kim Jong Un.
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US clears arms deal for Taiwan worth up to $1.3B
The State Department on Thursday cleared a massive arms deal for Taiwan, worth up to $1.3 billion.
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McCain threatens to block deputy SecDef nomination
What was expected to be an easy confirmation hearing for the Trump administration’s deputy secretary of defense nominee started on a sour note Tuesday.
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New Navy secretary, 7 other DoD officials confirmed by Senate
The Senate on Aug. 1 confirmed eight Defense Department nominees, providing a sizable staffing boost to the Pentagon after a protracted congressional stalemate.
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Selva reconfirmed as Joint Chiefs vice chairman
Gen. Paul Selva has been confirmed for a second two-year stint as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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North Korea may have just shown a capability to strike the continental US
North Korea launched another ballistic missile Friday morning and experts believe it may have been, for the first time, an intercontinental ballistic missile with the capability to strike the continental United States.
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Mattis ‘very comfortable’ with House, Senate defense bills
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said he is “very comfortable” with the priorities forming the backbones of both the House and Senate defense bills, despite some outstanding issues.
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Mattis: Multiple candidates for US Army secretary still in play
There are multiple candidates for U.S. Army secretary still being evaluated, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Friday.
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SASC poised to vote five DoD nominees out of committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee is poised to push five top defense nominees out of committee and toward a Senate-wide confirmation vote, in a move Chairman John McCain acknowledged may result in a “confrontation” with Democrats on the Senate floor.
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McCain to White House: No more defense industry nominees
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair John McCain, a key congressional gatekeeper for Pentagon nominees, said he does not want the Trump administration to nominate any more executives from the top five defense firms to run the Pentagon.
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Pentagon confirms North Korea launch was ICBM
The Pentagon believes North Korea’s July 4 missile test launch featured an intercontinental ballistic missile shot from a mobile launcher, a marked advance in capability for the regime of Kim Jong Un.
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US clears arms deal for Taiwan worth up to $1.3B
The State Department on Thursday cleared a massive arms deal for Taiwan, worth up to $1.3 billion.
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McCain threatens to block deputy SecDef nomination
What was expected to be an easy confirmation hearing for the Trump administration’s deputy secretary of defense nominee started on a sour note Tuesday.
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New Navy secretary, 7 other DoD officials confirmed by Senate
The Senate on Aug. 1 confirmed eight Defense Department nominees, providing a sizable staffing boost to the Pentagon after a protracted congressional stalemate.
-
Selva reconfirmed as Joint Chiefs vice chairman
Gen. Paul Selva has been confirmed for a second two-year stint as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
-
North Korea may have just shown a capability to strike the continental US
North Korea launched another ballistic missile Friday morning and experts believe it may have been, for the first time, an intercontinental ballistic missile with the capability to strike the continental United States.
-
Mattis ‘very comfortable’ with House, Senate defense bills
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said he is “very comfortable” with the priorities forming the backbones of both the House and Senate defense bills, despite some outstanding issues.
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Mattis: Multiple candidates for US Army secretary still in play
There are multiple candidates for U.S. Army secretary still being evaluated, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Friday.
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SASC poised to vote five DoD nominees out of committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee is poised to push five top defense nominees out of committee and toward a Senate-wide confirmation vote, in a move Chairman John McCain acknowledged may result in a “confrontation” with Democrats on the Senate floor.
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McCain to White House: No more defense industry nominees
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair John McCain, a key congressional gatekeeper for Pentagon nominees, said he does not want the Trump administration to nominate any more executives from the top five defense firms to run the Pentagon.
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Pentagon confirms North Korea launch was ICBM
The Pentagon believes North Korea’s July 4 missile test launch featured an intercontinental ballistic missile shot from a mobile launcher, a marked advance in capability for the regime of Kim Jong Un.
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US clears arms deal for Taiwan worth up to $1.3B
The State Department on Thursday cleared a massive arms deal for Taiwan, worth up to $1.3 billion.
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McCain threatens to block deputy SecDef nomination
What was expected to be an easy confirmation hearing for the Trump administration’s deputy secretary of defense nominee started on a sour note Tuesday.
