Shaun Brahmsteadt, a more than 31-year U.S. Navy veteran and master chief at the Naval Air Systems Command, has been appointed to succeed Army Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin as command senior enlisted leader of
MoreSen. Thad Cochran (R-Mississippi) has said a defense appropriations bill that the House and Senate agreed upon would provide $21.2 billion for the U.S. Navy‘s shipbuilding programs, Defense News reported Friday. Christopher Diamond writes
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Gregory Brower, former deputy general counsel in FBI‘s office of the general counsel, will assume the role of assistant director for the bureau’s office of congressional affairs. FBI said Friday the appointment is effective early
MoreMichael Kratsios, former chief of staff at investment firm Thiel Capital, has been named as the White House’s deputy chief technology officer, TechCrunch reported Friday. Kate Conger writes Kratsios succeeded former deputy
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The Government Accountability Office has called on the General Services Administration and Office of Management and Budget to establish procedures that will help verify if real property disposal reports offer data as intended. GAO
MoreThe U.S. Air Force plans to conduct the first flight demonstration of light attack aircraft this summer at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, Defense News reported Friday. Valerie Insinna writes
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Sens. Gary Peters (D-Michigan) and David Perdue (R-Georgia) have introduced a bill that would require the Department of Homeland Security to help state and local authorities address cyber threats, Nextgov reported Thursday. Joseph Marks
MorePresident Donald Trump has pledged to rebuild the U.S. armed forces and expand the U.S. Navy‘s aircraft carrier fleet through a proposed $54 billion increase in the Defense Department budget for fiscal 2018, DoD News
MoreThe House Appropriations Committee has introduced a bill that would provide $577.9 billion for the Defense Department‘s national security missions that include military and readiness programs. The committee said Thursday its FY 2017 defense appropriations bill “closely reflects”
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Rick Perry, former governor of Texas, has been sworn in as head of the Energy Department after the Senate confirmed his appointment via a 62-37 vote. Perry said in a statement published Thursday that he will
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