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John Rood to Step Down as Defense Undersecretary for Policy

John Rood, undersecretary of defense for policy, will step down from his post at the Department of Defense on Feb. 28, CNN reported Wednesday. President Trump confirmed Rood’s resignation in a tweet posted Wednesday.

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by Jane Edwards
February 20, 2020
News/Press Releases
Navy Fields W76-2 Nuclear Warheads

The U.S. Navy has deployed a submarine-launched ballistic missile that will work to augment deterrence against potential adversaries.

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by Matthew Nelson
February 5, 2020
DoD/News
DoD Looks to Address Industry’s Risks of Intellectual Property Theft

The Trump administration, Department of Defense and intelligence community have launched efforts to mitigate intellectual property theft with particular focus on preventing China from using data for cyber and information warfare, FCW

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by Brenda Marie Rivers
December 6, 2019
DoD/Government Technology/News
John Rood: DoD Pursues Plan to Purchase Low-Yield Naval Nuclear Weapons

John Rood, undersecretary of defense for policy, said Wednesday the military is pushing through to procure naval missiles that contain low-yield nuclear components, National Defense Magazine reported the same day. His announcement discussed

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by Nichols Martin
December 5, 2019
Government Technology/News
Trump Administration Eyes Expanded Troop Deployment as Deterrent to Iran

U.S. officials said the Trump administration considers deploying 14,000 more troops, additional ships and other military hardware to the Middle East to counter the threat posed by Iran, the Wall Street Journal

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by Jane Edwards
December 5, 2019
News
New University to Train Security Cooperation Workforce in Defense Department; Cara Abercrombie Quoted

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has opened a new institution designed to train and build a workforce of security cooperation experts. The new Defense Security Cooperation University aims to ensure that all

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by Nichols Martin
September 30, 2019
Government Technology/News
DoD Begins Low-Yield Nuclear Cruise Missile Dev’t

The Department of Defense has begun the development of low-yield submarine-launched nuclear cruise missiles, USNI News reported Wednesday. John Rood, undersecretary of policy at the Department of Defense, said the U.S. military also requested

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by Matthew Nelson
April 4, 2019
News
Trump, DoD to Release Missile Defense Review

President Donald Trump and the Department of Defense plan to release on Thursday a document that lays out the administration’s missile defense strategy, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. The Missile Defense Review

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by Jane Edwards
January 17, 2019
News
Patrick Shanahan Issues Memo on DoD’s ‘Space Force’ Establishment Plan

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has released a memo that lays out the Defense Department’s plan to establish by 2020 a new “space force” that would serve as the country’s sixth service branch,

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by Jane Edwards
September 14, 2018
News
DoD’s John Rood: Space Sensor Layer Could Help US Prepare for Missile Attacks

John Rood, defense undersecretary for policy, has said having a network of space-based sensors designed to detect and track missile threats is “not a provocative act” and would allow the U.S. to prepare

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by Jane Edwards
September 5, 2018
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