Meink, most recently the principal deputy director for the National Reconnaissance Office, is a relative anomaly amongst President Donald Trump’s picks for top Defense Department leaders, having an extensive history of working within the US government.
“I have no relationship with Space X or Mr. Musk outside of a professional relationship in execution of my current duties,” Meink stated in written responses to questions from Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
Lt. Gen. Dan Caine has promised to give the president his best military advice “even when the president may have different feelings about it," he told lawmakers previously.
It is unclear when Colby will be sworn in as the Pentagon's undersecretary of policy, but he will take the job at a time when US military operations at the southern border have become a top priority for the department.
“I’m not aware of any Signal chats that contain sensitive information,” said Michael Duffey, the nominee for the Pentagon's top acquisition job, and currently Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's deputy chief of staff.
During Trump’s first administration, Stephen Feinberg headed the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, which gives private citizens access to classified information so they can provide advice about the inner workings of the Intelligence Community.
“There is great opportunity to improve our cost structure, our efficiency, our operations, to really save a lot of money that could be plowed into mission," said Stephen Feinberg, who is nominated to be deputy secretary of defense.
A Special Forces vet returns to the Pentagon to help fill a key commando office that has been without permanent leadership for months
Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he was "disappointed" by Barbara Barrett in "her responses to questions during her office visit and public testimony" during her confirmation hearing, "factors that have also contributed to my uncertainty about her ability to lead the Air Force."
"Transparency (canopy) supply shortages continue to be the main obstacle to achieving this. We are seeking additional sources to fix unserviceable canopies," Esper said in response to written questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Consolidate network monitoring, performance management, and fault isolation into a single, comprehensive solution.
“After a comprehensive investigation by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, there was insufficient evidence to support any finding of misconduct on the part of Gen. Hyten,” Pentagon spokeswoman Col. DeDe Halfhill said yesterday.
Trump nominee for Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett "is a force to be reckoned with and has the leadership, experience, and knowledge to lead our Air Force into the future during a time of increased global threats," says Sen. Martha McSally.
The Acting Defense Secretary, with less than two years of national security experience under his belt, is poised to take over a department in the throes of a rapid modernization project, while rattling sabres with Iran, Venezuela, North Korea, China, and Russia.
SPACE SYMPOSIUM: For the first time, the United States is sharing its space war plans, known as Olympic Defender, with a small number of allies, says the head of Strategic Command. Gen. John Hyten told us in a Monday evening interview that a new version of the plan was published “last December,” he said. “Everything that […]