• In a speech that was as welcome as it was remarkable, the Pentagon chief explained that the Congress, Department of Defense officials and defense contractors had allowed military spending to grow unchecked after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. (thenation.com)
  • Pentagon officials argue that both would be pivotal to ramping up the defense-industrial base and military aid to Ukraine, which are bipartisan priorities. (armytimes.com)
  • The real debate over how much to raise budget caps for the defense and nondefense sides of the budget was happening at a meeting between White House officials and Congress' four top party leaders Tuesday morning. (navytimes.com)
  • Pentagon and State Department officials have asserted the president has the legal authority to indefinitely keep U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. (navytimes.com)
  • Trump loyalist Anthony Tata's positive diagnosis came as officials have noted a relaxation of mask wearing inside the Pentagon. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The Defense Department's temporary top policy official, retired officer and conspiracy theorist Anthony Tata, has tested positive for coronavirus after meeting with a foreign official infected with the virus who recently visited the Pentagon, adding even more turmoil to a building still rattled by outgoing President Donald Trump's recent purge of top officials. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • While the Pentagon has publicly made the case that it has become more watchful of CDC guidelines for coronavirus, two officials inside the building said on condition of anonymity that the routine use of masks under Tata's predecessor James Anderson has fallen by the wayside, with Tata and other Trump loyalists often eschewing them. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • In February 2020, the United States Navy confirmed that, in response to inquiries, intelligence briefings presented by naval intelligence officials have been provided to members of Congress. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Pentagon blocked members of President Joe Biden's incoming administration from gaining access to critical information about current operations, including the troop drawdown in Afghanistan, upcoming special operations missions in Africa and the Covid-19 vaccine distribution program, according to new details provided by transition and defense officials. (yahoo.com)
  • The effort to obstruct the Biden team, led by senior White House appointees at the Pentagon, is unprecedented in modern presidential transitions and will hobble the new administration on key national security matters as it takes over positions in the Defense Department on Wednesday, the officials said. (yahoo.com)
  • This story is based on conversations with 10 Pentagon and Biden officials involved in the transition, most of whom spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive conversations. (yahoo.com)
  • Outgoing acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller has maintained publicly that he is committed to ensuring a smooth transfer of power, and Defense Department officials say the Pentagon has worked hard to complete the Biden team's requests for information and interviews in challenging conditions due to the pandemic and a hyper-partisan environment. (yahoo.com)
  • Pentagon officials under President Donald Trump refused to provide information about current operations, particularly in the special operations realm, because they are "predecisional. (yahoo.com)
  • But Armed Services hasn't held another confirmation hearing since, and Biden hasn't formally nominated any more senior Pentagon officials besides Kahl. (politico.com)
  • Congress on Thursday sent President Donald Trump the final version of the 2020 defense appropriations bill, part of a broad $1.4 trillion spending deal to finalize federal spending for 2020 and avert a government shutdown. (defensenews.com)
  • Congress required the Pentagon's report with a provision inserted in the fiscal 2020 defense authorization law at the insistence of California Democrat Pete Aguilar , who has pushed hard for years to get the Defense Department to more forcefully address the presence of extremists in military ranks. (rollcall.com)
  • Ron Boxall, the Joint Staff's director for force structure, resources and assessment, brief reporters on the president's fiscal 2021 defense budget request at the Pentagon, Feb. 10, 2020. (navytimes.com)
  • The Pentagon later addressed and officially released the first three videos of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) in 2020, and confirmed the provenance of the leaked 2019 videos in two statements made in 2021. (wikipedia.org)
  • On April 27, 2020, the Pentagon formally released the three videos. (wikipedia.org)
  • While the Pentagon is pushing this raft of new airplanes, it still "lacks key portfolio-level analysis to better inform its decisions," despite no fewer than eight TacAir reviews conducted by the DOD between 2020 and 2022. (binodon24live.com)
  • Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a wreath laying ceremony at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington, as first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, looks on. (defensenews.com)
  • When the fiscal year 2023 defense policy bill became law in December 2022, Congress authorized the military to boost its pilot retention bonuses in response to a long-running pilot shortage exacerbated by a private sector hiring spree . (marinecorpstimes.com)
  • FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a welcome ceremony at the Pentagon, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington. (wvnstv.com)
  • In a statement, a Pentagon spokesperson said that Tata would continue to serve in his job while quarantining at home "similar to the way many in the Pentagon, including senior leadership, have worked remotely as the Pentagon reduced its footprint in response to COVID-19. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Pentagon spokesperson Sue Gough said it is "understandable" for there to be limits on what sensitive and classified information the department can provide to the incoming team, including related to future military operations. (yahoo.com)
  • Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said "If confirmed, Dr. Kahl's record of public service and considerable expertise will make him an exceptional Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. (politico.com)
  • On March 9, President Biden released his budget for the next fiscal year, urging Congress to fund the White House's $6.9 trillion in priorities for 2024, make corporations pay more of their fair share in taxes and approve his plan to reduce the deficit by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade. (religionnews.com)
  • Biden openly decried the treatment his aides were receiving at the Pentagon in December, calling it "nothing short, in my view, of irresponsibility" after meetings were canceled ahead of Christmas. (yahoo.com)
  • But people involved with the transition, both on the Biden team and the Pentagon side, gave POLITICO a more detailed picture of what was denied, saying briefings on pressing defense matters never happened, were delayed to the last minute, or were controlled by overbearing minders from the Trump administration's side. (yahoo.com)
  • Tensions between the Pentagon and the Biden agency landing team emerged almost the moment the General Services Administration authorized the transition to begin in late November after an initial delay following the election. (yahoo.com)
  • Echoing concerns in Congress about maintaining civilian control of the military , Rep. Adam Smith told MSNBC he "would prefer [the position] be a civilian person" but suggested his concerns were assuaged somewhat because the Biden team reached out to him and he obtained a commitment to have Austin appear before the committee. (airforcetimes.com)
  • Biden has responded to the skepticism with an essay in The Atlantic that urged Congress to grant a waiver. (airforcetimes.com)
  • After expressing a preference for former Pentagon policy chief Michèle Flournoy before word of Austin's selection leaked, Smith issued new statement Tuesday, after Biden made the selection official, to praise Austin and his historic candidacy. (airforcetimes.com)
  • Secretary-designate Austin is looking forward to speaking with Congressional leadership early on, including House leadership, and both Senate and House Armed Service Committee members," Biden press secretary Jen Psaki said in a tweet, adding that Austin, "appreciates Congress' role in considering this waiver. (airforcetimes.com)
  • In a separate statement, Pentagon spokeswoman Sue Gough denied other allegations made by Grusch before a House Oversight subcommittee. (yahoo.com)
  • The Pentagon "has no information that any individual has been harmed or killed as a result of providing information" about UFO objects, Gough said. (yahoo.com)
  • U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks on immigration issues while meeting with members of the U.S. Congress in the Cabinet Room of the White House June 20, 2018 in Washington, DC. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • McCusker raised concerns about plans to suspend Pentagon funding for Ukraine, that ultimately became the core of the impeachment case against President Donald Trump. (navytimes.com)
  • The rating for Republicans in Congress has risen six percentage points since late October, before the impeachment of President Donald Trump in the U.S. House of Representatives. (frontpagemag.com)
  • The warning from the Pentagon comptroller came in a letter sent to congressional leaders and was obtained by The Associated Press. (defensenews.com)
  • Pentagon Comptroller Michael McCord told House and Senate leaders there is $1.6 billion left of the $25.9 billion Congress provided to replenish U.S. military stocks that have been flowing to Ukraine. (defensenews.com)
  • This week, a House member called on the Department of Defense Inspector General (DoD IG) to investigate an aircraft parts supplier suspected of gouging the Pentagon for many years. (pogo.org)
  • The Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, in Washington. (religionnews.com)
  • The WTC Health Program provides high-quality medical monitoring and treatment for responders to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City, at the Pentagon, and near Shanksville and for survivors in the New York City Disaster Area. (cdc.gov)
  • Hundreds of thousands of people in the New York City (NYC) Disaster Area, at the Pentagon, and at the crash site in Shanksville, PA were exposed to dust, debris, and traumatic events, and physically and emotionally stressful conditions on and after September 11, 2001. (cdc.gov)
  • Congress created the WTC Health Program to provide medical monitoring and treatment for certified WTC-related health conditions with no out-of-pocket costs to those directly affected by the 9/11 attacks in New York, the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. (cdc.gov)
  • The exposures at the World Trade Center in New York City, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and at the Shanksville, Pennsylvania site have caused a wide variety of health conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • If Democrats and Republicans want to find common ground on reducing federal spending, they should start by cutting weapons systems, ships and equipment that don't work or that the Pentagon doesn't want or need. (religionnews.com)
  • Still, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed, D-R.I., and fellow Democrats plan next week to call up the Pentagon nominees individually on the chamber floor in hopes of catching the Republicans off guard, or at least forcing them to come to the floor to object, according to a Senate Democratic aide. (armytimes.com)
  • The average approval rating since 1999, when Gallup began periodically tracking both, is 41% for the Democrats in Congress and 35% for the Republicans in Congress. (frontpagemag.com)
  • At a Feb. 19 press briefing, Pentagon public affairs head Jonathan Hoffman said McCusker is "still the president's nominee. (navytimes.com)
  • The Department has learned much over the last 10 months of COVID, and even recently we have recommitted to fastidiously following the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] guidelines with respect to mitigation measures-face coverings, social distancing, contact tracing, hand washing and virtual engagements among others," Chief Pentagon Spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement Thursday night after Bloomberg first reported that Tata had contracted the virus. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The new House Defense spending report would require the Defense secretary to formally inform lawmakers about implementation of the Pentagon research center's recommendations. (rollcall.com)
  • The Defense Department urges Congress to quickly pass the president's supplemental request, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said at a press briefing Tuesday. (eurasiareview.com)
  • Significant potential exists in companies who are quite small and for whom government contracting is an enigma," according to a legislative proposal DOD sent to Congress on April 12 for consideration in the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill. (insidedefense.com)
  • Around the same time, Luis Elizondo, the director of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, had resigned from the Pentagon in October 2017 to protest government secrecy and opposition to the investigation, stating in a resignation letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis that the program was not being taken seriously. (wikipedia.org)
  • I had no intention of missing the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2017 Congress , but Tony didn't have to go. (medscape.com)
  • Congress averted a government shutdown by passing a short-term funding bill over the weekend, but the measure dropped all assistance for Ukraine in the battle against Russia. (defensenews.com)
  • The possible delay in passing the House's $826 billion Pentagon funding legislation highlights the looming prospect of a government shutdown, with the Freedom Caucus refusing to advance any appropriations bills - or a short-term funding extension - unless they secure non-defense spending cuts at levels even lower than what Congress agreed to in May's debt ceiling deal . (militarytimes.com)
  • The Environmental Protection Agency is telling its employees to still report to work next week - even if Congress triggers a government shutdown over the weekend. (federalnewsradio.com)
  • WASHINGTON ― A House defense spending bill that aims to end the post-2001 war authorizations after eight months, pull military support in Yemen and fund the Pentagon at $8 billion less than what the White House requested, advanced out of committee in a 30-22 vote Tuesday. (navytimes.com)
  • The funding was originally appropriated by Congress through the 2001 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • And since a new session of Congress begins next month , any nominees who aren't confirmed by the end of this year will have to refile paperwork and restart the confirmation process, a situation that potentially leaves them waiting for additional months. (armytimes.com)
  • At a time when Congress is telling us to run faster, compete with China, focus more on Taiwan, focus more on acquisitions, do a better job recruiting, they're also saying: 'And oh, by the way, do it without 10 highly qualified civilian nominees. (armytimes.com)
  • The confirmation hearing is only the third for President Joe Biden's Pentagon nominees. (politico.com)
  • The confirmation hearing is only the third for President Joe Biden's Pentagon nominees, after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks. (politico.com)
  • Tara Copp is a Pentagon correspondent for the Associated Press. (defensenews.com)
  • Aaron Mehta was deputy editor and senior Pentagon correspondent for Defense News, covering policy, strategy and acquisition at the highest levels of the Defense Department and its international partners. (navytimes.com)
  • WASHINGTON ― Republican leaders on Wednesday were unable to muster the votes needed to pass the House's annual Pentagon spending legislation amid a revolt from the right-wing Freedom Caucus, despite numerous conservative policy riders on the bill. (militarytimes.com)
  • The Freedom Caucus has also rallied against the White House's request for an additional $24 billion in Ukraine aid, including $13 billion for the Pentagon to continue providing military assistance for Kyiv. (militarytimes.com)
  • The Pentagon is warning Congress that it is running low on funding to replace weapons the U.S. has sent to Ukraine and has already been forced to slow down restocking some troops. (defensenews.com)
  • The letter, obtained by The Associated Press, urges Congress to replenish funding for Ukraine. (defensenews.com)
  • Many lawmakers acknowledge that winning approval for Ukraine assistance in Congress is growing more difficult as the war grinds on and resistance to the aid from the Republican hard-right flank gains momentum. (defensenews.com)
  • Republicans in Congress quickly pushed back and declared it dead on arrival. (religionnews.com)
  • Debate over how to compensate the Guard for its unprecedented Capitol deployments has bedeviled Congress and triggered partisan spats - chiefly about what else besides new Guard money to put in a supplemental spending bill, not whether the Guard needs the additional half a billion dollars. (rollcall.com)
  • The White House on Monday issued a veto threat against the fiscal 2024 Pentagon spending bill, chiefly because of socially conservative provisions including language that would bar the Pentagon from implementing its abortion leave policy as well as diversity and inclusion initiatives. (militarytimes.com)
  • In one incident, the Pentagon abruptly canceled the transition team's meeting with Gen. Scott Miller, the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, which had been scheduled for just before Christmas. (yahoo.com)
  • The Pentagon UFO videos are selected visual recordings of FLIR targeting from United States Navy fighter jets based aboard aircraft carriers USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt in 2004, 2014 and 2015, with additional footage taken by other Navy personnel in 2019. (wikipedia.org)
  • WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon misled Congress by using inaccurate or vague information about sexual assault cases in an effort to blunt support for a Senate bill that would make a major change in how the military handles allegations of sexual misconduct, an Associated Press investigation found. (allgov.com)
  • WASHINGTON - U.S. military satellite procurements and contracts for launch services have been put on hold and cannot move forward until Congress passes a full-year defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2022, Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond said in a statement to the House Appropriations Committee Jan. 12. (spacenews.com)
  • WASHINGTON (AP) - A top Pentagon official has attacked this week's widely watched congressional hearing on UFOs, calling the claims "insulting" to employees who are investigating sightings and accusing a key witness of not cooperating with the official U.S. government investigation. (yahoo.com)
  • WASHINGTON - The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Mark Esper to be the country's 27th defense secretary, ending a wait of more than 200 days for a permanent Pentagon leader . (armytimes.com)
  • WASHINGTON ― Pentagon leaders fear the chance of advancing a slate of critical department nominations this year is dwindling amid ongoing opposition on Capitol Hill , and they're warning that delays could cause significant hardship for military operations in the months to come. (armytimes.com)
  • This picture taken December 26, 2011 shows the Pentagon building in Washington, DC. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. - A high-level employee at the pentagon has been charged with three counts of theft. (ktvu.com)
  • John Conger, a senior Pentagon official under Obama who helped develop the survey, told The Washington Post that the edits "change the feeling of urgency in the report, but not its fundamental conclusion -- that our military installations are clearly experiencing climate impacts. (opednews.com)
  • The panel said in a report made public Monday that it would direct the Pentagon to report on how it is implementing proposals to solve the problem, including recommendations from an internal Defense Department study that was sent quietly to Congress in October and disclosed publicly by CQ Roll Call in February. (rollcall.com)
  • As lawmakers loudly sparred in recent weeks about how to reimburse the National Guard half a billion dollars for protecting the Capitol this year, the Pentagon quietly offered to simply foot the bill by deferring "non-urgent" facilities repairs by a few months, CQ Roll Call has learned. (rollcall.com)
  • Will Congress keep hanging humanity on the Pentagon's iron cross? (religionnews.com)
  • This is encouraged by the Pentagon's "unfunded priorities lists," where the military submits wish lists to Congress, asking for additional funding beyond what the president requested. (religionnews.com)
  • Some lawmakers do not want the military to have to foot the National Guard's bill by redirecting money in its budgets, even if the Pentagon has suggested it can do so without adverse effect. (rollcall.com)
  • They tried to use the same playbook for the Pentagon spending bill this week, offering to put numerous amendments from right-wing lawmakers to the defense spending bill on the floor for votes. (militarytimes.com)
  • Schwegman, who did not provide an estimated timeline for the Pentagon to complete the bonus policy revision, added that branches "may request an exception to current policy to pay higher bonuses. (marinecorpstimes.com)
  • There also is nothing in the records that supports the primary reason the Pentagon told Congress about the cases in the first place: To cast top military brass as hard-nosed crime fighters who insisted on taking the cases to trial after civilian law enforcement said no. (allgov.com)
  • Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. (defensenews.com)
  • Although fiscal year 2022 started Oct. 1, Congress has not passed appropriations bills for the military or for any other federal agency. (spacenews.com)
  • The Pentagon has not "conducted an integrated analysis that provides insights into the interdependencies and risks across all tactical air platforms and all services," Ludwigson said, referring to an audit GAO did in December 2022. (binodon24live.com)
  • Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon, and the historic nature of the nomination, particularly in a year of extraordinary racial tension in the country, adds an intriguing dimension to the debate in Congress over one of the key members of Biden's Cabinet. (airforcetimes.com)
  • These holds are hamstringing an organization at a time when we have a pacing challenge in China, an acute threat from Russia," a senior defense official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of negotiations between the Pentagon and Capitol Hill. (armytimes.com)
  • In recent months the Pentagon and NSA have undertaken secret and direct negotiations with the bosses of IBM and Microsoft to get them to install systems enabling the intelligence community to gain access to encrypted data. (intelligenceonline.com)
  • Military representatives defended the accuracy of the information sent to Congress. (allgov.com)
  • Such senior pay proposals by the department have generated little support from Congress in recent years, according to Steve Strobridge, director of government relations for the Military Officers Association of America. (stripes.com)
  • She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA's National Defense. (spacenews.com)
  • They can start with supporting Representatives Mark Pocan and Barbara Lee's NDAA amendment to cut the military budget by 10% and promise to vote against any final bill that doesn't SLASH the Pentagon budget! (codepink.org)
  • Congress may be interested in the concept because it is being used to develop many high-profile procurement programs for all of the military services. (usni.org)
  • The Pentagon study described in detail appeals that white supremacists and other extremists have made to recruit military members - and their periodic successes. (rollcall.com)
  • He has the trust of our president, the trust of our military, the trust of Congress and the country to keep our nation safe. (armytimes.com)
  • Throughout last year and into this spring, that number - 31 - has been at the center of debates, as the Navy, Marine Corps, Defense Department, Congress and industry weigh in on how many amphibious ships the military needs, what they should look like and how much they should cost. (yahoo.com)
  • Over the coming months, Congress will face - and make - critical budget decisions that could drastically reshape our country. (religionnews.com)
  • The current Pentagon budget is already at a staggering $858 billion. (religionnews.com)
  • The Pentagon budget should not be allowed to endlessly expand with little to no questions asked and scant pushback given. (religionnews.com)
  • Cut the Pentagon Budget by 10%: Where do your Members of Congress stand? (winwithoutwar.org)
  • The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) currently in Congress would greenlight an obscene $740 billion+ Pentagon budget. (winwithoutwar.org)
  • Write and urge your senators to vote to pass the upcoming Sanders-Markey-Warren amendment to cut 10% from the bloated Pentagon budget (that's $74 billion! (winwithoutwar.org)
  • Write and urge your representatives to vote to pass the upcoming progressive NDAA amendments on ending endless Afghanistan war, the bloated Pentagon budget, and police militarization now! (winwithoutwar.org)
  • Among other provisions asserting Congress' power of the purse, the bill bucks the Army's wishes to include $28 million in advance procurement funds for the newest variant of the CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter. (defensenews.com)
  • Alluding to criticism the Defense Department circumvented Congress by allowing its funds to be shifted to the border wall, Visclosky said, "The [Defense] Department's actions in the past year have fundamentally damaged its relationship with this committee. (defensenews.com)
  • Creating such a plan would help the Defense Department and Congress alike size up the true priorities in TacAir and put funds against the most pressing needs, the GAO reported. (binodon24live.com)
  • She was previously Pentagon bureau chief for Sightline Media Group. (defensenews.com)
  • Someone at the Pentagon should be held accountable,' said retired Col. Don Christensen, the organization's president and the former chief Air Force prosecutor. (allgov.com)
  • Chief of Staff of Pentagon Counterterrorism Office Served Iranian Gov. (frontpagemag.com)
  • Even as Congress approved a sweeping defense policy bill this week that re-designates Air Force Space Command, it included language to prohibit any new billets, meaning the organization must be built with existing forces. (defensenews.com)
  • The post of undersecretary for policy is among the most influential in the Pentagon, shaping numerous strategic reviews and policy debate, and is typically among the first posts filled by a new administration. (politico.com)
  • William D. Hartung is a Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, and the author most recently of 'Pathways to Pentagon Spending Reductions: Removing the Obstacles. (commondreams.org)
  • We hope the letter puts pressure on DoD to probe TransDigm's practices and spurs DoD and Congress to make reforms to the acquisition system. (pogo.org)
  • The Defense Department is asking Congress to establish a pilot program for acquisition program "set-asides" to encourage commercial technology companies to do business with the Pentagon. (insidedefense.com)
  • The short-term funding bill passed by Congress lasts only until mid-November. (defensenews.com)
  • Unlike most of the other pending proposals in Congress, their bill would not add any other funding lines. (rollcall.com)
  • A bill to fund the Pentagon at $8 billion less than what the White House requested passed the House Appropriations Committee. (navytimes.com)
  • Republican leaders spent Wednesday trying to whip the Freedom Caucus to back the Pentagon spending bill, so far to no avail. (militarytimes.com)
  • However, Perry and more than a dozen Freedom Caucus members also vowed at Tuesday's press conference to oppose a stopgap government funding bill that Congress needs to pass by September 30 to avoid a shutdown - unless they get the steep spending cuts they seek. (militarytimes.com)
  • Chu did not provide a timetable for presenting the idea to Congress, but told members of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee he expects to offer a proposal to them in the near future. (stripes.com)
  • Today, the Navy has 31 amphibious ships - what the Marine Corps considers the bare minimum it needs - but the Pentagon plans to shrink the fleet below that number in fiscal 2024. (yahoo.com)
  • Or there's a third option: The report could call for a continued pause in the Pentagon buying amphibious ships, which could force Ingalls to close its production line and would force the Marine Corps to reevaluate its amphibious operations plans. (yahoo.com)
  • The new legislation motivates "the right people and programs at the Pentagon to deploy needed strategies in a transformative way," said Rep. Darrell Issa. (defensenews.com)
  • The Hill ) - The attorneys general in all 50 states are calling on Congress to look into how artificial intelligence (AI) can exploit children through pornography and put forward legislation to address it. (wwlp.com)
  • The U.S. would have already run out of that funding if the Pentagon hadn't realized earlier this year that it had overvalued the equipment it had already sent, freeing up about $6.2 billion . (defensenews.com)
  • Below, you will find a list of all the Members of Congress who have committed to supporting the amendments. (winwithoutwar.org)
  • Former Navy helicopter pilot Lt. Paula Coughlin, a member of the group's board of directors, called on Congress to hold hearings on what she called 'this latest deception. (allgov.com)
  • The Secretary of Defense also challenged members of Congress to stop funding expensive weapons systems and spending boondoggles - including multibillion-dollar ships and submarines , additional Boeing C-17 cargo airplanes and the General Electric-Rolls Royce secondary engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - that the Pentagon has made clear are not needed to defend the United States. (thenation.com)
  • With a flood of new aircraft programs taking shape, the Pentagon still doesn't have a portfolio plan that rationalizes its all-service tactical aviation activities, the Government Accountability Office told the House Armed Services Committee this week. (binodon24live.com)
  • The Pentagon and U.S. intelligence agencies have been pushed by Congress in recent years to better investigate reports of devices flying at unusual speeds or trajectories as a national security concern. (yahoo.com)
  • Austin, who served in the Army for 41 years and was head of U.S. Central Command before he retired in 2016, must gain a waiver from Congress because of the prohibition against anyone serving as secretary of defense who has not been out of uniform for at least seven years. (airforcetimes.com)
  • In December 2015, Congress reauthorized the WTC Health Program for 75 years, ending in 2090. (cdc.gov)
  • We need to make sure children aren't harmed as this technology becomes more widespread, and when Congress comes back from recess, we want this request to be one of the first things they see on their desks," he added. (wwlp.com)
  • Meanwhile, the Pentagon cannot even pass an audit after six tries and is unable to account for all its use of our tax dollars. (religionnews.com)
  • Smith declined to predict whether the waiver would pass Congress, saying: "I wouldn't prejudge that. (airforcetimes.com)
  • Some in Congress are demanding deep cuts to vital programs that people rely on every day in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. (religionnews.com)
  • We are calling on Congress to Cut The Pentagon for the People, Planet, Peace and a Future! (codepink.org)
  • File photo of Pentagon press secretary John F. Kirby. (eurasiareview.com)
  • Senators want answers from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on steps the Pentagon is taking to address continued problems in family housing. (marinecorpstimes.com)
  • Pentagon planners say that without service-level, workforce-focused personnel in place like Franklin Parker, the pick to be assistant secretary of Navy manpower and reserve affairs, and Agnes Schaefer, nominated to the same role for the Army, the services are less equipped to tackle difficult issues like sexual assault and recruiting shortfalls. (armytimes.com)
  • But unless the Office of the Secretary of Defense approves the continued construction of ships, or unless Congress overrides the Pentagon, "trying to maintain even a minimal [amphibious] presence is going to be really difficult," Turner said. (yahoo.com)
  • It is a choice Congress makes every year. (religionnews.com)
  • Responding to the GAO in December, the Pentagon said it expects to do a portfolio-wide analysis of its TacAir plans in the next year or two. (binodon24live.com)
  • Originally authorised for only 5years, the WTC Health Program was reauthorised by Congress in 2015 until the year 2090thereby assuring a lifetime of care for those affected by 9/11 (42 US Code 300mm300mm-61). (cdc.gov)
  • After a months-long investigation, the Pentagon is poised to produce a report addressing sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) - more commonly known as "unidentified flying objects," or UFOs . (space.com)
  • The report also said the Pentagon could consider hiring contractors to surveil social media as much as is practically and legally possible. (rollcall.com)
  • And the panel wants the Pentagon to provide a separate report dedicated to explaining progress at keeping extremists from getting security clearances. (rollcall.com)
  • Congress established the World Trade Center Health Program to provide high quality medical care and monitoring to eligible 9/11 responders and survivors through 2090. (cdc.gov)
  • The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Obama created the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program to provide healthcare to responders and survivors affected by toxic agent exposures arising from the 9/11 terrorist attacks and their aftereffects. (cdc.gov)