With Esper’s nomination, the Pentagon gets its third Acting SecDef in one month, underscoring the continued turmoil at the top of Trump administration’s national security machine.
By Paul McLearyMark Esper got on a plane to NATO just 24 hours after taking over at the Pentagon. There are two main reasons why.
By Paul McLearyInsiders say dysfunction within Griffin’s office is creating concerns within the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill.
By Theresa HitchensAs the three most powerful civilians in the Army Department, Esper, McCarthy, and Jette have formed by all accounts a tight-knit and effective team. That’s particularly remarkable because they’ve had abundant opportunities for conflict as they turned the Army bureaucracy upside down.
By Paul McLearyAfter five months on the job, the Pentagon’s Acting SecDef is ousted for a new Acting SecDef — keeping the Trump administration’s carousel wheel spinning.
By Paul McLearyA day after two commercial tankers are hit in the Gulf of Oman, reports emerge the Houthis are firing — and hitting — US aircraft.
By Paul McLearyUSDI Kari Bingen says that DoD’s mission “is hampered when we have to pay in time and money analysts and experts to manually translate data files … to makes systems and data interoperable because of proprietary data standards and formats.”
By Theresa HitchensThe sea services have their own space specialists, but those personnel don’t only work on space — so who stays and who goes?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.CNO John Richardson said Monday that, essentially, the Persian Gulf deployment was business as usual. “The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group was planned to deploy for some time now,” he told the SeaAirSpace conference.
By Paul McLearyIn future wars, “one of our battles is going to be just getting off of the pier,” the Navy’s top civilian said, because of cyber attacks against Navy forces and infrastructure.
By Paul McLearyThe space threat’s the thing at this year’s Space Symposium.
By Theresa HitchensSenators, generals, and the acting Defense Secretary all tried to present a united front on Tuesday, but questions remain.
By Paul McLearyMilitary space programs have to navigate a maze of 60 agencies. Creating a Space Force may not make things simpler.
By Colin ClarkAn inside source explains the logic behind the 2020 budget’s most controversial call.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.