Gen. James Slife

Trump taps Lamontagne as next Air Force No. 2

Air Mobility Command chief Gen. John Lamontagne — one of several new military nominees submitted by the White House on Monday — would fill a role left vacant since the firing of Gen. James Slife in February.

By Michael Marrow

Congress

Trump taps Caudle as Navy’s next leader, USMC’s Mahoney as joints chiefs No. 2

The nominations follows Adm. Lisa Franchetti's removal from her post as the 33rd CNO more than two years earlier than planned.

By Justin Katz

Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission

Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.

By Breaking Defense