Trump’s defense secretary should focus on internal Pentagon challenges to meet external threats
In this op-ed, John Ferrari says the incoming secretary of defense needs to fix three things in the Pentagon: acquisition, resources, and recruiting.
Key Democrats Lukewarm On SecDef Nominee; Biden Signals Return To Soft Power
"There really is former-general-officer fatigue, bordering on apprehension, on the Hill – on both sides of the aisle," a former Senate staffer says. "Trump really burned out a lot of folks."
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
Transparent & Apolitical: SecDef Esper’s Pledge
In a media-wary administration, the big news from Defense Secretary Mark Esper's formal press briefing was that he actually held one, and pledged to keep doing so.
Who Takes Esper’s SecArmy Seat: McCarthy Or Jette?
As 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.
After Mattis: Strategic Challenge & Opportunity For President Trump
Whatever you think of Jim Mattis, his resignation and the outflow of officials that will follow create a major foreign policy problem for the United States. There is not one ally who is applauding Mattis’s departure — but depart he will, all the same. So what must President Trump and his next defense secretary do, […]
The Secretary Of Reassurance Has Resigned: Farewell To Mattis
WASHINGTON: After two years of reassuring US allies that Donald Trump’s America would not abandon them, Jim Mattis finally had enough. Even before Trump was sworn in as president, the announcement that he would pick Mattis as his Secretary of Defense was met with delighted relief “from the right, from the left, and from overseas.” […]
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Turning R&D into reality to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
Trump’s Generals: A Breaking Defense eBook
Mike Flynn: You’re fired! H.R. McMaster, Jim Mattis, John Kelly: You’re hired!
Everybody Loves ‘Mad Dog’: Mattis Pick Reassures Allies
SIMI VALLEY, CALIF.: You might not think a man nicknamed “Mad Dog” would put America’s allies at ease. But that’s the buzz here at the Reagan Library’s annual defense conference, where Donald Trump‘s choice of Gen. James Mattis to run the Pentagon met with enthusiastic praise from the right, from the left, and from overseas. […]
Leon Panetta Officially Bids Farewell
SecDef Leon Panetta’s official farewell to Defense Department on eve of newly confirmed Chuck Hagel’s swearing-in: http://1.usa.gov/Yyw0GX @SydneyFreedberg
Hagel Nomination: Senate Armed Services Committee Will Vote Tuesday
Chuck #Hagelnomination will come to vote tomorrow @ 2:30pm. Sen. Carl Levin, #SASC chairman, intends to hold vote right after. @colinclarkaol
The future of Zero Trust
Zero Trust is the Pentagon’s foundation for its modern cybersecurity strategy.