Tuberville hold will force military to ‘lose talent’: Gen. Brown

Tuberville hold will force military to ‘lose talent’: Gen. Brown
Tuberville hold will force military to ‘lose talent’: Gen. Brown

Air Force Gen. CQ Brown received praise for his career while fielding some culture war questions from Republicans, and separately indicated he would not work for a defense contractor after serving as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

New Senate bill would speed Pentagon purchase of electric non-tactical vehicles

New Senate bill would speed Pentagon purchase of electric non-tactical vehicles
New Senate bill would speed Pentagon purchase of electric non-tactical vehicles

Legislation would require the 75% of the department’s FY23 non-tactical vehicle purchases to be electric or zero-emissions.

Echoing Hyten, Grady says Pentagon should stop over-classifying info

Echoing Hyten, Grady says Pentagon should stop over-classifying info
Echoing Hyten, Grady says Pentagon should stop over-classifying info

Adm. Christopher Grady appears poised to become the military’s second highest ranking officer.

Navy Pushing Additional Safety Checks Following Bonhomme Richard Fire

Navy Pushing Additional Safety Checks Following Bonhomme Richard Fire
Navy Pushing Additional Safety Checks Following Bonhomme Richard Fire

A senior Navy admiral says the service is “pretty good” at firefighting at sea, but conceded “education” and “spot checking” is necessary at the shipyards.

No Trump Politics In Picking Microsoft For $10B JEDI Contract: DoD CIO

No Trump Politics In Picking Microsoft For $10B JEDI Contract: DoD CIO
No Trump Politics In Picking Microsoft For $10B JEDI Contract: DoD CIO

Approximately 50 experts in cloud computing were responsible for selecting Microsoft for the JEDI contract, and were anonymous to prevent political influence from the White House.

Hyten Endures: Sen. McSally Declares Him ‘Innocent’

Hyten Endures: Sen. McSally Declares Him ‘Innocent’
Hyten Endures: Sen. McSally Declares Him ‘Innocent’

But Col. Kathryn Spletstoser doubled down on her accusations against her former boss: “He could have raped me.”

Gen. Milley Pledges To Speak Truth To Trump

Gen. Milley Pledges To Speak Truth To Trump
Gen. Milley Pledges To Speak Truth To Trump

“Arlington is full of our comrades, and we understand absolutely full well the hazards of our chosen profession … and we are not going to be intimidated into making stupid decisions. We will give our best military advice, regardless of the consequences to ourselves.”

Lawmakers’ Letters Endorse McCain Plan To Reinforce Pacific, Assist Asian Allies

Lawmakers’ Letters Endorse McCain Plan To Reinforce Pacific, Assist Asian Allies
Lawmakers’ Letters Endorse McCain Plan To Reinforce Pacific, Assist Asian Allies

A bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives is urging Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to budget $1.5 billion a year to reinforce US forces in the Pacific to better support Asian allies, stiffening their spines against Chinese intimidation. Known as the Asia-Pacific Stability Initiative and endorsed by the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal, it’s a proposal…

Mattis Signals Strong Commitment To Allies, Especially NATO; Announces Weapons Review

Mattis Signals Strong Commitment To Allies, Especially NATO; Announces Weapons Review
Mattis Signals Strong Commitment To Allies, Especially NATO; Announces Weapons Review

Presumptive Defense Secretary James Mattis sent a clear signal to America’s allies — and to his presumptive boss, President-Elect Trump — that the NATO alliance is “enormously” important and that America “must also take no ally for granted.” If approved by the Senate, Mattis said, in written answers to questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee,…

Navy Seeks To Boost Shipbuilding: Amphibs, Subs, Destroyers

Navy Seeks To Boost Shipbuilding: Amphibs, Subs, Destroyers
Navy Seeks To Boost Shipbuilding: Amphibs, Subs, Destroyers

CAPITOL HILL: Despite tight budgets at the Pentagon, the Navy wants to speed-up several shipbuilding programs — amphibious warships, destroyers, and submarines — and Congress seems inclined to give them the money. That’s testimony both to the perennial political popularity of shipbuilding, which employs a lot of voters, and to the rising strategic anxiety over…

Sen. Cotton, 37, Wins Airland Chair; Sens. McCain, Reed Set New SASC Lineup

Sen. Cotton, 37, Wins Airland Chair; Sens. McCain, Reed Set New SASC Lineup
Sen. Cotton, 37, Wins Airland Chair; Sens. McCain, Reed Set New SASC Lineup

WASHINGTON: The youngest senator on Capitol Hill, and one of the very few lawmakers who can wear a Bronze Star and a Ranger tab, has stepped right from his one-term House seat to chairmanship of one of the most important subcommittees on Capitol Hill. That would be Tom Cotton of Arkansas, the new chair of…