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19 May 2020, 7:53 am by Jim Dempsey
It took a while, but in 2017, in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018, Congress began translating those recommendations into law, barring the Department of Defense from using telecommunications equipment or services produced or provided by Huawei or ZTE for certain critical programs. [read post]
18 May 2020, 9:29 am by Elliot Setzer
U.S. officials say the Department of Defense remains on track to meet their commitment to the Taliban to withdraw several thousand U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the summer, writes the Washington Post. [read post]
18 May 2020, 5:57 am by Judd Devermont, Leanne Erdberg Steadman
Since Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced a potential drawdown of U.S. troops in Africa, U.S. congressional leaders, military officers and various commentators have defended the importance of the military in Africa. [read post]
17 May 2020, 9:01 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
As former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld infamously said (in a very bad context): “You go to war with the Army you have—not the Army you might wish you have. [read post]
13 May 2020, 9:45 am by Elliot Setzer
Afghan security forces had taken a defensive posture as part of efforts to reduce violence and forge a peace deal with the militant group. [read post]
12 May 2020, 6:22 am by Jonathan Bench
The CFIUS board is comprised of representatives from: Department of the Treasury, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of State, Department of Energy, Office of the U.S. [read post]
12 May 2020, 5:00 am by Erica D. Borghard
Major Force Programs Over Time The MFP concept was originally conceived of in the early 1960s by then-Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and the “whiz kids” at the Office of the Secretary of Defense. [read post]
11 May 2020, 2:13 pm by Elliot Setzer
The event will feature Denis McDonough, former White House chief of staff; Susan Landau, professor in cybersecurity and policy at Tufts University’s Fletcher School; Edward Felten, former deputy U.S. chief technology officer; Avril Haines, lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School and former principal deputy national security advisor; Harlan Yu, executive director of Upturn; Jim Baker, director of National Security and Cybersecurity at the R Street Institute and former general counsel of… [read post]
7 May 2020, 9:06 pm by Dan Flynn
Further meat production declines were prevented when the White House put the industry under the Defense Production Act to protect the U.S. food supply. [read post]
7 May 2020, 10:58 am by Henning Lahmann
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that “there will be a time when the people responsible will be held accountable. [read post]
Our team is comprised of a deep bench of former senior U.S. officials, including a former Deputy Attorney General of the United States, former U.S. [read post]
4 May 2020, 9:33 am by William Ford, Elliot Setzer
.: The Brookings Institution will hold a virtual conversation with Defense Secretary Mark Esper on U.S. defense policy and how the armed forces will ensure readiness amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. [read post]
4 May 2020, 8:30 am by Michel Paradis
In the most recent National Defense Authorization Act, Congress directed the secretary of defense to make a recommendation as to whether the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) should be amended in a way that will change the basic structure of the court-martial system. [read post]
30 Apr 2020, 9:05 pm by Lynn McDonough
The legislation would address problems of shortages and competition among states for medical equipment by mandating the Secretary of Defense to appoint an “executive officer for critical medical equipment and supplies” who would supervise supply production and distribution, provide updated information on needed supplies, and manage purchase orders under the Defense Production Act. [read post]
30 Apr 2020, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
Smithfield attorneys, in written motions and during a 90-minute hearing Thursday in U.S. [read post]
In response to the ruling, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the United States would withdraw from the treaty, calling the decision “years overdue. [read post]