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5 Jun 2017, 12:47 pm by Matthew Kahn
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis met with their Australian counterparts in Sydney today to demonstrate the United States’ commitment to the Asia-Pacific region at the annual Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations. [read post]
5 Jun 2017, 11:05 am by Bruce Riedel
President Obama sold the kingdom $112 billion in weapons over eight years, most of which was a single, huge deal in 2012 negotiated by then-Secretary of Defense Bob Gates. [read post]
4 Jun 2017, 7:51 pm
--> (Ancient Automobile Trinidad, Cuba 2015 Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2016)I am pleased to let those interested know that I have posted a draft of my essay, "The Human Rights Obligations of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs): Emerging Conceptual Structures and Principles in National and International Law and Policy. [read post]
4 Jun 2017, 7:00 am by Zach Abels
Mattis—now Trump’s defense secretary—and a cast of erudite field officers and civilian intellectuals, McMaster helped reengineer the American way of war. [read post]
For national security systems, that role will be played by the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence. [read post]
27 May 2017, 1:56 pm by Josh Blackman
” Because the President’s travel ban is not “bona fide,” the court privileged cable news hits from Rudolph Giuliani and Stephen Miller over official statements of the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, and State, to conclude that the policy was in fact animated by animus. [read post]
24 May 2017, 10:00 am
Reportedly Education Secretary Betsy Devos opposed rescinding the guidance but was overruled by Sessions. [read post]
23 May 2017, 12:14 pm by Quinta Jurecic
The country’s defense secretary stated that the government remains in control of Marawi despite the chaos. [read post]
22 May 2017, 9:19 am by Quinta Jurecic
” His note of caution seems particularly prescient in light of the New Yorker’s report that former Under-Secretary of Defense Michele Flournoy, whom Secretary of Defense James Mattis asked to consider coming on as his deputy, withdrew her name from consideration after Trump aides asked her, “What would it take for you to resign? [read post]
19 May 2017, 12:53 pm by Matthew Kahn
Secretary of Defense James Mattis stated the strike was necessary to defend U.S. troops and allies, saying “We are not increasing our role in the Syrian civil war, but we will defend our troops. [read post]
19 May 2017, 7:34 am by Simmons Hanly Conroy
By gathering all branches of the United States military under one umbrella, unification of the Armed Forces under the Department of Defense was achieved once and for all, marking our national progress toward stronger defense. [read post]
18 May 2017, 2:04 pm by Luke McNamara
But in remarks last month, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly commented that North Korea poses a more likely cyber threat than it does a nuclear concern. [read post]
18 May 2017, 12:00 pm by Dan Maurer
  He also broke tradition by appointing a recently-retired general as Secretary of Defense, then gave Secretary Jim Mattis carte blanche to determine Department of Defense doctrine and policy on the use of torture, despite Trump’s fundamental disagreement with Mattis on the issue. [read post]
18 May 2017, 6:30 am by Alice C. Hill
That panel is chaired by former Senator Joseph Lieberman and Governor Tom Ridge, the first Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and in 2015 it issued the National Blueprint for Biodefense, containing 33 recommendations for specific action. [read post]
According to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, McGahn briefed the President and “a small group of senior advisors” following his conversations with Yates. [read post]
16 May 2017, 11:30 am by Selina MacLaren
These investigations are usually undertaken by the Justice Department, but the Department’s Inspector General may lead the charge where the leak potentially comes from within the Department itself. [read post]
16 May 2017, 8:03 am by Josh Blackman
To make this point even more explicitly, the Secretary of Defense had just taken an oath to support and defend the Constitution, as did the Vice President, as did every officer in the room. [read post]
14 May 2017, 1:56 pm by NCC Staff
The district court ruled in favor of the Secretary of Defense; Frontiero appeared her case directly to the Supreme Court. [read post]