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3 Feb 2017, 11:32 am
Quinta posted a letter from two government watchdogs requesting that the Office of Special Counsel investigate White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s comments on the State Department dissent memo. [read post]
3 Feb 2017, 7:18 am
Good faith defense fails. [read post]
3 Feb 2017, 6:01 am
Tillerson’s first day at the State Department and the arrival of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in South Korea on his first official trip. [read post]
2 Feb 2017, 9:30 pm
Department of Defense “relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation. [read post]
2 Feb 2017, 8:42 pm
As Ben emphasized, and notwithstanding the administration’s vague denials, the order was reportedly not submitted for normal review by the Department of Homeland Security, the Justice Department, the State Department or the Department of Defense (Secretary of Defense James Mattis, a vocal opponent of Trump’s Muslim ban during the campaign was not asked for input), and NSC lawyers were barred from even assessing it. [read post]
2 Feb 2017, 2:18 pm
” The NSC—slightly modified in a 1949 amendment—was comprised of the President; Vice President; Secretary of State; Secretary of Defense; Chairman of the National Security Resources Board (NSRB); and The Secretaries and Under Secretaries of other executive departments and of the military departments, the Chairman of the Munitions Board, and the Chairman of the Research and Development Board, when appointed by the… [read post]
1 Feb 2017, 9:00 pm
Now that he has been sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump is entitled to a four-year lease on the White House. [read post]
1 Feb 2017, 12:58 pm
Unlike 2003, when key advisory positions were filled with people who had been in office long enough to feel comfortable speaking out, key positions such as the Department of Defense General Counsel, and the General Counsels for the service departments are currently vacant. [read post]
1 Feb 2017, 10:04 am
The Washington Post tells us that Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) wrote a letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis calling the signing of the refugee ban order in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes “a slap in the face” to Muslim members of the military and asking how Mattis could have stood behind such an action. [read post]
31 Jan 2017, 2:18 pm
Officials ranging from Senator John McCain to former Defense Secretary Robert Gates to former U.N. [read post]
31 Jan 2017, 10:54 am
Defense Secretary James Mattis, who was forced to leave a social event to deal with the repercussions, released a statement identifying the slain Navy SEAL as Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens. [read post]
31 Jan 2017, 8:42 am
Panetta, a former White House chief of staff, defense secretary and C.I.A. director in two Democratic administrations. [read post]
30 Jan 2017, 12:31 pm
This PCA position and office were established by Congress in 2014 to try to consolidate the myriad organizations with equities in military cyberspace operations and cybersecurity across the Department of Defense and to create a central official responsible to the Secretary of Defense. [read post]
30 Jan 2017, 6:00 am
It is not surprising to see the Secretary of Defense or the Director of National Intelligence as co-chairs. [read post]
28 Jan 2017, 8:12 pm
Its regular attendees include the: Secretary of State; Secretary of the Treasury; Secretary of Defense; Attorney General; Secretary of Homeland Security; Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff; Assistant to the President and Chief Strategist; National Security Advisor; and Homeland Security Advisor The Counsel to the President, Deputy Counsel for National Security Affairs, and the Director of the OMB are also permitted to attend all… [read post]
28 Jan 2017, 8:07 pm
UPDATE: The Department of Homeland Security has released the following statement: WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security will continue to enforce all of President Trump’s Executive Orders in a manner that ensures the safety and security of the American people. [read post]
28 Jan 2017, 7:58 pm
NBC is reporting that the document was not reviewed by DHS, the Justice Department, the State Department, or the Department of Defense, and that National Security Council lawyers were prevented from evaluating it. [read post]
28 Jan 2017, 4:34 pm
In the Bush Administration, most PCCs were chaired by department assistant secretaries. [read post]
28 Jan 2017, 8:15 am
Moreover, as demonstrated in ACLU litigation last year, only the most vulnerable Syrian refugees are resettled in the United States and that only occurs after vigorous security screening by the National Counterterrorism Center, the FBI, the Defense Department, the State Department, and US Customs and Border Protection. [read post]
27 Jan 2017, 3:46 pm
Enlarge / President Trump has tagged Defense Secretary James Mattis to lead the charge to fix all the cyber things and smash the cyber adversaries. [read post]
