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3 Jan 2017, 9:28 am by Quinta Jurecic
The Times takes a look at efforts by General James Mattis, Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense, to halt the use of torture at an Iraqi detention center run by Marines in 2003. [read post]
3 Jan 2017, 7:30 am by J. Dana Stuster
The speech, delivered at the State Department last Thursday, was a clear, if long-winded, articulation of U.S. policy regarding the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. [read post]
30 Dec 2016, 5:37 am by Chris Mirasola
In other news, President Obama signed the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, which for the first time stated that it is the “sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should conduct a program of senior military exchanges between the United States and Taiwan that have the objective of improving military-to-military relations and defense cooperation. [read post]
29 Dec 2016, 9:30 pm by Griffin Davis
Departments of Defense (DOD), Justice (DOJ), and Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct research on gun safety technology. [read post]
29 Dec 2016, 6:14 pm by Zneimer & Zneimer, P.C.
 The AAO also noted that the concept “harm-to-national-interest is not required by, and unnecessarily narrows, the Secretary’s broad discretionary authority to grant a waiver when he ‘deems it to be in the national interest. [read post]
29 Dec 2016, 6:14 pm by Zneimer & Zneimer, P.C.
 The AAO also noted that the concept “harm-to-national-interest is not required by, and unnecessarily narrows, the Secretary’s broad discretionary authority to grant a waiver when he ‘deems it to be in the national interest. [read post]
26 Dec 2016, 5:30 am by Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic
Defense Department Confirms USS Decatur Did Not Follow Innocent Passage and Challenged China’s Excessive Straight Baselines The Nonexistent Legal Basis for China’s Seizure of the U.S. [read post]
23 Dec 2016, 9:47 am by Steven Koprince
[Nextgov] A handful of defense organizations are crying foul on a proposed regulation that may eat into research funding the Defense Department gives to industry. [read post]
23 Dec 2016, 7:00 am by Russell Spivak, Adam Aliano
Panetta’s successor, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, executed Secretary Panetta and Chairman Dempsey’s plan to remove the restrictions on women’s participation in combat roles across the services. [read post]
22 Dec 2016, 12:29 pm by John Floyd
  No Probable Cause of Crime to Support Search   California criminal defense attorney E. [read post]
21 Dec 2016, 10:15 am by Quinta Jurecic
The Times examines Exxon Mobil CEO and possible future Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s relationship with Russia over the years. [read post]
21 Dec 2016, 8:49 am by Ian Patterson
Starting on October 1, 2018, a DoD contracting officer will not be permitted to enter into a cost reimbursement contract in excess of $50 million unless the contract is approved by “the service acquisition executive of the military department concerned, the commander of the combatant command concerned, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (as applicable). [read post]
19 Dec 2016, 10:09 am by Matthew Moriarty
Section 888 of the 2017 NDAA states that the Secretary of Defense “shall ensure that competition in Department of Defense contracts is  not limited through the use of specifying brand names or brand-name or equivalent specifications, or proprietary specifications or standards, in solicitations unless a justification for such specification is provided and approved” in accordance with statutory authority. [read post]
19 Dec 2016, 9:39 am by Andrew McClure
  The Trump campaign’s defense echoed the rationale proffered by some media outlets for their coverage of the story. [read post]
19 Dec 2016, 7:13 am by David Ryan
The Deputy Secretary of Defense ultimately revoked the rule, and Judge Spath issued his order to head off any potential “unlawful influence” by OCA over the Nashiri case. [read post]
16 Dec 2016, 5:32 am by Chris Mirasola
” Later in the week Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Abraham Denmark made much the same point, also stating that China’s reunification policy “makes it incumbent on Taiwan to prepare and invest in capabilities to deter aggression and mount an effective defense if deterrence fails. [read post]
16 Dec 2016, 1:08 am
Department of the Treasury, on Friday, December 16, 2016 Editor's Note: Sarah Bloom Raskin is Deputy Secretary of the U.S. [read post]
15 Dec 2016, 10:11 am by Quinta Jurecic
This announcement comes after the news that Senate Republicans are growing increasingly uncomfortable with the possible appointment of former State Department official and U.N. [read post]