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26 Feb 2016, 10:40 am by Katie Calogero
In his April 2015 memorandum, entitled “Implementing Directive for Better Buying Power 3.0 – Achieving Dominant Capabilities through Technical Excellence and Innovation,” Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall, explained that IR&D conducted by defense companies as an allowable overhead expense is an important source of innovation for both defense corporations and the DoD. [read post]
24 Feb 2016, 2:20 pm by Elina Saxena
” Reuters adds that the Justice Department has sought data from 15 iPhones over the last four months. [read post]
23 Feb 2016, 3:19 pm by Alex R. McQuade, Cody M. Poplin
Department of Justice is pursuing court orders to make Apple help investigators unlock no fewer than 12 other iPhones around the country. [read post]
23 Feb 2016, 7:21 am by Cody M. Poplin
This morning, the Department of Defense formally submitted the Obama administration's plan for closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to Congress. [read post]
23 Feb 2016, 7:00 am by Cody M. Poplin
    Today, the Defense Department, thanks to very hard work by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, as well as his team, working in concert with the Office of Management and Budget, today, the Department is submitting to Congress our plan for finally closing the facility at Guantanamo once and for all. [read post]
22 Feb 2016, 12:54 pm by Cody M. Poplin
In Defense One, Micah Zenko argues that Hayden’s defense “doesn’t add up. [read post]
21 Feb 2016, 9:06 pm by Cody M. Poplin
 Secretary of State John Kerry will testify. [read post]
16 Feb 2016, 2:50 pm by Elina Saxena
  Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced that the department is expanding its social media presence in response to growing fears of online radicalization. [read post]
15 Feb 2016, 9:30 pm by Jana FitzGerald
Connor indicated that his department was committed to increasing investments in scientific data and water treatment technology. [read post]
15 Feb 2016, 9:09 pm by Cody M. Poplin
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Tuesday, February 16th at 10 am: At the Brookings Institution, Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will outline the Obama administration's New Frameworks for Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism. [read post]
15 Feb 2016, 6:39 am by Scott Roehm
In last Sunday’s Washington Post, former Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England challenged current Defense Secretary Ash Carter to resign before transferring any more detainees from the Guantanamo detention facility. [read post]
13 Feb 2016, 9:00 pm by Jon Katz
He retorted that his secretary would throw out the petition, just like she does with all petitions. [read post]
11 Feb 2016, 1:09 pm by Alex R. McQuade
In Europe today, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said that he expects more than two dozen countries to contribute to the battle against the Islamic State, as the United States seeks to accelerate efforts in the fight. [read post]
10 Feb 2016, 12:08 pm by Elina Saxena
  Hoping to demonstrate U.S. initiatives to accelerate the campaign against ISIS, Defense Secretary Ash Carter will address NATO defense chiefs on Thursday. [read post]
8 Feb 2016, 9:30 am by Elina Saxena
We ought to put missile defense interceptors in South Korea. [read post]
8 Feb 2016, 4:30 am by Sean Gallagher
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter described the arsenal plane as "a flying launch pad for all sorts of different conventional payloads. [read post]
7 Feb 2016, 9:47 pm by Cody M. Poplin
  Thursday, February 11th at 10 am: Join the Wilson Center as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh C. [read post]
5 Feb 2016, 7:25 am by Lawfare Staff
  Japan Emerging from a State Department disclosure related to former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s email scandal, it appears that then Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell urged high-ranking Japanese officials to consult with Beijing before putting several of the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands under state ownership in 2012. [read post]
2 Feb 2016, 2:02 pm by Alex R. McQuade, Cody M. Poplin
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter broke the news today as President Obama prepares to ask Congress to approve $1.8 billion to buy new bombs. [read post]