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Senators Grill Navy Under Secretary Nominee Rooney during Confirmation Hearing

Senators Grill Navy Under Secretary Nominee Rooney during Confirmation Hearing

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Jo Ann Rooney, the Obama administration nominee for Under Secretary of the Navy.

Jo Ann Rooney, the Obama administration nominee for Under Secretary of the Navy.

Jo Ann Rooney — the Obama administration’s nominee for Under Secretary of the Navy — faced tough questions during her Thursday confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC).

Rooney first faced stiff questioning from Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., over the status of Navy audits, the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program and exactly how many employees and contractors the department employed. At one point, McCain said, “If you don’t know the answer [about the audits], you are not qualified for the job yet.” Read More →

Levin: Close Vote Likely in Senate Military Sexual Assault Measure

Levin: Close Vote Likely in Senate Military Sexual Assault Measure

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Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Sen. Carl Levin in 2012. US Navy Photo

Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Sen. Carl Levin in 2012. US Navy Photo

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee says commanders “are essential to winning this fight” [against sexual assault], but he expects a “much closer vote on the floor” as to whether they will be the ones deciding to prosecute such cases. Read More →

Lawmakers Want to Suspend Egyptian Military Aid

Lawmakers Want to Suspend Egyptian Military Aid

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An undated photo of the ENS S. Ezzat, an Egyptian Fast Missile Craft. VT Halter Marine Photo

An undated photo of the ENS S. Ezzat, an Egyptian Fast Missile Craft. VT Halter Marine Photo

In the wake of the public uprising that deposed former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) — senior members on the Senate Armed Services Committee — have called on the Obama administration to suspend $1.5 billion in military aid to Egypt.

“We ought to suspend aid until the new government shows that it is willing to — and in fact does — schedule elections and put in place a process to come up with a new constitution,” Levin said Monday. Read More →