Washington’s simmering trade war with and tariffs against China are creating some unintended consequences for the U.S. military and its relationships with partners in the Pacific, a panel said today. Read More
Tag Archives: Trump Administration
White House Physician Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson Withdraws From Consideration to Head VA
Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson. US Navy Photo
White House physician Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson withdrew from consideration to be the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a Thursday morning statement. Read More
Trump Nominates Current White House Physician, Navy Admiral as Next Veterans Affairs Secretary
Rear Adm. Ronny L. Jackson. US Navy Photo
President Trump has nominated an active duty Navy admiral and the current White House physician Rear Adm. Ronny L. Jackson to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the president announced in a Tweet on Wednesday. Read More
Pentagon Report and Recommendations on Transgender Troops Serving in the MIlitary
The following is the Feb. 22, 2018 Department of Defense Report and Recommendations on Military Service by Transgender Persons and a memo from Secretary of Defense James Mattis to Donald Trump outlining the recommendations. Read More
Trump Technology Tariffs Against China Designed to Protect U.S. Military Advantage
Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson, President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross at the White House on March 22, 2018. Image via CNN
THE PENTAGON — The Trump Administration announced tariffs and other restrictions on China’s high-tech industry Thursday. The implicit message is the actions intend to guard the U.S. military’s technological advantage in a 21st Century battlespace.
Report to Congress on Iraq
The following is the March 5, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Iraq in Brief. Read More
Report to Congress on National Security Issues with Proposed U.S. Aluminum, Steel Tariffs
The following is the March 12, 2018 Congressional Research Service Legal Sidebar: Threats to National Security Foiled? A Wrap Up of New Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum. Read More
NSA Chief Adm. Mike Rogers Expected to Retire this Spring; Leaves Complicated Legacy
Then-Secretary of Defense Ash Carter walks with Adm. Mike Rogers after landing at Fort Meade, Md., for a visit in March 2015. DoD photo.
The search is on for a replacement for Adm. Mike Rogers, the head of the National Security Agency and the last Obama intelligence appointee remaining in the Trump administration. Rogers is expected to retire this spring after an eventful – and often controversial – four years. Read More
Senate Confirms Richard V. Spencer as SECNAV, Ellen Lord as Pentagon Acquisition Chief
Ellen Lord and Richard V. Spencer
The Senate has confirmed the Trump administration nominees for the Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer and the Secretary of the Navy, according to a statement from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Read More
Textron CEO Ellen Lord Nominated for Pentagon Acquisition Chief; Boeing Exec Shanahan Nomination for DEPSECDEF Clears SASC
Ellen Lord, CEO of Textron Systems and Patrick Shanahan Senior Vice President,
Supply Chain & Operations, The Boeing Company. USNI News Image
Two prominent defense business executives have taken steps to move from their industry roles to vacant senior Pentagon positions. Read More
