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Shanahan Authorizes 1,000 Additional Troops to Defend Against Middle East Threats
In response to a request from U.S. Central Command for additional forces, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan has authorized…
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Pentagon Announces Additional $250M for Ukraine
The Department of Defense announced today plans to provide $250 million to Ukraine in security cooperation funds for additional training,…
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Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Minneapolis-Saint Paul
The Navy will christen its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21), during a…
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Oracle Accuses Amazon Of Courting Former Employee Involved In A $10 Billion DOD Program
Amazon made a highly lucrative job offer to a former employee while the man was leading a $10 billion winner-take-all…
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DOD Official: Widening Military-Civilian Gap Impacts Ability to Sustain Force
The Defense Department wants to bridge the widening military-civilian gap, the Pentagon’s top personnel official told the National Commission on…
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Customs, Border and Immigration News
Border Wall Funding To Take From Ballistic Missile And Surveillance Programs
Roughly $1.5 billion originally intended for a nuclear ballistic missile system and a plane surveillance program will be diverted to…
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Pentagon Sending Additional Forces to U.S. Central Command in Response to Iranian Threats
The Acting Secretary of Defense has approved the movement of USS Arlington (LPD-24) and a Patriot battery to U.S. Central…
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US News
Trump To Nominate Patrick Shanahan For Defense Secretary |
President Donald Trump plans on nominate acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan to officially take over the top spot at…
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Customs, Border and Immigration News
Defense Secretary Says 256 Miles Of New Border Wall Coming Soon
The Pentagon announced that well over 200 miles of physical barrier is slated to be built along the U.S.-Mexico border…
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Pentagon: 2020 Budget Request Essential to Security
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan, Defense Department Comptroller and Chief Financial Officer David L. Norquist and Chairman of the…
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Pentagon Leaders Urge Quick Defense Budget Approval to Sustain Momentum
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan thanked the House Appropriations defense subcommittee for its work last year to pass the…
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Customs, Border and Immigration News
Pentagon Sending Hundreds Of Additional Troops To The Southern Border
The Pentagon announced that it expects to send around 300 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, breaking with the longstanding policy…
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The National Background Investigations Bureau Moves to the Department of Defense
President Trump signed an executive order April 24, 2019, that, in combination with the National Defense Authorization Act of 2018,…
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Navy to Christen Expeditionary Fast Transport Guam
The Navy will christen its newest high-speed transport vessel, the future USNS Guam (T-HST 1), during a 10 a.m. Japan…
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Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Lyndon B. Johnson
The Navy will christen its newest Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer, the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002), during a…
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