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Defense Department linguist charged with leaking classified information to terrorist organization
Mariam Taha Thompson, a linguist with the Defense Department, allegedly delivered classified information to a co-conspirator who has “apparent connections” to Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite group designated a foreign terrorist organization. Thompson held a Top Secret clearance at the time of her arrest, where she was attached to a special operations unit in Iraq.
By Dylan Gresik
Reform panel warns Congress to overhaul Pentagon acquisitions, or lose technological edge
Pentagon acquisitions need an overhaul to work with companies outside the Capital Beltway, according to an influential advisory group established by Congress.
By Joe Gould
Trump’s arms sales nominee bogged down by 3D gun debate
A State Department nomination that should have been a victory lap for the Trump administration’s efforts to boost U.S. arms sales abroad instead has become caught up in a separate domestic controversy.
By Joe Gould
US Chamber of Commerce wants Trump to put America’s defense industry first
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has some 30 recommendations on how to hard-wire economic security and defense-industrial base considerations into the government’s international arms sale decisions.
By Joe Gould
Next leader of Global Strike Command nominated
Lt. Gen. Timothy Ray, the deputy commander for U.S. European Command, is next in line to take responsibility for the Air Force's inventory of ICBMs and bombers.
By Valerie Insinna