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Tuberville to seek floor vote on No. 2 Marine leader
Sen. Tommy Tuberville plans to call a floor vote on the nominee for the Corps’ assistant commandant after Gen. Eric M. Smith suffered a health emergency.
By Ashley Murray, The States Newsroom
Defense innovation experts to Congress: Put money where Pentagon’s mouth is
For the Department of Defense to embrace the leap-ahead technologies needed to compete, Congress must use its funding power to make major players out of small, disruptive tech firms.
By Joe Gould
5 concerns the US must tackle to compete in AI
The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence hopes to roll its recommendations into congressional budgets as time goes on.
By Aaron Mehta
House Democrats probe White House push to transfer nuclear technology to Riyadh
House Oversight Committee is investigating plan to build nuclear reactors in the Mideast.
By Joe Gould
Trade group pushes DoD to get on the same page with industry on cybersecurity standards
The message to DoD is one of a handful from the Aerospace Industries Association to encourage what CEO Eric Fanning called “smart regulation” during a media briefing about AIA’s 2019 agenda.
By Jill Aitoro
Pentagon’s international policy chief exits to join McConnell’s office
The Pentagon’s assistant defense secretary for international security is leaving his U.S. Senate-confirmed post to work for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
By Joe Gould
CFPB investigates controversial writings of Trump appointee
A Republican appointee overseeing the agency’s anti-discrimination efforts sparked outrage in late September when The Washington Post published a story on his writings on a blog more than a decade ago.
Watchdog report: The VA benefits backlog is higher than officials say
Tens of thousands of cases were excluded from VA statistics about overdue cases.
US defense sector braces for Trump tariff fallout
The Trump administration's steel and aluminum tariffs have sparked fears in the defense sector.
The FAA needs money as drones, risks increase, industry head says
The ‘unsung’ Federal Aviation Administration is critical for civilian safety and market growth as commercial drones surge, according to Aerospace Industries Association head Eric Fanning
By Aaron Mehta