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Congress avoids government shutdown, drops Ukraine aid
Congress passed a bipartisan short-term funding bill at the last minute after removing $6 billion in Ukraine assistance.
After UFO shoot-downs, senators fret over holes in homeland defenses
Lawmakers are eyeing NORAD's capabilities after a suspected Chinese spy balloon and other objects pierced North America's airspace.
Senate to move Pentagon nominees amid critical minerals row
It came down to an industrial access road at a mining district in Alaska.
‘They need to answer to this’: Pentagon CMO pushes back as Congress moves to shutter office
The proposed fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act eliminates the Pentagon’s Chief Management Officer.
By Aaron Mehta
Head of nuclear weapons agency unexpectedly resigns
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration, has resigned her position effectively immediately, Defense News has learned.
By Aaron Mehta
Congress close to axing Pentagon’s ‘impossible’ chief reform job
Congress is a step closer to eliminating the Pentagon’s chief management officer position, four years after creating the job to help streamline reform efforts inside the department.
By Joe Gould
Senate moves to eliminate Pentagon’s chief management officer role
Congress has been considering doing away with the CMO's office for several months.
By Aaron Mehta
No Ma’am: Pentagon down to just handful of women appointees, spotlighting history of inequality
Once a trio of departures is official, there will be only three Senate-confirmed women in the Pentagon.
By Aaron Mehta
How the Pentagon found $6.5 billion in savings in 2019
The CMO's office exceeded its target for savings found in FY19, but has a larger number to hit in FY20.
By Aaron Mehta
Here’s how much money the Pentagon found through internal savings — and where it’s going
The Missile Defense Agency is one office whose priorities will be shifting.
By Aaron Mehta
Does the Pentagon need a chief management officer?
The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act required two studies that openly posit eliminating the CMO function altogether. What gives?
By Jerry McGinn