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Esper hints that the 2nd Cavalry Regiment could be heading closer to Russia
The unit will likely start rotational deployments to Eastern Europe soon being transferred back to the U.S.
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Delay in release of annual veterans suicide report raises concerns
The report is typically made public by now, but VA officials have no planned release date for this year.
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OPM finalizes rules to address new and underperforming employees
The finalized rule would enable agency managers to move more quickly through disciplinary processes and encourages keeping new feds in career limbo for their first year.
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SCOTUS to rule on use of Pentagon funds for border wall, but money already spent
A lawsuit is challenging $2.5 billion reprogrammed for the wall, but those contracts have long since been awarded.
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Estimate of new nuclear missiles to replace Minuteman 3 arsenal increases to $95.8B
The estimated cost of fielding a new fleet of land-based nuclear missiles increased by about $10 billion from four years ago.
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Missing Marine vet Austin Tice’s release part of White House official’s secret Syria visit
Marine Corps veteran Austin Tice went missing in Syria in 2012.
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‘Distressingly high’ levels of violence threatens Afghan peace process, says US envoy
A deadly suicide car bombing Sunday came after the Taliban agreed on Friday to halt its attacks in Afghanistan's Helmand province on condition the U.S. stop airstrikes in the area.
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UN arms embargo on Iran expires
While Iran says it plans no “buying spree,” it can now in theory purchase weapons to upgrade military armaments dating back to before its 1979 Islamic Revolution and sell its own locally produced gear abroad.
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Joint Chiefs members cleared to return to work at Pentagon after self-quarantine
Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff self-quarantined as a precaution after a senior Coast Guard official tested positive for COVID-19.
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Supreme Court to hear case over use of DoD funds for Trump border wall
The use of DoD funds to build a border wall will be taken up by the Supreme Court.
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HASC Chair Adam Smith on a Democrat-led NatSec policy, modernization and a ‘500-ship Navy’
Expect artificial intelligence, command-and-control and survivability to be watchwords in the House Armed Services Committee going forward.
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