Defense & Military

Senior Air Force officials yesterday declined to list any initial findings of a pair of Pentagon-directed reviews in the wake of a cheating scandal, but outlined an additional initiative being undertaken dubbed the “force improvement program.” Following the scandal involving cheating by 92 airmen year on a proficiency exam at Malmstrom Air Force base, Defense […]

The nation’s nuclear forces will be the subject of a pair of Senate Armed Services Committee hearings in several weeks. Strategic Command chief Adm. Cecil Haney will appear before the full committee at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 27 alongside Cyber Command chief Gen. Keith Alexander, while the panel’s Strategic Forces Subcommittee will hear testimony on the […]

The annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit will begin this week, kicking off in earnest Wednesday at 8 a.m. with speeches from acting National Nuclear Security Administration chief Bruce Held, Air Force Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, and Navy Strategic Systems Programs Director Vice Adm. Terry Benedict. Rep. […]

Nominated this week by President Obama to serve as the top two Pentagon policy officials, Christine Wormuth and Brian McKeon will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee Feb. 25. Wormuth was nominated to be the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, while McKeon was nominated to be the Principal Under Secretary of Defense for […]

Navy officials are dealing with their own nuclear cheating scandal weeks after it was revealed that dozens of Air Force officers cheated on a nuclear proficiency exam. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert and Adm. John Richardson, the head of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, said yesterday that approximately 20 sailors are believed to […]

Airmen manning Minuteman 3 missile launch centers at Malmstrom Air Force Base got unexpected phone calls Saturday: from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. According to the Associated Press, Hagel made calls to nuclear officers in three separate launch centers while aboard a military plane on his way home from the Munich Security Conference in Germany. In […]

President Obama has nominated a pair of Administration officials to fill key vacancies in the Pentagon’s policy shop. On Friday, Obama nominated Christine Wormuth to be the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and Brian McKeon to serve as the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Wormuth has served as the Deputy Under […]

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the chairman of the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, lauded Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s decision to launch a pair of reviews of the Air Force’s nuclear mission. “I am pleased to see the Department of Defense’s announcement of several proactive measures to begin addressing personnel failures within […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to vote today on the nomination of Madelyn Creedon to be the Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, NW&M Monitor has learned. Creedon was nominated to the position late last year and appeared before the committee earlier this month. At the time, committee chairman Carl […]

It’s on to the full Senate for Madelyn Creedon, the Obama Administration’s nominee to be the Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration. The Senate Armed Services Committee cleared Creedon’s nomination yesterday, though it’s unclear how long it might take for the full Senate to vote on her. Like Creedon, retired Air Force […]

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the chairman of the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, lauded Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s decision to launch a pair of reviews of the Air Force’s nuclear mission. “I am pleased to see the Department of Defense’s announcement of several proactive measures to begin addressing personnel failures within […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to vote today on the nomination of Madelyn Creedon to be the Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, NW&M Monitor has learned. Creedon was nominated to the position late last year and appeared before the committee earlier this month. At the time, committee chairman Carl […]

It’s on to the full Senate for Madelyn Creedon, the Obama Administration’s nominee to be the Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration. The Senate Armed Services Committee cleared Creedon’s nomination yesterday, though it’s unclear how long it might take for the full Senate to vote on her. Like Creedon, retired Air Force […]

Todd Jacobson NS&D Monitor 5/16/2014 U.S. strategic forces conducted a massive nuclear response drill this week dubbed “Global Lightning 14,” but officials say it’s not in response to Russia’s nuclear exercises last week. According to a statement from U.S. Strategic Command, the five-day exercise that was slated to wrap up May 16 included 10 B-52 […]

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the chairman of the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, lauded Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s decision to launch a pair of reviews of the Air Force’s nuclear mission. “I am pleased to see the Department of Defense’s announcement of several proactive measures to begin addressing personnel failures within […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to vote today on the nomination of Madelyn Creedon to be the Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, NW&M Monitor has learned. Creedon was nominated to the position late last year and appeared before the committee earlier this month. At the time, committee chairman Carl […]

It’s on to the full Senate for Madelyn Creedon, the Obama Administration’s nominee to be the Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration. The Senate Armed Services Committee cleared Creedon’s nomination yesterday, though it’s unclear how long it might take for the full Senate to vote on her. Like Creedon, retired Air Force […]

President Obama has nominated a pair of Administration officials to fill key vacancies in the Pentagon’s policy shop. On Friday, Obama nominated Christine Wormuth to be the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and Brian McKeon to serve as the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Wormuth has served as the Deputy Under […]

Nominated this week by President Obama to serve as the top two Pentagon policy officials, Christine Wormuth and Brian McKeon will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee Feb. 25. Wormuth was nominated to be the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, while McKeon was nominated to be the Principal Under Secretary of Defense for […]

The annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit will begin this week, kicking off in earnest Wednesday at 8 a.m. with speeches from acting National Nuclear Security Administration chief Bruce Held, Air Force Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration Maj. Gen. Garrett Harencak, and Navy Strategic Systems Programs Director Vice Adm. Terry Benedict. Rep. […]

The nation’s nuclear forces will be the subject of a pair of Senate Armed Services Committee hearings in several weeks. Strategic Command chief Adm. Cecil Haney will appear before the full committee at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 27 alongside Cyber Command chief Gen. Keith Alexander, while the panel’s Strategic Forces Subcommittee will hear testimony on the […]

Senior Air Force officials yesterday declined to list any initial findings of a pair of Pentagon-directed reviews in the wake of a cheating scandal, but outlined an additional initiative being undertaken dubbed the “force improvement program.” Following the scandal involving cheating by 92 airmen year on a proficiency exam at Malmstrom Air Force base, Defense […]

Strategic Command chief Adm. Cecil Haney will appear before the House Armed Services Committee for the first time next week. Haney will testify before the committee alongside Pacific Command chief Adm. Samuel Locklear at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Room 2118 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Haney’s appearance before the committee will come on the […]

A House Armed Services Committee hearing with Strategic Command and Pacific Command was postponed yesterday because of snow in Washington, D.C. While Pacific Command chief Adm. Samuel Locklear will testify before the committee today, Strategic Command chief Adm. Cecil Haney is likely to appear before the committee in early April, though a date has not […]

March 26 is shaping up to be a busy day on Capitol Hill for the National Nuclear Security Administration. While the co-chairmen of the NNSA governance panel appear before the House Armed Services Committee, top leaders from the agency will testify before the Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee. The Senate hearing will include testimony […]

The Obama Administration is requesting $365.1 million in Fiscal Year 2015 for the Department of Defense’s Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction account, a $135.4 million reduction from FY 2014 funding levels that likely reflects a slow-down in nuclear security work in Russia. Funding for Nunn-Lugar work has remained relatively steady in recent years, with $446.2 million […]

The Senate is poised to begin debate this week on its version of the Fiscal Year 2014 Defense Authorization Act. As early as today, the chamber could vote on a cloture motion that would allow it to take up the bill, and Senate leaders have suggested it could take this week, and perhaps until Thanksgiving, […]

Hundreds of amendments to the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2014 Defense Authorization Act have been filed, but an agreement on which amendments will be taken up hasn’t been reached and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) moved yesterday to cut off debate on the bill. Reid last night filed a motion for cloture […]

Strategic Command official Greg Weaver took over this week as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy, according to a senior Defense Department official. Weaver had served as the Deputy Director of Plans and Policy at Strategic Command since 2011, serving as a key advisor to former Strategic Command […]

Madelyn Creedon, the Obama Administration’s pick to be the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Principal Deputy Administrator, will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee next week for her confirmation hearing. Creedon will testify alongside Army Under Secretary nominee Brad Carson and Air Force Assistant Secretary for Acquisition selection William LaPlante at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 16 […]