Defense & Military

DoD Strategy Nominee Reported to Senate Floor for Confirmation Vote

By Photo of Todd Jacobson

Brian Bradley
NS&D Monitor
12/12/2014
Robert Scher, the Obama Administration’s pick to be the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities, was cleared by the Senate Armed Services Committee this week. Scher was one of three civilian…

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Funding For Cruise Missile Warhead Study Included in Massive Spending Bill

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House Lawmakers React to Peeping Tom Allegations Aboard SSBN

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Happy Trails, Polish Cowboy

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Edward L. Helminski, 1942-2014

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Governance Panel Calls for NNSA Move Back Under DOE

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Omnibus Includes $853.3 million for Ohio-Class Replacement

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Spending Bill to Provide $345 Million for MOX, Directs Continued Construction

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House GOP Presses Admin. to Establish Timeline for Russian Return to INF Compliance

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GAO: DOE/NNSA Not Following Best Practices for Major Project Analyses of Alternatives

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DNFSB Drops to Bottom of 2014 List of Best ‘Small’ Federal Agencies to Work

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Air Force Realigns Nuclear Commands

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Expert: U.S.-Russia Tensions Over Ukraine Will Have No Impact on New START

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New Determination on DOE Uranium Transfers in the Works, Dept. Seeks Input

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At Oak Ridge

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U.S. Attends Humanitarian Impact Conference

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Wrap Up: In the NNSA, In the Industry, In Congress

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