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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [May 31, 23] Esper and James on Defense Innovation Adoption

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Ma...

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Dr Mark Esper, the 27th US defense secretary, and Deborah Lee James, the 23rd Air Force secretary, who are the co-chairs of the Atlantic Council’s Commissi...

Securing the future by investing in the present

Securing the future by investing in t...

At the McAleese & Associates conference in Washington on March 15, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall expressed worry about the Air Force decision to not move forward with a new engine for the F-35, citing difficult budge...

To deter conflict, the Pentagon must accelerate innovation adoption

To deter conflict, the Pentagon must ...

The era of great-power competition is fully underway and has arguably transitioned to a more dangerous level. Russia’s unwarranted invasion of Ukraine and China’s increasing tensions with Washington — coupled with Moscow’s and ...

The Pentagon’s civilian people problem

The Pentagon’s civilian people problem

The Defense Department is operating in a “war for talent”, according to the Defense Business Board. The Board says the Pentagon’s talent acquisition process has to change in a number of ways. Deborah Lee James, Chair of the Def...

EPISODE 159: FORMER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE DEBORAH LEE JAMES

EPISODE 159: FORMER SECRETARY OF THE ...

The former Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James was only the second woman to ever lead a U.S. military service, where she oversaw an annual budget of more than $139 billion and nearly 660,000 airmen. Secretary James jo...

Election 2020

Military absentee ballots are still coming in to battleground states

Military absentee ballots are still c...

As all eyes are on ballot counts in a handful of states, the military absentee ballot is getting more attention in the presidential election — particularly in Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Former Top Air Force Official Slams Trump over Reported 'Losers and Suckers' Remarks

Former Top Air Force Official Slams T...

The Air Force's former top civilian is responding to reports from last month that President Donald Trump made disparaging remarks about members of the U.S. military.

As Secretary of the Air Force, I met many airmen – no losers or suckers

As Secretary of the Air Force, I met ...

For most presidents, serving as commander in chief is the most solemn responsibility they bear. They understand the gravity of the job, the life and death decisions they must make, and

Non-partisan group Count Every Hero demands states hold off on declaring a winner until every single military ballot is counted

Non-partisan group Count Every Hero d...

Count Every Hero is prepared to explore legal action if mail-in military ballots appear to be in danger of being excluded from final tallies, members of the non-partisan coalition said during a Thursday news conference. The gro...

NATIONAL SECURITY LEADERS FOR BIDEN

NATIONAL SECURITY LEADERS FOR BIDEN

We are 780 retired Generals, Admirals, Senior Noncommissioned Officers, Ambassadors and Senior Civilian National Security Officials supporting Joe Biden for President.

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