Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper has joined the Washington-based venture capital firm Red Cell Partners as a partner and chairman of its national security practice, the firm announced Wednesday.
The U.S. will hand over to Iraqi authorities nearly 50 Islamic State members who were transferred from Syria in recent days, two Iraqi intelligence officials said Thursday.
A comprehensive review of how the Department of Defense uses GPS-enabled technology, is underway, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday, one day after Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was reported to be considering a ban on smartphones in the Pentagon.