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Biden picks Russia pro for key Pentagon post
President Joe Biden is set to nominate the chief executive of the U.S.-Russia Foundation and a former National Security Council official on Russia to be the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs on Tuesday.
By Joe Gould
After Trump, Congress could chafe at retired officers leading the Pentagon
Getting a congressional waiver let Jim Mattis lead the Pentagon. Getting another waiver might be more difficult.
Lawmakers, former officials surge support for Flournoy to be Biden’s defense secretary
As speculation mounts that Biden may look elsewhere, supporters are flooding to back Michèle Flournoy, long seen as the presumptive nominee.
Biden’s gender parity pledge could be watershed moment for women in national security
A Biden pledge for at least gender parity in key national security slots could mean huge gains for women at the Pentagon and elsewhere.
By Aaron Mehta
No SecDef pick from Biden as Flournoy hits resistance from progressives
President-elect Joe Biden announced the core of his national security team on Monday, but he has yet to name his choice for defense secretary.
No SECDEF with defense contractor ties, House progressives ask of Biden
“It is unsurprising that the largest defense budgets in our nation’s history have come at a time during which senior defense personnel are intimately connected ... to the corporations profiting the most from those very same budgets," the lawmakers wrote.
By Kyle Rempfer
Michèle Flournoy could become the first woman to run the Pentagon. Here’s what would change.
Flournoy has for years been expected to take the Defense Department's top job. With Joe Biden now the president-elect, this may be her time.
By Aaron Mehta
Congress wrestles with deterring China ― beyond nukes
The U.S. must form a new and creative strategy to deter China using conventional means, experts told Congress.
By Joe Gould
'One hand tied behind your back': Why DoD's empty policy chair matters
Nine months into the Trump administration, the Pentagon remains understaffed, with a vacancy that experts worry is impacting the ability of Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis to execute his agenda.
By Aaron Mehta