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Senate to extend Buy American laws for Navy ships
The Senate unanimously passed legislation that will eventually require components for all Navy ships to be made in the United States.
All eyes on Reed as Austin waiver splits Democrats
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed hasn’t taken over as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee yet, but he’s already facing division within the panel and his party over the issue of President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Pentagon.
‘Race matters’: Austin advocates tout his historic candidacy in the face of other concerns
Advocates of Lloyd Austin for defense secretary are asking lawmakers to think hard about another topic: the general’s race.
By Joe Gould
Biden facing growing pressure over secretary of defense pick
President-elect Joe Biden is facing escalating pressure from competing factions within his own party as he finalizes his choice for secretary of defense.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Biden’s pick for VA secretary may be a post-9/11 veteran
Former congressman Patrick Murphy and current Sen. Tammy Duckworth are among the names under consideration for the job.
The next secretary of defense should be a woman
Four female lawmakers currently serving in Congress would bring as much or more credentials than most of the 27 men who have been defense secretary, says the author of this commentary.
By Lawrence J. Korb