Ashley Roque

2 days ago | dealbreaker.com | Ashley Roque |Valerie Insinna

Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll hasn’t masked his desire to shake up the defense sector but he upped the ante this week, calling it a “success” if a large prime contractor closes its doors in the coming years if they can’t start operating more efficiently. “I will measure it as success if in the next two years, one of the primes is no longer in business, and the rest of them have all gotten stronger,” he said Thursday on the TBPN podcast.

2 months ago | realcleardefense.com | Ashley Roque |Ashley Roque

Trump's nominee to take the Army's civilian reins was not viewed as a contentious pick and was approved on a 66-28 vote today.

2 months ago | realcleardefense.com | Aaron Mehta |Ashley Roque

Pentagon Seeks To Shift $50B in Planned Funding to New Priorities Breaking Defense obtained a list of the 17 priority categories that are to be financially protected in FY26. Read Full Article »

Jan 31, 2025 | realcleardefense.com | Ashley Roque

WASHINGTON — In the wake of last night’s tragic accident involving a civilian aircraft and U.S. Army helicopter that has left dozens dead, service secretary nominee Daniel Driscoll kicked off his confirmation hearing vowing to focus on aviation. Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments Related Articles

Jan 26, 2025 | dealbreaker.com | Ashley Roque

The new Pentagon leadership has not taken steps to dismiss members of the Defense Business Board and Defense Innovation Board, but there was a spate of resignations before President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term on Monday. A Pentagon spokesman told Breaking Defense today that there was no announcement on a broader shakeup on those two boards “at this time.” However, he noted several recent resignations.