Tony Bertuca
Chief Editor, Inside The Pentagon at Inside Defense
Washington defense reporter covering Pentagon business and national security news from the front lines of the military-industrial complex.
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2 days ago |
insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, whom a former spokesman recently described as having "the month from hell," returned to his previous employer Fox News today to allege that media reports about his role in sharing sensitive military plans on unsecure Signal group chats are the work of "disgruntled employees" who have been fired for leaking to the press. “Disgruntled former employees are peddling things to try to save their ass, and ultimately, that is not going to work,” Hegseth said.
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1 week ago |
insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca
The Trump administration is preparing to launch a major re-write of the Federal Acquisition Regulation that governs the annual purchase of about $1 trillion in goods and services, of which the Defense Department is the largest consumer.
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1 week ago |
insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca
The Senate voted 60-25 late last night to confirm retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff. Though Caine gained the support of many Democrats, some opted to oppose his confirmation and delayed a vote well into Thursday night to protest President Trump’s firing of Gen. C.Q. Brown, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Among his Democratic supporters, however, was Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), the ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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2 weeks ago |
insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca
President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at reforming the U.S. foreign military sales process, requiring the phased implementation of a new plan intended to accelerate the process and create new accountability metrics.
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2 weeks ago |
insidedefense.com | Tony Bertuca
The Senate Armed Services Committee today voted to approve the nominations of several key Pentagon nominees, including retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John Caine to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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