The Department of Defense is planning new deployments that would increase the number of U.S. military personnel in the Middle East to more than 80K as tensions in the region escalate after the death of Iran's top general early Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

Thomas Modly, acting secretary of the U.S. Navy, said during a radio interview that he met with some professionals from both inside and outside the military service to develop recommendations for achieving the branch's 355-ship goal, Inside Defense reported Friday.

The heads of seven federal agencies have released a joint statement expressing their commitment to ensuring the security of the 2020 U.S. presidential elections.

The Department of Defense is working on security guidance to prepare for cloud deployment once the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract is awarded, FedScoop reported Thursday.

Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, announced a new information warfare numbered air force that will combine the 24th and 25th air forces, the service branch reported Wednesday.

The Senate Armed Services Committee is slated to conduct a joint confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominees for the Army and Air Force secretary posts on Sept. 12, Military.com reported Thursday.

Jonathan Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, said the Department of Defense has identified 127 domestic and overseas military construction projects that could be postponed to free up $3.6B in funds to support barrier projects at the southern U.S. border, DoD reported Wednesday.

The Department of Defense has tested a ground-launched cruise missile to gather data for future intermediate-range weapons development. The missile flew 500 kilometers from a site in San Nicolas Island, Calif., before striking a target, DoD said Monday. 

David Norquist, the White House’s nominee for deputy defense secretary and 2019 Wash100 Award winner, said the Department of Defense has a plan in place on how to fill vacant leadership positions, Federal News Network reported Thursday.

Gen. David Berger has begun his tenure as the U.S. Marine Corps' 38th commandant and a Joint Chiefs of Staff member, succeeding Gen. Robert Neller. Berger received commandant authority during a ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, the Department of Defense said Thursday.