Kathryn Wheelbarger, acting assistant secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, is slated to step down from her role on July 4, Reuters reported Thursday. Wheelbarger is responsible for handling policy issues involving European nations, NATO allies, Russia, Africa, the Middle East and the Western hemisphere.

The Department of Defense (DoD) has launched a new strategy that outlines how DoD will advance and leverage space capabilities to compete, deter and counter potential adversaries in the space domain. “This strategy identifies a phased approach on how we are going to achieve the desired conditions in space over the next 10 years,” Esper added. 

Elaine McCusker, acting comptroller at the Department of Defense (DoD), will step down from her post on June 26, Defense News reported Tuesday. Mark Esper, DoD Secretary and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, announced McCusker’s resignation Tuesday.

An internal Department of Defense (DoD) study has found that investing in extra-large unmanned underwater vehicles (XLUUVs) will help the U.S. Navy deploy large manned submarines for more complex operations, Defense News reported Monday.

Mark Esper, defense secretary and 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the Department of Defense is planning to facilitate a phased reopening of government operations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Defense One reported Monday.

The Department of Defense plans to shift $545.5 million in military construction funds to facilitate the execution of projects scheduled for awards this year and ensure the availability of adequate funding for the Trump administration’s border wall project, Defense News reported Tuesday.

The Federal Communications Commission on Monday approved Ligado’s application to use the L-band spectrum to field a low-power terrestrial network in support of 5G and internet-of-things services.

Defense Secretary and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient Mark Esper has heightened the Pentagon’s restriction level as the coronavirus outbreak continues to pose risks to personnel, Defense One reported Monday.

Defense Secretary and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner Mark Esper is expected to finish by September zero-based budgeting reviews of combatant commands’ force posture to ensure that they meet the priorities of the National Defense Strategy, DoD News reported Tuesday.

Mark Esper, secretary of defense and 2020 Wash100 Award winner, emphasized the effort to update the U.S. strategic nuclear triad as part of the fiscal year 2021 defense budget request, DoD News reported Thursday. The Department of Defense requests $28.9 billion to modernize the country's nuclear defense, including the nuclear triad that consists of ground-launch missiles, bomber aircraft and submarine-launched missiles.