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Gen. David Goldfein, chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the Department of Defense may need a separate account to fund nuclear weapons, Defense One reported Wednesday.

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Gen. Charles Brown, commander of Pacific Air Forces, as chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force in a unanimous vote, the service reported Tuesday.

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.

Gen. David Goldfein, the U.S. Air Force chief of staff, said the service branch is moving forward to develop the Advanced Battle Management System, a new integrated situational awareness platform, addressing a certain report by the Government Accountability Office, C4ISRnet reported Thursday. Goldfein’s statement addresses a GAO report that USAF does not have a detailed plan to develop and implement ABMS.

Gen. David Goldfein, chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said he has been in talks with his international counterparts to discuss ways on how to maintain the supply chain for the F-35 fighter jet program during the coronavirus pandemic, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday.

Bill Marion, deputy chief information officer of the U.S. Air Force, is slated to depart from the service branch by the end of the month to take on an industry role, FedScoop reported Thursday.

Gen. David L. Goldfein, U.S. Air Force chief of staff, said the service branch has been working to improve the protection of airmen against the COVID-19 outbreak. Speaking virtually with the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, he said USAF has made practice adjustments to address the pandemic's effects on readiness and ensure the required work continues, the service branch said Wednesday.

The Department of the Air Force has listed 23 Air Force organizations whose space missions will transition to the U.S. Space Force within the next three to six months. Approximately 1,840 billets from across the 23 organizations will be moved to the Space Force under the transfer plan, which does not cover the physical transfer of units to a new geographic location, the service said Tuesday.

U.S. Air Force officials told senators at a hearing that the service seeks to prioritize efforts to establish a joint command-and-control system, dominate space and generate nuclear combat power in its $169 billion budget proposal.

Gen. Charles Q. Brown, commander of Pacific Air Forces, has been nominated to succeed the retiring Gen. David Goldfein (2020 Wash100 awardee) as chief of staff at the U.S. Air Force.