Jonathan Moak, principal deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for financial management and comptroller, has received President Trump's selection for a higher-level role. Trump intends to nominate Moak for the role of assistant secretary of the Army for financial management and comptroller.
Read More »Army Creates Expanded Cyber Unit for Multidomain, Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations
The U.S. Army has established a strategic operations unit as part of a reorganization effort to expand the former cyber office's functions to include joint all-domain operations. Its creation comes as part of the Army’s efforts to meet modernization objectives under the Army Campaign Plan.
Read More »Senate Confirms Lt. Gen. Jason Evans for New Army Installation Leadership Role
Lt. Gen. Jason Evans has received the Senate's confirmation to serve as deputy chief of staff, G-9, at the Department of the Army. His newly established role succeeds the former position of assistant chief of staff for installation management, an old function that the Army changed to correspond with a three-star rank, the service branch said Friday.
Read More »Potomac Officers Club Announces Stuart Hazlett of U.S. Army as Panelist for 4th Annual Army Forum on Oct. 2nd
Stuart Hazlett, deputy assistant secretary for procurement at the U.S. Army, will be featured as an expert panelist during during Potomac Officers Club’s 4th Annual Army Forum on Oct. 2nd.
Read More »DLA’s John Laskodi named commanding general at Joint Munitions Command
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John Laskodi, commanding general of the Defense Logistics Agency‘s Distribution unit, will serve as the next commanding general of the Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command by summer. The JM&L LCMC coordinates the Program Executive Office for Ammunition and the Armament Research, Development and …
Read More »Trump to Nominate Kearney & Co. Partner David Norquist as DoD Comptroller
President Donald Trump has announced plans to nominate David Norquist, a partner at Alexandria, Virginia-based certified public accounting firm Kearney and Co., as defense undersecretary, comptroller. Trump revealed his plans to name Norquist and five other individuals to several positions at the Defense Department in a news release published Thursday. …
Read More »Alan Thomas Takes Helm as GSA Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner
Alan Thomas, a vice president at government consulting firm Artlin Consulting, has taken his oath of office as commissioner of the General Services Administration‘s Federal Acquisition Service. GSA said Monday Thomas will oversee the newly reorganized FAS and help align GSA’s acquisition strategies with President Donald Trump’s business and technology initiatives. The agency notified …
Read More »Financial Mgmt Pro David Norquist Confirmed as Pentagon’s Comptroller
The Senate on Thursday voted unanimously to confirm David Norquist, a former partner at Alexandria, Virginia-based financial services contractor Kearney & Company, as comptroller of the Defense Department, Inside Defense reported Thursday. President Donald Trump nominated Norquist to the DoD comptroller post in March. Norquist said during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee earlier …
Read More »Ryan Dean Newman to Be Nominated Army General Counsel
Ryan Dean Newman, acting assistant attorney general for the Justice Department‘s legal policy office, will be nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as general counsel at the Department of the Army, the White House announced Monday. He previously served in the U.S. Army as a captain and received a Bronze …
Read More »Army Kicks Off First Robotics, Autonomous Weapon Systems; Terry McKenrick Comments
The U.S. Army has begun a two-week exercise in Fort Bliss, Texas to carry out assessments on new warfighting technologies such as robotics systems and autonomous weapons. The first full Army Warfighting Assessment aims to solicit input from soldiers on how the new warfighting technologies perform during a simulated combat situation, the …
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