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Happy Saturday the first one when those of us who are vaccinated can gallivant around, mask-free, (almost) anywhere our hearts desire.
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On Thursday, March 11 at 12:00 p.m. ET, Pentagon Chief Management Officer Lisa Hershman will join National Taxpayers Union (NTU) Andrew Lautz and R Street’s Jonathan Bydlak for the second webinar in their Pentagon Purse Strings series. Hershman, the third-ranking civilian officer at the Pentagon and the highest-ranking woman ever confirmed by the U.S. Senate to a Pentagon position will discuss her reform efforts at DoD, how the Pentagon can deliver new savings and efficiencies for taxpayers in the future, and more. Afterwards, Bydlak and Lautz will be joined by Mark Cancian, a defense policy expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, to discuss DoD management reform.
Biden strikes back at Iran-backed militias
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President Joe Biden orders a retaliatory airstrike against Iranian-backed militias in Syria after rocket attacks in Iraq.
The Space Force chief says an “alternative acquisition proposal” is in the final stages and the plan for a Space Systems Command will be out in a few weeks.