Thursday, January 21, 2021

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 21, 2021

Lloyd Austin after being nominated by President-elect Joe Biden in Delaware on Dec. 9 


House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith issued a statement this morning saying, “while we hoped to hold an open hearing with the Secretary-designate and he had agreed to do so, procedural issues have prevented a hearing,” since the HASC has yet to finalize its member roster. 

WASHINGTON: The House and Senate today grated President Biden’s nominee for Defense Secretary the legal waiver he required to serve, as he hasn’t met the mandated 7-year “cooling off” period after retiring from the Army, paving the way for him to become the first African American SecDef in history.  
The Senate is expected to vote on his actual nomination on Friday, and given the bipartisan vote total today on the waiver issue, 69-27, he is expected to be confirmed easily. 

The House granted the waver overwhelmingly, 326 to 78. 

Austin appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 19, and met with the House Armed Services Committee behind closed doors today. 

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 Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 21, 2021 

Why I Chose Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense -- President Biden, Defense One 






















Soldier Found Dead at Base in Kuwait, Army Says -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes 










1 comment:

Anonymous said...


Lots of goodies to read tonight.