HERITAGE FOUNDATION: Just calm down and read the document. That, in essence, is the administration’s response to critics who call its new nuclear strategy irresponsible and dangerous. In fact, deputy undersecretary for policy David Trachtenberg said over and over here this morning, the Nuclear Posture Review is fundamentally conservative (with a small “c”). The 2018… Keep reading →

CAPITOL HILL: President Trump’s nominee for the Pentagon’s top policy job appears to be in jeopardy after a bipartisan savaging by Senators John McCain and Elizabeth Warren this morning. At issue: Whether John Rood, who runs international sales at the world’s largest defense contractor, Lockheed Martin, would recuse himself from policy discussions affecting Lockheed’s arms… Keep reading →

New senior cyber advisor for OSD policy, Maj. Gen. John Davis was director, operations at Cyber Command. 1.usa.gov/SU9Wol colinclarkaol

Frank Kendall confirmed by Senate as ATL last night. Also Jim Miller as undersecc policy and Kathleen hicks as Princ dep for policy colinclarkaol