John McCain
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President Barack Obama's nominee to take charge of U.S. Strategic Command told the Senate Armed Forces Committee that the Pentagon needs to double down on its strategic advantage in space and cyberspace to stay ahead of its adversaries.
September 23, 2016 -
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee lashes out at the Obama Administration — accusing officials of failing to consult with Congress on important cyber defense topics. John McCain says the administration has failed to deliver a strategy on deterring hackers.
September 19, 2016 -
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Tuesday that he would block any effort by the Obama Administration to bifurcate the leadership of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, saying the move would be premature and lacked any input from Congress.
September 14, 2016 -
House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee Chairman Joe Heck wants a higher pay raise for military employees.
September 06, 2016 -
A former DoD official says the 2017 defense authorization bill is as good as vetoed, but will it make it into law?
August 30, 2016 -
The Air Force's top enlisted officer is appealing to the Senate to reconsider its provision changing the Basic Allowance for Housing.
July 20, 2016 -
Former military officials are trying to keep the Missile Defense Agency director a three or four star general.
July 08, 2016 -
The Bipartisan Policy Center is forming a task force to tackle the tough military personnel issues.
June 29, 2016 -
The Defense Department is still searching for a solid answer on how it will respond to a cyber attack on U.S. infrastructure.
June 23, 2016 -
The Senate left hundreds of amendments on the floor when it passed the defense authorization bill. Federal News Radio takes a look at some of the more interesting ones.
June 15, 2016 -
Sen. John McCain’s amendment to add $18 billion to the Defense budget, increase the military pay raise and stop cuts to the Army and Marine Corps failed passage by four votes today.
June 09, 2016 -
The White House listed 20 pages worth of qualms with the Senate 2017 defense authorization bill, including military health care reforms, acquisition policy changes and personnel tweaks.
June 07, 2016 -
The Army is tightening retention policy, which will lead to 3,000 noncommissioned officers leaving the service. A new directive returns retention control points to their pre-2007 levels. The soldiers are forced to retire or go to the reserve or National Guard components.
June 02, 2016 -
A senator representing one of the largest concentrations of federal workers says he'll see what happens when Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) amendment hits the Senate floor.
May 30, 2016 -
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) wants increased troops and military pay in his much awaited amendment to the defense authorization bill.
May 26, 2016