Sen. Chuck Hagel – the next SecDef?
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Susan Rice’s withdrawal from consideration for Secretary of State could pave the way for Sen. Chuck Hagel’s appointment as defense secretary, Defense News reports. DoD Buzz says Hagel keeps moving up the SecDef short list. The Hill reports that the White House is targeting Hagel for the job. Government Executive calls Hagel “your likely new Secretary of Defense.”
Sen. Chuck Hagel
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says that a fiscal cliff deal is needed within “a few days” to have a chance at passing, Defense News reports. Washington-area House members are asking the Senate to remove cuts from their budget that would slash 36,000 defense jobs, Government Executive reports.
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier programs are back on track, according to Aviation Week.
The General Accounting Office finds that DoD agencies skirted a new requirement to justify sole-source contract awards, FCW reports.
Alliant Techsystems Operations gets a $6.5 million NAVAIR order for the upgrades of 40 micro-processor hardware boards in support of Navy, Air Force, and other U.S. services’ military helicopters, rotorcraft, and low/slow fixed wing aircraft. Defense News reports that BAE Systems wins a trainer aircraft maintenance contract.
