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Army

Biden Taps SAIC Exec For Army Under Secretary, Jeff Flake For Turkey Ambassador

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, July 13th, 2021

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Biden Taps SAIC Exec For Army Under Secretary, Jeff Flake For Turkey Ambassador

Gabe Camarillo, Army Under Secretary

President Biden has nominated Gabe Camarillo, a current senior vice president at Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC], to serve as the Army’s next under secretary. Camarillo previously served as the principal deputy assistant secretary in the Army’s procurement office from 2012 to 2015, where he helped lead the service’s research and development and modernization portfolio, according to the White House. In 2015, Camarillo then shifted over to the Air Force after he was appointed to the role of Assistant Secretary…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]