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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…

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

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Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]

HASC Bill Funds Second Destroyer, Adds Several Multi-Ship Procurements, Puts Limits On Battleship

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman’s mark of the fiscal year 2027 defense authorization act, released May 26, largely approved the Navy’s shipbuilding request, but it added funds to […]