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Congress

Gillibrand Announces Presidency Bid, Becoming Second SASC Dem to Run in 2020

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, January 16th, 2019

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Gillibrand Announces Presidency Bid, Becoming Second SASC Dem to Run in 2020

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a Senate Armed Services Committee member, plans to run for president in 2020. (Photo: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand)

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) announced her campaign to run for president in 2020, becoming the second Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member and the third female lawmaker currently on the Hill to announce a bid. Gillibrand, who joined the Senate in 2009, has long been considered a potential Democratic candidate for president and on Tuesday evening revealed she had launched an exploratory committee to run for U.S. president in 2020. In the 115th Congress, she served as ranking member of…

Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]

Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) is looking to lessons learned from its use of Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones by Phoenix-based SpektreWorks, according to CENTCOM head Adm. Brad Cooper. […]

Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]

Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

The Pentagon estimates the U.S.’ ongoing conflict with Iran has now cost at least $29 billion, while a lead official noted the updated figure does not factor in damage to […]