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 by Ed Adamczyk Washington (UPI) Sep 18, 2019
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved President Donald Trump's Air Force and Army secretary nominations on Wednesday. By voice vote, the Senate advanced Barbara Barrett's nomination as Air Force secretary, and that of Ryan McCarthy to be Army secretary. The process, involving testimony from the nominees and the committee vote, took less than a week. In a statement, McCarthy, the current Acting Secretary of the Army, concentrated on pursuing the Army's 24-month plan of modernization, and on protections for Army members and their families. The Army Secretary position has been vacant since July, when Mark Esper was confirmed to lead the Department of Defense. McCarthy has served as Undersecretary of the Army since 2017. In her testimony, Barrett called the proposed Space Force "a key imperative. I believe we need the Space Force, in fact. In my opinion, a domain-specific service to organize, train, and equip space forces is overdue." Former Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson resigned in May after disagreeing with Trump on his Space Force proposal. She is now president of the University of Texas at El Paso. Barrett is formerly chairwoman of the federally funded Aerospace Corporation, deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Ambassador to Finland. The full Senate will vote whether to approve the nominations.
EU creates directorate for European defense industry Washington (UPI) Sep 16, 2019 A new agency established within the European Commission to deal with Europe's fragmented defense industry will have France's former defense minister in charge. Sylvie Goulard is expected to be nominated in a European Parliament hearing, and lead the directorate starting on Nov. 1. The development of the agency is seen by some as a signal that Ursula von der Leyen, the incoming European Commission President and former German defense minister, seeks to have Europe to take more responsibility for ... read more
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