As of Feb. 1, the Defense Department is getting a new, stronger senior management position: the chief management officer. Thursday night, as the specter of a government shutdown hung over Washington, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate John Gibson, the current deputy chief management officer, to be the first to step into this new role. - Defense One
Anthony Cordesman writes: The problem is that the concepts, broad policy statements, and good intentions presented in the [ National Security Strategy] NSS and [National Defense Strategy] NDS do not come close to an actual strategy. - Center for Strategic and International Studies
Marcus Weisgerber writes: Just days into the U.S. government shutdown in 2013, several defense companies threatened to furlough thousands of their employees whose jobs were tied to federal facilities or projects that were curtailed. This year, that did not happen. - Defense One
Michaela Dodge writes: The Trump administration will release a new Nuclear Posture Review next month. It is expected to take a very different tack from that of the previous administration, which trumpeted its commitment to creating “a world without nuclear weapons.” And a different tack is sorely needed. - Heritage Foundation