IMMEDIATE RELEASE Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Robert Karem invited Gen. Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, to Washington, District of Columbia, to co-chair the U.S.-Lebanon Joint Military Commission on June 26-27. The two nations reaffirmed the partnership ...
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE In a ceremony in the Pentagon auditorium at 2:30 p.m. on June 28, the Department of Defense will present the Fiscal Year 2017 Value Engineering (VE) Awards. As part of the broader DoD Honorary VE Awards Program, the award recognizes DOD civilian and military organizations, teams, individuals, and ...
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fifteen Exceptional Employers Recognized for Top HonorWASHINGTON – The Department of Defense announced the 15 recipients of the 2018 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest U.S. government honor to employers for support of National Guard and Reserve employees."It is my ...
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan announced that Dana Deasy, chief information officer, will lead the department's cloud initiative, effective June 22. This initiative is part of a larger effort to modernize information technology across the DOD enterprise. A modern digital ...
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis met with His Majesty King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan yesterday at the Jordanian ambassador's residence in Washington D.C. to reaffirm the strong bilateral security ...
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Dana W. White Chief Pentagon Spokesperson On June 22, Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis met with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joe Dunford, and Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Ambassador John Bolton to discuss ...
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