Michele Flournoy

Pentagon Acquisition Has Innovation Problem, New Study Finds

Undated photo of a B-21 Raider. US Air Force Photo

The Pentagon has an innovation adoption problem that’s part of a system that does not encourage new techniques, processes or technologies, former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said at a Wednesday rollout of a new report on defense innovation.

James used the example of the fast fielding of the B-21 Raider bomber in December as an example of success in remarks during a rollout of the interim report on the Commission on Defense Innovation at...

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/13/pentagon-acquisition-has-innovation-problem-new-study-finds

Panel: Beijing Closely Tracking Global Reaction to Ukraine Invasion

Xi Jinping President of the People’s Republic of China speaks at a United Nations Office in Geneva on Jan. 18, 2017. UN Photo

China’s Xi Jinping is closely monitoring what is happening to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reputation following the invasion of Ukraine, retired Marine Corps Gen. James Jones said Monday.
Xi is looking at how the world views Putin as a gauge of global reaction he might face should Xi move against Taiwan, Jones argued.

Jones, who also served as the national security...

https://news.usni.org/2022/04/11/panel-beijing-closely-tracking-global-reaction-to-ukraine-invasion

HASC Chairman Smith: House Will Return For Override Vote If Trump Vetoes NDAA

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Service Committee, is briefed on the capabilities of the F-35A Lightning II during his visit at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 10, 2019. The congressman learned about several aspects of the 56th Fighter Wing F-35 pilot training and how the wing works to enhance lethality and readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jensen Stidham)

House lawmakers will return to Washington, D.C. for an override vote should President Donald Trump veto the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/12/07/hasc-chairman-smith-house-will-return-for-override-vote-if-trump-vetoes-ndaa