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Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday officially unveiled U.S. Space Command as the 11th unified combatant command led by Air Force Gen. John Raymond. “Gen. Raymond is acutely aware of the vital role that space plays in U.S. national security and our way of life and is an ideal choice to lead this new command,” Esper, a 2019 Wash100 winner, said in a statement published Thursday.

President Donald Trump has selected Joseph Maguire, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, to serve as acting director of national intelligence starting Aug. 15, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Sue Gordon, principal deputy director of national intelligence and a 2019 Wash100 winner, will leave her post on Aug. 15, NBC News reported Friday.

On August 14th, Potomac Officers Club will host the Security Vetting Process Modernization Update at the 2941 Restaurant in Falls Church, Va. Monte Hawkins of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be the keynote speaker for the event. Gator Harvey of Northrop Grumman Technology Services will serve as the moderator for an expert panel featuring Casie Antalis and Eric Peters of CBP, Sam Robinson of the FBI and Lori Vislocky of DHS. 

President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law a $2.7T budget deal that would raise the government’s borrowing limit and increase federal spending over two years, Federal Times reported Friday.

President Donald Trump on Friday withdrew his plan to nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to serve as the next director of national intelligence after lawmakers raised questions over his qualifications, the New York Times reported Friday.

On Monday, GovConWire reported that President Trump would nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to succeed Dan Coats as the director of National Intelligence.  “I think that John Ratcliffe is going to do an incredible job, if he gets approved,” Trump told reporters at the White House via CNN. “I think …

David Norquist, comptroller at the Department of Defense and a 2019 Wash100 winner, has received Senate confirmation and been sworn in as the 34th deputy DoD secretary.

Director of National Intelligence and a 2019 Wash100 winner Dan Coats will leave his post on Aug. 15, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

The Senate voted 89-1 Thursday to confirm Gen. Mark Milley, chief of staff at the U.S. Army and a 2019 Wash100 winner, as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He will succeed U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, a previous Wash100 winner, on Oct. 1.