David Vergun
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Gainesville, VA, United States
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Trump signs proclamation commemorating end of Korean War
Sixty-seven years ago, the guns fell silent along the Korean demilitarized zone after more than three years of brutal fighting to defeat the expansion of → Read More
DOD, private sector leaders see danger to GPS due to FCC licensing ruling
The Federal Communications Commission's granting of a license to a private company threatens to undermine the Defense Department's Global Positioning System → Read More
Top general compares DOD's coronavirus response to all-out war
Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, joined by Army Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson, commander of U.S. Army North, briefed Pentagon reporters today by phone on → Read More
China, a non-arctic nation, meddling in Arctic, says DOD official
The 2019 DOD Arctic Strategy is anchored in the priorities of the National Defense Strategy and frames the Arctic in a whole of government approach, as well as → Read More
Cyber leaders talk workforce strategies, talent management
The military is doing a great job recruiting cyber talent into military and civilian service, but retention is more difficult, said the deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy said at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit in Washington. → Read More
DOD wants resident input on Housing Bill of Rights
Development of a bill of rights for those living in privatized Defense Department housing is underway, and DOD is seeking the input of residents, the assistant defense secretary for sustainment announced in a memo. → Read More
Pentagon Showcases Its Organic Laboratories
WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department's organic laboratories develop weapons, medical technology and other equipment. Hundreds had exhibit booths set up in the → Read More
U.S. Nuclear Umbrella Extends to Allies, Partners, Defense Official Says
WASHINGTON -- Allies and partners around the world should and do take comfort in the fact that the U.S. has both the will and the means to use its nuclear → Read More
DOD Comptroller: Overmatch Against China, Russia Critical
WASHINGTON -- The fiscal year 2020 defense budget request is a "strategy-driven budget," the Defense Department's comptroller said yesterday during a hearing of → Read More
Artificial Intelligence Could Aid Future Background Investigators
WASHINGTON -- In the future, artificial intelligence could augment the background investigative work performed by humans, cutting the time it takes and → Read More
DOD Leaders Brief Congress on WMD Threats and Department's Response
WASHINGTON -- The lethality of the U.S. military "depends on our warfighters' ability to deter, prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from → Read More
Defense of U.S. is Top Priority for Missile Defense, DOD Leader Says
WASHINGTON -- Potential adversaries are developing sophisticated ballistic and cruise missile systems, with increased speed, range, accuracy and lethality, a → Read More
U.S. Seeks Stronger Defense Relationship With Vietnam
WASHINGTON -- "Our defense relationship [with Vietnam] is strong and represents one of the strongest pillars in our multifaceted bilateral relationship," the → Read More
Nation Honors Vietnam Veterans in Annual Observance
WASHINGTON -- Today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day, and these veterans are being honored at events across the nation, including at the Vietnam War → Read More
Reserve, Guard Leaders Provide Cybersecurity Updates
WASHINGTON -- National Guard and Reserve units are deployed worldwide, providing valuable assets for combatant commanders and working with partners and allies, → Read More
'Rosie the Riveter' Recounts Women's World War II Service
WASHINGTON -- Mae Krier is on Capitol Hill today, hoping to get Congress to recognize March 21 as an annual Rosie the Riveter Day of Remembrance. Rosie the → Read More
Defense Economic Director: Military Spending Important to Communities
WASHINGTON -- In 2013, an economic shock wave hit many states and communities as they began to feel the full effects of the Budget Control Act of 2011, the → Read More
2020 Budget Focuses on High-End Threats, DOD Leaders Say
WASHINGTON -- The $718 billion defense budget request for fiscal year 2020 addresses growing threats from Russia and China, the Defense Department's top leaders → Read More
China a Rising Threat to National Security, Say DOD Leaders
WASHINGTON -- China is building up its military in ways that threaten U.S. and allied interests in the Western Pacific and in the South China Sea in particular, → Read More
Sexual Assault Reports Up at Service Academies, But Down Servicewide
WASHINGTON -- It's "gravely concerning" that results of the most recent survey of the military service academies show another increase in sexual assault reports → Read More