Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen has made it clear he stands in agreement with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates that China’s military is standing in the way of improved U.S.-China relations. “From what I see, in the request to visit [with Chinese military leaders in China] that has been [...]
June 4th, 2010 | Filed under General,News | Read More »
Admiral Mike Mullen took to the Department of Defense’s blog to expand on his support for the START Treaty, saying it has “the full support of (the) uniformed military.” “Some of you have expressed concern to me through Facebook and Twitter about Russian intent,” wrote Mullen. “I can tell you that I met with my [...]
May 19th, 2010 | Filed under General,News | Read More »
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen published his 2010 social media strategy recently. The memo includes specific guidance and goals for the Joint Chiefs’ usage of social media which began in April 2009 with Admiral Mullen’s Twitter account. “Currently, these social media sites are used primarily to replicate content on the [...]
May 5th, 2010 | Filed under News | Read More »
Last week, Air Force Space Command launched Boeing’s X-37B unmanned space vehicle (USV) from an Atlas V rocket in Cape Canaveral. That much was made public. What wasn’t made public was what the spacecraft would be used for or when it’s coming back to Earth (although it can stay in space for at least 9 [...]
April 26th, 2010 | Filed under News | Read More »
The new healthcare law is attracting scammers, according to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Northrop Grumman and Boeing won Navy deals. Walt Havenstein commented on SAIC’s major donation to the U.S. Naval Academy. Adm. Mike Mullen and Defense Secretary Robert Gates both fully support the Nuclear Posture Review. DoD revealed its open government plan. This virtual [...]
April 9th, 2010 | Filed under News | Read More »
The senate’s healthcare reform bill passed the House of Representatives yesterday. SAIC won a deal with the U.S. Transportation Command. QinetiQ NA named Jeffrey Beck CFO of its Technology Solutions Group. Robert Gates and Adm. Michael Mullen are heading a U.S. crime-fighting delegation to Mexico. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano is pushing immigration reform. Google released [...]
March 22nd, 2010 | Filed under News | Read More »
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen outlined last Friday in the Chairman’s Corner of the DoD’s blog his three principles for the use of military force, drawn from a March 3rd speech at the Kansas State University. He writes, “I have watched — and advised — two administrations as they have [...]
March 8th, 2010 | Filed under News | Read More »