House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) is concerned the two U.S. Senate election runoffs in Georgia and “political calculations” over renaming military bases honoring Confederate leaders will hinder signing the fiscal 2021 defense policy bill into law.

President-elect Joe Biden’s Pentagon must prioritize scaling defense innovation while also facing a stagnant defense budget, says Chris Brose, Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) former policy director.

The U.S. intelligence community recently held a meeting with the military services and combat support agencies to discuss Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2), ensuring that each organization is on the same page, the head of naval intelligence says.