Day: March 15, 2025

Analyzing the present, to prepare for the future.

Senate Confirms New Deputy Defense Secretary

Stephen A. Feinberg was sworn in as the Defense Department’s 36th deputy defense secretary and will be responsible for DOD’s day-to-day business, including executing the defense secretary’s priorities and managing the department’s budget.

This Week: Defense Department Sharpens Standards, Flushes Climate Change Policies, Restarts Support of Ukraine

In this week’s situation report: a departmentwide review of existing standards on physical fitness, body composition and grooming, and reactivation of security assistance to Ukraine, among other topics.

Marines Value Accountability, Are Eager to Deploy, Commandant Says

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith said Marines don’t want to be constrained to a stateside location, emphasizing they value accountability while also promising the Marine Corps will pass the next annual audit as is has the last two.