The Wall Street Journal: Acting Pentagon chief Shanahan reminds military personnel to remain apolitical

The chief of staff for the Pentagon has been forced out of his post by the Defense Department’s new acting head, multiple U.S. officials said, days after the departure of former Secretary Jim Mattis......»»

The Pentagon has identified more than $5 billion in programs from which it wants to shift money to fund higher-priority initiatives, according to a draft budget document reviewed by the Wall Street Journal......»»

The Trump administration is planning to shift an additional $7.2 billion out of military coffers for border-wall construction, according to two people familiar with the plans......»»

President Donald Trump is eyeing a bigger reduction in the corporate tax rate, his acting chief of staff said Tuesday at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council meeting in Washington......»»

A top Pentagon official told senators that U.S. military officials are considering bolstering the U.S. force presence in the Middle East to counter threats from Iran following a significant buildup throughout the year......»»

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement has “a better than two-thirds chance” of passing through Congress this year, President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff said Tuesday, adding its approval depends on support among House Democrats......»»

The White House’s acting budget chief is pushing for a delay in implementing key provisions of a law that restricts U.S. government’s business with Huawei Technologies Co., citing the burdens on U.S. companies that use Huawei technology......»»

Snap Inc. promoted two executives internally to run its finance and personnel units, respectively, completing Chief Executive Officer Evan Spiegel’s remaking of the leadership team after a series of departures over the past year......»»

Monday, acting Pentagon Chief Patrick Shanahan said he had provided Congress with a list of projects from the military construction budget that .....»»

President Donald Trump intends to nominate Heidi King to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, selecting the agency’s acting chief to grapple with driverless-car technologies and a massive recall of air bags that risk exploding......»»

The Pentagon is moving to halt the sale of phones made by Huawei and ZTE in retail outlets on U.S. military bases......»»

The Pentagon said Monday that it had agreed with South Korea to cancel an important military exercise that was scheduled for later this summer, in keeping with President Donald Trump’s pledge to halt war games while talks are under way with North Korea.....»»

The new acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is a former coal and energy lobbyist who has expressed skepticism about the human impact on climate change......»»

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis plans to remove the Pentagon’s chief management officer from his post for a “lack of performance,” according to several officials, in a setback to a Trump administration push for efficiency and military modernization......»»

U.S. military officials complained Monday that a Chinese warship harassed a U.S. Navy vessel as it sailed through the South China Sea, adding to a growing roster of disputes between the two countries in a sudden escalation of tensions......»»

President Donald Trump said that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis could be considering whether to step down from his post and said that he sees the Pentagon chief as “sort of a Democrat,” a veiled critique of one of his most popular cabinet secretaries......»»

Some of the thousands of U.S. troops ordered to the Mexican border last month could begin returning to their home bases in coming days as military officials rotate units to address shifting requirements, officials said Tuesday......»»

John Bolton’s request reflects the administration’s more confrontational approach toward Tehran, one that he has pushed since taking up the post last April......»»

The Wall Street Journal published an Iran bombshell Sunday morning, confirming the White House had the Pentagon prepare "military options" to strike the country last year. The.....»»