ACQUISITION NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
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DoW Component/Agency Nominations Confirmed/Pending (119th Congress) Note. Department of Defense is now designated Department of War.
• 2025-12-18 PN141-8 Michael Borders of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force • 2025-12-18 PN141-14 Kirsten Davies of Tennessee, to be Chief Information Officer of the Department of War • 2025-12-18 PN141-25 William Kirk , of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration • 2025-12-18 PN246-1 Derrick Anderson of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of War for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict • 2025-12-18 PN246-11 Platte Moring of South Carolina, to be Inspector General, Department of War • 2025-12-18 PN246-12 John Noh of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of War for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs • 2025-12-18 PN379-4 James Caggy of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of War for Mission Capabilities • 2025-12-18 PN379-18 James Mazol of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering • 2025-12-18 PN445-7 Michael Payne of Virginia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Department of War • 2025-12-18 PN445-10 Maurice Todd of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary of War for Readiness • 2025-12-17 PN650 Jared Isaacman , of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NOMINATIONS PENDING • 2026-01-13 PN730-63 Alexander Velez-Green of Virginia, to be senior adviser to the Deputy Under Secretary of War for Policy • 2026-01-13 PN730-21 Mark Ditlevson of Minnesota, to be Assistant Secretary of War for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs • 2026-01-13 PN730-17 Austin Dahme r of Arizona, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategies, Plans and Capabilities • 2026-01-13 PN730-8 Brian Birdwell of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED • 2025-12-18 PN22-11 Robert Kadlec of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of War for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense • 2025-12-18 PN60-4 Marc Berkowitz of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of War for Space Policy • 2025-12-18 PN60-11 Joseph Jewell of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary of War for Science and Technology • 2025-12-18 PN60-17 Brendan Rogers of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment • 2025-12-18 PN129-1 David Beck of Tennessee, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration • 2025-12-18 PN129-7 Amy Henninger of Virginia, to be Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of War
War Department Announces Vendors Invited to Compete in Phase I of the Drone Dominance Program PENTAGON NEWS RELEASE
Department of War Launches LYNX to Help Businesses Enter and Compete in Defense Markets PENTAGON NEWS RELEASE
The War Department today announced the 25 vendors in- vited to compete in Phase I of the Drone Dominance Pro- gram (DDP), an acquisition reform effort designed to rapidly field low cost, unmanned one-way attack drones at scale as part of strengthening America’s Arsenal of Freedom. (Read more)
The Department of War Office of Small Business Programs has announced the launch of LYNX, a new digital platform designed to strengthen supplier readiness, improve vis- ibility into business capabilities, and expand participation across the defense industrial base. Registration is now open at https://www.lynxconnect.io for businesses seeking to connect with mission-aligned partners and opportunities. Busi- nesses begin by creating a company profile and complet - ing an initial assessment to establish a readiness baseline and identify next steps. (Read more)
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