Congressional outrage flares as the truth about the extent of Austin's deception admitted

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56% : The meeting, the first since military-to-military communication between the two countries was reestablished last month, was led by Michael Chase, deputy assistant secretary of defense for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia, who sat across the table from Maj. Gen. Song Yanchao, deputy director of China's Central Military Commission Office for International Military Cooperation.
47% : Does the President Need the Defense Secretary to Launch Nukes? New York Times: Chinese Flyover Sows Confusion In Taiwan, Days Before A Crucial Election Inside Defense: DOD Policy Official Details Replicator Update And International AI Agreement Opportunities Yonhap: Military Set To Resume Drills Halted Under 2018 Inter-Korean Accord Buffer Zones Defense News: Navy Chief To Prioritize Getting More Ships Ready For Action USNI News: Fleet Forces Working on New Navy War Plan, Learning Lessons from Red Sea Deployments Defense One: CNO: U.S. Navy Is Having A 1930s Moment Defense Scoop: Navy SWO Boss Frustrated By Shortage Of Directed Energy Weapons Defense One: How Space Force Is Raising Its Cyber Defenses National Defense Magazine: Air Force Overhauling Training to Take on Near-Peer Foes Air & Space Forces Magazine: Lawmakers Push for More Nuclear Microreactors in INDOPACOM Air Force Times: 'Cautionary Tale': How Boeing Won a US Air Force Program and Lost $7B Breaking Defense: Calvelli Highlights Technical Chops, 'Daily' Interaction as Key to Space Acquisition Oversight Inside Defense:
47% : GEOINT Drive, Springfield Virginia -- Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Navy Information Warfare Industry Day conference, with session on "Joint Warfighting Concept: Navy's Contribution to the Joint Force" https://www.afcea.org/events/navy-information-warfare-industry-day 10 a.m. -- Center for Strategic and International Studies Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group virtual discussion: "Security in the Western Pacific: Building Future Capabilities in the Time of AUKUS," with retired Marine Col. Mark Cancian, senior adviser, CSIS International Security Program; Charles Edel, CSIS senior adviser and Australia Chair; Becca Wasser, Senior fellow, Defense Program and lead of The Gaming Lab at the Center for a New American Security; and retired Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, senior director, Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation and senior fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies https://www.csis.org/events/security-western-pacific SATURDAY | JANUARY 13 Taiwan's 2024 presidential election, a three-way race between Vice President William Lai of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, New Taipei City Mayor Hou Yu-ih of the Kuomintang or Nationalist Party, and former Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People's Party TUESDAY | JANUARY 16 11 a.m. -- Defense Priorities virtual discussion: "Keeping the U.S. out of war in the Middle East," with Andrew Bacevich, chair, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; Barbara Slavin, distinguished fellow, Stimson Center; Benjamin Friedman, policy director, Defense Priorities; and Daniel DePetris, fellow, Defense Priorities https://keepingusoutofwarinmiddleeast.splashthat.com FRIDAY |
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19% : Schumer urges patience as Senate border talks stall Washington Examiner: McConnell floats short-term funding extension as shutdown deadline nears Washington Examiner: House Republicans keep door open for short-term spending deal as shutdown deadline looms Washington Examiner: Mayorkas 'no confidence' vote blocked in Senate as House weighs impeachment Washington Examiner: Democrats appeal to Republicans' better judgment to stop Mayorkas impeachment Washington Examiner: Blinken pushes for Israel to work with Palestinians, maintains no genocide Washington Examiner: Bob Menendez proclaims his innocence during floor speech following latest charges Washington Examiner: CNN debate: Haley and DeSantis square off before Iowa caucuses as Trump sets himself apart Washington Examiner: Defense Department holds in-person meeting with Chinese military Washington Examiner: Navy sailor gets 27-month prison sentence after sharing sensitive military information with China Washington Examiner: Opinion: Israel can go after Hezbollah without US military participation New York Times: Israel Says It Killed Another Hezbollah Commander After Back-And-Forth Attacks.

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