s unfolded shows the influence Trump's new team of national security advisers has. From the Journal: "The group, including new Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and new national security adviser Robert O'Brien, along with [Pompeo], backed the president'

embers of Congress and their staffs, Department of Defense officials, and personnel from military family support organizations. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper keynotes, with panelists including bipartisan Reps. Trent Kelly and Chrissy Houlahan, as well as Jennifer Drake Patrick (George Mason University),

mbers of Congress and their staffs, Department of Defense officials, and personnel from military family support organizations. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper keynotes, with panelists including bipartisan Reps. Trent Kelly and Chrissy Houlahan, as well as Jennifer Drake Patrick (George Mason University), P

ouster "could make him the latest national security leader to lose his job amid a post-election purge that has already forced out Defense Secretary Mark Esper and other top Pentagon officials." An unnamed official said the White House "has wanted to fire Krebs for a while. ... From what I've heard from the

h Back On Russia And China." CNN <https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/30/politics/esper-africa-trip/index.html> (9/30, 83.16M) reports Secretary of Defense Mark Esper made his "first visit to Africa Wednesday, a trip aimed in part at pushing back on Russian and Chinese influence in the region." Esper arrived in Tu

, 42K) also reports. Esper Visits Africa For First Time "Seeking To Push Back On Russia And China." CNN (9/30, 83.16M) reports Secretary of Defense Mark Esper made his "first visit to Africa Wednesday, a trip aimed in part at pushing back on Russian and Chinese influence in the region." Esper arrived in T

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nging from privacy to transparency to cybersecurity," provide "an explicit complement to the Pentagon's Al principles put forth by Defense Secretary Mark Esper back in February." SIGNAL Magazine <https://www.afcea.org/content/intelligence-applies-ethics-artificial-intelligence> (7/23, Ackerman) also runs

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sident Trump will "move to immediately fire FBI Director Christopher Wray and also expects to replace CIA Director Gina Haspel and Defense Secretary Mark Esper" if he is reelected, according to "two people who've discussed these officials' fates with the president tell Axios." Axios says if Trump wins, "no

ouster "could make him the latest national security leader to lose his job amid a post-election purge that has already forced out Defense Secretary Mark Esper and other top Pentagon officials." An unnamed official said the White House "has wanted to fire Krebs for a while. ... From what I've heard from the

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mbers of Congress and their staffs, Department of Defense officials, and personnel from military family support organizations. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper keynotes, with panelists including bipartisan Reps. Trent Kelly and Chrissy Houlahan, as well as Jennifer Drake Patrick (George Mason University), P

, 42K) also reports. Esper Visits Africa For First Time "Seeking To Push Back On Russia And China." CNN (9/30, 83.16M) reports Secretary of Defense Mark Esper made his "first visit to Africa Wednesday, a trip aimed in part at pushing back on Russian and Chinese influence in the region." Esper arrived in T

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