MIL-OSI USA: Hirono Secures Hawaii Priorities in National Defense Authorization Act
Source: United States Senator for Hawaii Mazie Hirono May 24, 2018 Legislation Includes Hirono Bill to Stop Domestic Abusers from Buying Guns Authorizes Over $360 Million in Hawaii Military Construction Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mazie K. Hirono successfully included several provisions that will benefit Hawaii in the FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Warner, Moran Introduce Bipartisan Aeronautics Bill to Spur U.S. Innovation
Source: United States Senator for Commonwealth of Virginia Mark R Warner WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), Co-Chairs of the Senate Aerospace Caucus, introduced the Aeronautics Innovation Act to help boost innovation, research and development in the aeronautics industry. The bill would provide a five-year funding commitment to advance innovation and […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Sinema Supports AZ Servicemembers, Takes Aim at ISIS with Four Provisions in Defense Funding Bill
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09) National Defense Authorization Act also contains a 2.6% pay raise for America’s servicemembers Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema voted today to pass a critical national defense funding bill. The bipartisan legislation, which contains four amendments offered by Sinema, funds our country’s armed forces and defense operations […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Security: Granite Bay Man Indicted For Illegal Firearm Possession
Source: United States Attorneys General SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Tamaran Edward Bontemps, 20, of Granite Bay, charging him with possessing a firearm as a felon, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court documents, on April 18, 2018, law enforcement officers stopped a group of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Senate’s Defense Bill Includes Sasse’s Cybersecurity Solarium Commission
Source: United States Senator for Nebraska Ben Sasse “We don’t have a playbook. It’s time to draft one.” Today, U.S. Senator Ben Sasse announced that the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 includes the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, a bold project to forge consensus around an American cyber strategy for the 21st century. Modeled after President Eisenhower’s […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Senate Armed Services Committee Passes 2019 Defense Authorization Bill
Source: United States Senator for Nebraska Deb Fischer WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, voted in favor of advancing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. The bill passed the committee by a bipartisan vote of 25-2. This annual […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Chu Statement on National Defense Authorization Act
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Judy Chu (CA2-27) May 24, 2018 Press Release Washington, D.C. – Today, the House voted 351-66 to pass H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill would provide for the authorization of funding for the Department of Defense and other related agencies, programs, and operations […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Arrested and Charged for Defrauding Insurance Providers
Source: United States Attorneys General Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that an officer of the U.S. Army has been charged for allegedly defrauding insurance providers to obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent insurance payments. Christopher James DeMure, 40, a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, has been named in […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Security: Fairbanks Man Indicted on Federal Gun Charges
Source: United States Attorneys General Federal Gun Charges Filed in Connection with Shooting of Fairbanks Police Officer Fairbanks, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that a Fairbanks man has been indicted on federal gun charges in connection with the October 2016 shooting of Fairbanks Police Officer Sergeant Allen Brandt. Anthony Jenkins-Alexie, 30, of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Video: Fleet Week New York Parade of Ships
Source: US Navy (video statements) https://www.youtube.com/embed/Al38LOAvsfA NEW YORK (May 23, 2018) Marines and Sailors aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Arlington (LPD 24) pass the Statue of Liberty during the Parade of Ships officially kicking off Fleet Week New York. The annual event is an opportunity for the American public to meet their […]
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