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from the Government Accountability Office gave an overview of the historical context for the current U.S. military presence in Japan and South Korea and highlight current U.S. government and expert views on the benefits of these bases to U.S. national security, as well as provide some detailed data on the costs of the U.S. presence. SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES Diana Maurer is a Director in the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Defense Capabilities and Management team, where she currently leads GAO’s work overseeing defense sustainment and readiness issues.  Her recent work include...

GAO: Pentagon estimates of border duty costs, impact were unreliable U.S. Army Spc. Adrian Salazar observes a bridge at the Customs and Border Protection crossing in Laredo, Texas, in August, one of many support jobs performed at the border in recent years by National Guard soldiers and active-duty military personnel. A recent audit questions the Defense Department's costs estimates for those deployments. (Source: Air National Guard) By Ryan Knappenberger | March 2, 2021 at 8:49 AM MST - Updated March 2 at 8:51 AM WASHINGTON – The Pentagon did not have reliable estimates for the co...

Arizona PBS March 1, 2021 U.S. Army Spc. Adrian Salazar observes a bridge at the Customs and Border Protection crossing in Laredo, Texas, in August, one of many support jobs performed at the border in recent years by National Guard soldiers and active-duty military personnel. A recent audit questions the Defense Department’s cost estimates for those deployments. (Photo by Staff Sgt. De’Jon Williams/Air National Guard) WASHINGTON – The Pentagon did not have reliable estimates for the cost of its work supporting Homeland Security efforts on the southwestern border and did not assess the i...

Friday, 26 February, 2021 - 10:15 Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visits IDEX 2021. (WAM) Abu Dhabi - Asharq Al-Awsat The International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) and the Naval Defense and Maritime Security Exhibition (NAVDEX) concluded their 15th edition on Thursday in Abu Dhabi, announced the Higher Organizing Committee for the exhibitions. The five-day events, which kicked off on Feb. 21, saw the signing of deals worth AED20.957 billion ($5.7 billion) among foreign and local companies. Five de...

UAE Armed Forces signs $5.7bn deals at IDEX, Navdex ABU DHABI, 24 days ago The UAE Armed Forces signed AED20.957 billion ($5.7 billion) worth of deals during the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) and the Naval Defence Exhibition (Navdex) that concluded their exceptional 15th edition on Thursday (Feb 25) in Abu Dhabi.   The five-day events have seen extensive local and international participation. The central success of the events lies in that it was the first global defence event to take place in the post pandemic recovery stage, with 62,445 attendees at the venue across five days....