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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper speaks from behind a podium.

Security Speech

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper provides the keynote address on “Maintaining the U.S. National Security Innovation Base” at the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Global Security Forum in Washington, Jan. 24, 2020.

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