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The day's open press events and other DOD happenings and announcements. January 27, 2021

Open Press Events

Press Events Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary has no public or media events on his schedule.

Defense Secretary
Lloyd J. Austin III

The secretary has no public or media events on his schedule.

Press Events Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist

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Deputy Defense Secretary
David L. Norquist

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Press Events Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen.Mark A. Milley  

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Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army Gen.Mark A. Milley  

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Press Events Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen.John E. Hyten  

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Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force Gen.John E. Hyten  

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Additional Open Press Events

Acting Department of Defense Deputy Chief Information Officer for Information Enterprise Danielle Metz discusses "Delivering Better Software Faster to the Warfighter" at 8:35 a.m. EST at a Federal Computer Week virtual event ("Cloud Security & Services: Matching Data Demands with Increased Security"). Register at fcw.com.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. provides virtual remarks at 1 p.m. EST at an online Association of Old Crows EMSO (Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations) Leadership series event. Register at crows.org/page/Discussions.

Space Development Agency Director Dr. Derek M. Tournear and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Deputy Director Dr. Stacey A. Dixon join a discussion on "Changing Space Access through Emerging Technologies" at 1 p.m. EST at a Defense One digital event. Register at defenseone.com.

Navy Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler, deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare and director of naval intelligence, speaks at 4:30 p.m. EST at an online Intelligence & National Security Alliance "Wednesday Wisdom" event. Register at insaonline.org.

DOD Postings: January 27, 2021

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The Joint All-Domain Command and Control data summit was held to discuss strategy, data standards, application programming interfaces, access management and data security and infrastructure.
Software modernization is about delivering better software at a much greater speed to the warfighters, a Defense Department official said.
The space domain is competitive, congested and contested, and the U.S. must proactively engage to protect and defend its interests there, the commander of U.S. Space Command said.
''Bum" Phillips is known for serving as head coach for the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1980 and the New Orleans Saints from 1981 to 1985. He was also a Marine during World War II.
Law enforcement will take the lead and be the force of choice should it be necessary for keeping the peace and allowing for peaceful protests in Washington, D.C., the acting Army secretary said.
President Joe Biden signed an executive order overturning the previous administration's ban on the service of transgender individuals in the military.
The Defense Department has played an integral role in the ramped-up effort to produce N95 respirators for health care and frontline workers across the nation.
Army Pfc. Jose F. Valdez volunteered to hold off 200 Germans so his fellow soldiers could escape an onslaught during World War II. That heroism cost him his life, but earned him a posthumous Medal of Honor. 
Threats by Russia and China to deny U.S. access and capability in space make the Space Force critical to national security, said the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III arrived at the Pentagon today and hit the ground running, greeting the senior staff and then immediately heading into meetings on combating coronavirus.