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The U.S. Capitol, pictured near the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, on December 14, 2024. (Photo by Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images) The U.S. Capitol, pictured near the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, on December 14, 2024. (Photo by Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Nominee for key Pentagon R&E post vows to accelerate prototyping, experimentation

If confirmed, James Caggy would serve as the assistant secretary of defense for mission capabilities.

Oct 28, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

An aerial view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 15, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright)

Trump taps former AWS exec for senior role in Pentagon’s research and engineering directorate

James Caggy has been nominated for assistant secretary of defense for mission capabilities.

Jul 8, 2025 By Jon Harper