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Today in DoD

Open Press Events

Press Events Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper

The secretary is traveling.

Defense Secretary
Dr. Mark T. Esper

The secretary is traveling.

Press Events Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist

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

Deputy Secretary of Defense
David L. Norquist

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

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

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

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

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

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

The vice chairman has no public or media events on his schedule.

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

The vice chairman has no public or media events on his schedule.

Additional Open Press Events


Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy holds a virtual press briefing at 8:30 a.m. EDT to discuss COVID-19 telework posture, and digital modernization and transformation efforts in support of the National Defense Strategy.  The briefing will be streamed live on Defense.gov.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment Maureen Sullivan joins a 12:40 p.m. EDT virtual panel discussing federal perspectives on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the 2020 Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) State Environmental Protection Meeting.  Register at ecos.org/events.

Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Jonathan R. Hoffman; Air Force Maj. Gen. Lee E. Payne, Department of Defense Coronavirus Task Force diagnostics and testing lead; and Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul Friedrichs, medical advisor to the Department of Defense Coronavirus Task Force, brief the media at 2:15 p.m. EDT in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2D972) on COVID-19 testing. The briefing will be streamed live on Defense.gov.

DoD Postings: July 30, 2020