The National Security Act of 1947 was a law enacting major restructuring of the United States government's military and intelligence agencies following World War II. The majority of the provisions of the act took effect on September 18,1947,the day after the Senate confirmed James Forrestal as the first secretary of defense.
Baron Paul Hill is a retired American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district from 1999 to 2005 and from 2007 to 2011.
Michael Dennis Rogers is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 3rd congressional district since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party of Alabama. Rogers served as the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee from 2021 to 2023 and as the Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee from 2019 to 2021.
The United States Department of the Navy (DON) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. It was established by an Act of Congress on 30 April 1798,at the urging of Secretary of War James McHenry,to provide a government organizational structure to the United States Navy (USN);since 1834,it has exercised jurisdiction over the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) and,during wartime,the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG),though each remains an independent service branch. It is led by the secretary of the Navy (SECNAV),a statutory civilian officer.
Todd Russell Platts is an American attorney and Republican Party politician who serves as a Judge on the York County Court of Common Pleas and is a former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district,serving from 2001 to 2013.
Michael Thomas McCaul Sr. is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 10th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Republican Party,he chaired the House Committee on Homeland Security during the 113th,114th,and 115th Congresses. His district stretches from Austin to Houston.
Charles Wieder Dent is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 2005 to 2018.
Christopher Paul Carney is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district is a district in the state of Pennsylvania. It includes all of Chester County and the southeastern portion of Berks County including the city of Reading and its southeastern suburbs. The district is represented by Democrat Chrissy Houlahan,who has served in Congress since 2019. As currently drawn,the district is among the wealthiest in Pennsylvania. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional.
David Keith McCurdy is an American lobbyist,lawyer,and former politician who was the Democratic U.S. Representative from Oklahoma's 4th congressional district,in office from 1981 to 1995. Described as a moderate or conservative Democrat,McCurdy was a chair the centrist Democratic Leadership Council. In 1994,he ran for the U.S. Senate,but lost to fellow Representative Jim Inhofe.
Martha T. Rainville is a retired U.S. Air Force officer who attained the rank of major general. She was the first woman in U.S. history to become a state adjutant general when she served in that post with the Vermont National Guard.
Donald Lawrence Ritter is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. From 1979 to 1993,Ritter represented Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district,which then included the Lehigh Valley region of the state.
The ROA is a professional association of commissioned officers,non-commissioned officers,former officers,enlisted and spouses of the uniformed services of the United States,primarily with the Reserve and National Guard.
Daniel Philip Meuser is an American businessman,politician,and philanthropist serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district since 2019. A Republican,he previously served as the secretary of revenue in the cabinet of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett. He was previously president of the Pride Corporation,a manufacturer of motorized wheelchairs in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton metro area of Pennsylvania,and currently serves the company as a board member and consultant. He has testified before Congress regarding the criticality for federal practices surrounding rights and caring for the disabled.
Kevin Wayne Yoder is an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Kansas's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2019. A Republican,Yoder was the Kansas State Representative for the 20th district from 2003 to 2011. In his 2018 reelection bid,he was defeated by Democrat Sharice Davids by a nine percent margin.
Donald John Bacon is an American politician and retired military officer serving as the U.S. representative for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district since 2017. Before holding public office,he was a United States Air Force officer,retiring as brigadier general with stints as wing commander at Ramstein Air Base,Germany and Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha,Nebraska,prior to his retirement from the military in 2014. His political constituency now includes all of Omaha and the areas surrounding Offutt.
Michael George Glen Waltz is an American politician and United States Army officer serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 6th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,he was first elected in 2018 and succeeded Ron DeSantis,who went on to be elected the 46th governor of Florida in 2018.
Susan Wild is an American attorney and politician from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A Democrat,she is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district. The district is in the heart of the Lehigh Valley,and includes Allentown,Bethlehem,Easton,and Bangor. Wild spent the last two months of 2018 as the member for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district after Charlie Dent resigned in 2018. From September 2022 to January 2023,she was chair of the House Ethics Committee. She continues to sit on the committee as ranking member. She also co-chairs the New Democrat Coalition Climate Change Task Force and is vice chair of both the Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus and the Subcommittee on Africa,Global Health,Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Wild is the first woman to represent the Lehigh Valley in Congress.
Ernest Anthony "Tony" Gonzales II is an American politician and United States Navy veteran who has served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Cory Mills is an American businessman,defense contractor,and politician who is a member of the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 7th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he worked in various organizations as a security specialist and a business executive before being elected to Congress in 2022.
