The President’s pick to head the CIA, Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden probably has the job, despite some tough questions from Senators about the National Security Agency’s now hotly debated electronic surveillance program, initiated when Hayden was in charge. At a lengthy Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing May 18, Hayden comported himself well, answering questions about telephone records and the CIA’s ability to provide unvarnished—read that non-political—analysis. Hayden promised the agency, under his leadership, would “do our best to tell you what we know and why we think it and where we’re doubtful and where we don’t know.” (Read his written testimony here.)
The first flight of the secretive B-21 bomber has slipped to mid-2022, but the program is moving along well, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office director Randall Walden said in an exclusive interview. The second copy of the B-21, which will be used for structural testing, is now on the production…