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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

8) In addition, the official report (no. 119-39) of the Senate Armed Services Committee on S. 2296 contains two directive sections dealing with the operations of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), on which I reported on July 19, 2025, in the post linked below.
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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · Jul 19

SENATE ARMED SERVICES REPORT SEEKS "INTEGRATED SENSING ROADMAP" & 5-YEAR PLAN FOR PENTAGON UFO OFFICE

The Senate Armed Services Committee has filed its official report on the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA, S. 2296). With respect to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), or UFOs,

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

7) S. 2296 already contained three modest UAP-related provisions that were incorporated into the bill in the Senate Armed Services Committee. I described these in a post on July 16, 2025, linked below.
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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · Jul 16

SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE INCLUDES 3 UAP PROVISIONS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

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1) The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA, S. 2296), approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), includes 3 sections with language related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP).

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

6) One of the amendments adopted, on a voice vote, was the Cotton-Gillibrand amendment #3759, making various changes in current law intended to beef up authorities to counter incursions of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in certain military areas. This is a refinement of S. 1793 (the "COUNTER Act").

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

5) That final version of the FY 2026 NDAA will be presented to both houses, without option for further amendment, and it will pass. An NDAA has been enacted for each of the last 64 years running.

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

4) After finishing with the two lists of amendments, the Senate passed its version of the FY 2026 NDAA (S. 2296, as amended), 77-20, advancing it to conference committee, which will craft a final version of the NDAA before the end of the year.

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

3) The Senate also held 2-minute debates and votes on 17 other amendments, adopting some and rejecting others. Unsurprisingly, the UAPDA was not on this "debatable" list, either.

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

2) The Senate finished its work on NDAA under a "unanimous consent" agreement that listed 48 amendments that were adopted en bloc, on a voice vote, without separate debates. The Schumer-Rounds UAPDA amendment (no. 3111) did not make it onto this negotiated list.

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

CONGRESSIONAL UAP UPDATE: On Oct 9, 2025 the Senate passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2296), advancing it to conference with the House of Representatives. The Senate-passed NDAA contains several UAP-related provisions, but not the Schumer-Rounds UAP Disclosure Act. A 🧵

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Ask a Pol uaps @askapoluaps.bsky.social · 1d

NEW:
Hand delivered Gillibrand WSJ’s Air Force UFO PSYOP article 🤷‍♀️

“Check it out, because if its claims are true then I’ll never ask you about a UFO again!”

Interactive political journalism — Ask a Pol. What should we ask Congress next? www.askapoluaps.com/p/i-dont-kno...

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 3d

6) On October 7, 2025, the full Senate approved the Christopher Fox nomination as part of a bloc of 108 nominations to various Executive Branch offices, all by a single roll call vote of 51-47.
www.congress.gov/119/bills/sr...

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 3d

5) The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee also held a hearing on the Christopher Fox nomination, on July 24, 2025. The committee approved the nomination on an 8-7 party-line vote on July 30, 2025.
www.hsgac.senate.gov/about/commit...

Committee Membership - Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is the chief oversight committee of the U.S. Senate. Formerly known as the Committee on Governmental Affairs, it took on primary oversight r...

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 3d

4) The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence approved the Christopher Fox nomination on a 13-4 vote on July 15, 2025, with Senators Wyden, Heinrich, Gillibrand, and Ossoff voting nay.

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 3d

3) Video of the June 25, 2025 SSCI hearing on the Christopher Fox nomination, and various documents submitted by Fox to the committee, are available at the link below.

www.intelligence.senate.gov/2025/06/25/o...

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 3d

2) Christopher Fox was nominated by President Trump to succeed IC IG Thomas Monheim, who resigned on Jan. 3, 2025. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) held an open hearing on the Fox nomination on June 25, 2025.

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 3d

U.S. SENATE CONFIRMS CHRISTOPHER FOX AS IC IG

On October 7, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Christopher Fox as Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (IC IG). Fox, an attorney, has served in the Air Force, Army National Guard, CIA, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 11d

4) The press release linked below quotes both Rep. Garcia, the prime sponsor, and Rep. Comer, the lead co-sponsor, regarding their "Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2025" (H.R. 5578).
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Ranking Member Robert Garcia and Chairman James Comer Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Whistleblower Protections for Federal Contractors

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, introduced the bipartisan Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act.

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 11d

3) Congressman Garcia is the ranking Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Congressman Comer is the chairman of the committee. The bill was referred to both the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee and the House Armed Services Committee.

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 11d

2) or who engage in whistleblowing regarding violations of law, gross mismanagement, or abuse of authority, or regarding "a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety." A PDF file containing the text of the bill is linked below.
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · 11d

GARCIA & COMER SEEK EXPANDED PROTECTIONS FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTOR WHISTLEBLOWERS

Reps. Robert Garcia (D-CA) and James Comer (R-KY) on Sept. 26, 2025 introduced a bill (H.R. 5578) to expand protections for federal contractors and grantees who refuse to obey orders that would violate law...

Congressman Robert Garcia (D-CA), prime sponsor of the "Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2025" (H.R. 5578), and ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Congressman James Comer (R-KY), lead co-sponsor of the "Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2025" (H.R. 5578), and chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · Sep 9

CONGRESS UFO UPDATE

The Rules Committee blocked the UAP Disclosure Act (UAPDA) in the House, but it is still in the mix in the Senate. I don't like to link to X here, but time does not allow breaking my long update into little bites; you can read it all at the link below.
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D. Dean Johnson (@ddeanjohnson)

CONGRESS UFO UPDATE: UAP Disclosure Act will not be part of the House NDAA; What happens now? September 9, 2025, 10:45 AM EDT: The UAP Disclosure Act (UAPDA) will not be part of the FY26 National De...

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · Sep 9

CONGRESS UFO UPDATE

The Rules Committee blocked the UAP Disclosure Act (UAPDA) in the House, but it is still in the mix in the Senate. I don't like to link to X here, but time does not allow breaking my long update into little bites; you can read it all at the link below.
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D. Dean Johnson (@ddeanjohnson)

CONGRESS UFO UPDATE: UAP Disclosure Act will not be part of the House NDAA; What happens now? September 9, 2025, 10:45 AM EDT: The UAP Disclosure Act (UAPDA) will not be part of the FY26 National De...

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · Sep 9

On June 15, 2022, "investigative reporter" George Knapp
said he believed a federal program described by Bob Lazar (holding 9 intact alien craft!) still exists, but he thought it had been moved from "Area 51"--perhaps to Utah or Australia! Will lawmakers press him for evidence at 9-9-25 hearing? 🤔

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · Sep 9

The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee has posted links to written statements by 5 witnesses slated to testify at a Sept. 9, 2025 UAP hearing before its Secrets Task Force. I post the names and links here without comment for informational purposes.
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Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection - United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · Sep 9

This UFO piece by Matthew Hutson is low-key in tone, but one or another of his observations will likely to offend nearly every UFO-oriented faction on X, the "no evidence" crowd included ("whaddya mean five per cent?"). Lots of quotes from non-routine sources.

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Sep 9

How likely is it that we’ve ever been visited by aliens or their technology?

What’s the Deal with U.F.O.s?

Scientists consider whether we’ve been visited by aliens or their technology.

www.newyorker.com

D. Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson.bsky.social · Sep 8

On 9-9-25 a House Oversight Task Force hears testimony from author-broadcaster George Knapp, 36-year crafter & promoter of the legend of Bob Lazar--scientist-impersonator, fake "Majestic"-clearance holder, felon, and claimed possessor of a gravity-defeating alien isotope.
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D. Dean Johnson (@ddeanjohnson)

1/25) Deep-dive research by @SignalsIntelUFO shows that in 1980, Bob Lazar married a woman 16 years his senior, Carol, previously convicted of 2nd-degree murder for armed assistance to Hells Angels in...

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