Defense

Hegseth stands up anti-DEI task force

Some of the task force’s targets, like quotas and discriminatory promotion policies, don’t exist.

Defense

Tracking Trump’s national-security conflicts of interest

Experts say the businessman-turned-president has even more entanglements this time around.

Defense

What does the head of Homeland Security do?

The job of the homeland security secretary is to adapt almost continuously to pressures from the department, the public and the world at large.

Defense

20 years of clearance reform: From intelligence reform to Trusted Workforce

COMMENTARY | It’s time to finish what the 2004 Intelligence Reform And Terrorism Prevention Act started, argues one clearance expert.

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Some Republicans remain unsold on Hegseth

Sexual-assault allegation cited along with other concerns about Trump's pick for defense secretary.

Defense

Musk's government roles create 'clear avenues for serious conflicts of interest'

The SpaceX CEO, who leads a company with more than $10 billion in government contracts, is also the face of a new body aimed at getting rid of government waste.

Defense

Pentagon puts a dent in cyber workforce vacancies

Nearly a quarter of the Defense Department’s cyber jobs went unfilled last year.

Defense

White House issues AI guidelines for national-security agencies

The new memo requires agencies to monitor, assess, and mitigate AI risks related to invasions of privacy, bias, and other human rights abuses.

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Air Force braces for new nuclear-war scenarios

With more nuclear players and weapons around the world, U.S. forces need to be ready, a top service leader says.

Defense

The agency that dared not speak its name is launching a podcast

The NSA's "No Such Podcast" will interview agency experts in a bid to raise its public profile.

Defense

More than 1 million veterans receiving benefits via PACT Act ahead of anniversary

Since the law – known as the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act or the PACT Act – took effect nearly two years ago, the VA says that 739,421 veterans have enrolled in its health care programs.

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Former NSA chief wants academia to play larger role in national security

Paul Nakasone is pushing for new initiatives to bolster national security research and workforce recruitment. It begins with a new institute at Vanderbilt University next month.

Defense

DARPA hires Twitter whistleblower to serve as its CIO

Peiter “Mudge” Zatko — the former security head of then-Twitter who alleged that the platform was overlooking critical security flaws — will be returning to DARPA after almost a decade away in the private sector.

Defense

Senator demands more veteran access to VA's military sex trauma resources 

Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester, D-Mont., expressed his ongoing concerns with the lack of coordination between the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments in making servicemembers aware of their eligibility for VA services like confidential counseling. 

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Senate confirms first-ever Pentagon cyber policy chief

The new position would help the DOD increase its public-facing cyber outreach efforts.

Defense

A crucial step towards justice for veterans

COMMENTARY | A new bill would provide retroactive payment of benefits for veterans with covered mental health conditions stemming from military sexual trauma, an insidious issue affecting countless service members.