Defense Management

GovExec Daily: The Military Legacy of Sept. 11

The podcast explores how the attacks shaped the American military over the past 20 years.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

Marines Ground All New Amphibious Vehicles

Tow-hook problem suspends all 54 ACVs.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney

How Memories of Japanese American Imprisonment during WWII Guided the U.S. Response to 9/11

In the wake of 9/11, some called for rounding up whole groups of people viewed as potential threats to the nation. But Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta knew the U.S. had done that before.

  • Susan H. Kamei, The Conversation

The Last U.S. Military Plane Has Left Kabul. What’s Next for Americans, Afghans Left Behind?

"Do not count on Americans to save you," one volunteer rescue group warns Afghans now at risk.

  • Tara Copp

Afghanistan Watchdog to Brief Lawmakers on Tuesday

“It is vital to understand what happened in Afghanistan,” said House Republicans in requesting the bipartisan briefing.

  • Courtney Bublé

The Final Retrograde from Afghanistan Has Officially Begun

The threat to U.S. personnel, aircraft in the final days at Kabul airport remains “very real” after a retaliatory U.S. drone strike took out two ISIS-K planners.

  • Tara Copp

GovExec Daily: Civilian Feds and the Afghanistan Evacuation

Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss how civilian agencies are responding and processing Americans and Afghans leaving the country.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

Escape From Afghanistan

Even those with a visa must endure harrowing conditions on their way to freedom.

  • George Packer, The Atlantic

What I Learned While Eavesdropping on the Taliban

I spent 600 hours listening in on the people who now run Afghanistan. It wasn’t until the end of my tour that I understood what they were telling me.

  • Ian Fritz, The Atlantic

It Really Was 800+ Afghans on That Plane. They Forgot to Count the Kids.

The iconic photo of Reach 871, the packed U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo plane, touched people around the world—and highlighted the dire situation now facing Afghans.

  • Marcus Weisgerber and Tara Copp

At Kabul Airport, 2,000 Marines Provide Security and Process Evacuees

Meanwhile, the airfield perimeter is mostly held by soldiers of the 82nd Airborne.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney

An Afghan American Scholar Describes His Fear-Filled Journey from the Chaos at Kabul Airport to a Plane Bound for Home in the U.S.

Hanif Sufizada got caught in Kabul as the Taliban took over. A scholar and resident of the US who works at the University of Nebraska in Omaha, Sufizada describes his experience trying to leave.

  • Hanif Sufizada, The Conversation

‘Cannot Ensure Safe Passage’: U.S. Tells Americans in Kabul to Get to Airport On Their Own

Biden says U.S. forces may have to stay past Aug. 31 to help evacuate stranded personnel.

  • Tara Copp
Featured eBooks
The Business Case for IRS Transformation
Cloud Security
AI & Autonomy

Republicans Seek Briefing from Afghanistan Reconstruction Watchdog

“It is unclear if continued U.S. assistance would find its way into the hands of terrorists and be used to finance attacks on Americans,” GOP members wrote.

  • Courtney Bublé

‘All the Signs Have Been There’ Predicting Afghan Security Force Collapse, IG Says

For more than a decade, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has been warning about “ghost soldiers” and corruption to anyone willing to pay attention.

  • Courtney Bublé

Afghanistan Veterans Struggling With News of Taliban Takeover

Advocates encourage veterans to use VA, veteran service organization resources for help.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney

U.S. Ramps Up Emergency Kabul Airlift to Get 5,000 to 9,000 Out Per Day

American commanders are in direct talks with Taliban, who now control all outside access to the airport

  • Tara Copp

Analysis: You Can’t Buy a Cause

Examining the roots of the Afghanistan forces’ collapse.

  • Mark Kimmitt

Foreign Governments Scramble To Leave Afghanistan Amid Violence and Chaos

"It’s sad that the West has done what it’s done," says UK defense secretary as NATO, UN, G7 react to Taliban takeover.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher

Inside Reach 871, A U.S. C-17 Packed With 640 Afghans Trying to Escape the Taliban

The Air Force evacuation flight from Kabul to Qatar came near the record for most people ever flown in the Boeing airlifter.

  • Marcus Weisgerber and Tara Copp

The U.S. Spent $83 Billion Training Afghan Forces. Why Did They Collapse So Quickly?

The U.S. is rushing enough airpower to evacuate thousands as the Taliban advances on Kabul.

  • Tara Copp