Ideas
How Much of the Coronavirus Damage Is Trump’s Fault?
The United States is on trajectory to suffer more sickness, more dying, and more economic harm from this virus than any other comparably developed country.
Threats
Wear Homemade Masks If You Can't Get Real Ones, Pentagon Tells Its People
N95 respirators and surgical masks will be reserved for health care workers and patients, the Defense Department said in a series of memos this week.
Ideas
NATO Should Always Work From Home
Alliance leaders are using virtual meetings to make quicker decisions. That’s exactly what Russia should fear.
Business
US Intelligence Agencies Are Told to Be Flexible with Contractors During Coronavirus
New guidance recommends immediate contract modifications to allow some contractors to remain at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Science & Tech
The US Army Wants Your Ventilator Ideas
A new contest seeks new designs to meet a growing need.
Science & Tech
Weird Hours, Contractor Concerns: How the Intelligence Community Is Grappling with Coronavirus
Intelligence agencies are trying to adapt to social distancing guidelines, but that’s leaving many employees and contractors in limbo.
Policy
Pentagon Delays Budget Deadline to Help Staff Work from Home
Service officials had complained that a June 1 deadline was preventing them from implementing coronavirus-related social-distancing guidelines.
Policy
US Military Can Do More to Help with Coronavirus, House Armed Services Chief Says
The House Armed Services Committee’s top Democrat says the Pentagon needs to “get creative” in its response.
Ideas
The US Must Lead the World Out of This
If the coronavirus pandemic only causes us to look inward, China wins.
Policy
Acting Navy Secretary Quits After Slamming Fired CO to Carrier Crew
Thomas Modly flew to Guam on Monday, made a 15-minute speech aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, and spent the rest of the day trying to wriggle out of trouble.
Threats
The Battle of USS Theodore Roosevelt: a Timeline
The COVID-stricken aircraft carrier sailed out of its regular deployment and into international headlines, with repercussions from Guam to Washington. Here's what happened and when.
Science & Tech
The Pentagon Is Using Zoom. Is it Safe?
Experts say the ubiquitous videoconferencing tools bear some risk of accidentally exposing mundane details, and even inviting a new wave of deep fakes. But the risks can be managed.
Ideas
So Much for Keeping the Military Out of Politics
Acting Navy Secretary Modly’s Trumpian approach to the military and his firing of a carrier captain has gone over like a lead anchor. Now members of Congress are calling for his own firing.
Policy
Acting Navy Secretary Under Fire For Speech Calling Fired Captain ‘Stupid’
‘What the f-ck?’ a sailor can be heard yelling in the background of Modly’s speech over the ship’s PA system.
Ideas
We Were Warned
When the inevitable inquiry into the government's response to COVID-19 happens, it will conclude that signs of a coming crisis were everywhere.
Policy
‘It Doesn’t Add Up To Me’: Current and Former Navy Officials Question Captain’s Abrupt Dismissal
“Why wasn’t there an investigation done before the captain was relieved?” one former senior official asked.
Business
Lockheed Adds 1,000 Employees Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Wants to Hire 5,000 More
The defense giant also said it would give bonuses to employees who can’t work from home.
Threats
Thousands of Federal Employees Have The Coronavirus
Many more are quarantined due to possible exposure as employees are on the frontlines fighting COVID-19 and providing essential services.
Threats
Aircraft Carrier Captain Fired For ‘Poor Judgement’ In Sending Coronavirus Letter
Acting Secretary Modly’s Thursday decision to sack the skipper of Theodore Roosevelt was quickly criticized as retaliation for embarrassing Navy leaders.
Threats
Exclusive: US Army Wants To Train Hundreds of Soldiers in Coronavirus ‘Safety Bubbles’
Entire companies and battalions could be isolated in the field for a month, Secretary McCarthy said in an interview.
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