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US Army to Replace Criminal Investigations Chief In Wake of Guillen’s Death
The service’s Criminal Investigation Command has faced criticism for its lax casework on soldier deaths, assaults and suicides.
Policy
Pentagon Panel Recommends Removing Sexual Assault Cases From Chain of Command
Moving cases to an independent prosecutor is a change long-sought by victims and families failed by the current system.
Ideas
The Bloated Pentagon Budget Isn’t Just Wasteful. It’s Racist
In this era of racial reckoning, national security policy and defense budgets cannot be exempt from the scrutiny of their effects on communities of color.
Ideas
Countering China’s Military Challenge, Today
Denying the PLA its objectives in the 2020s requires diversification, distribution, and resiliency across posture and mission.
Policy
Advocates Hope First Female Army Secretary Brings Change
Nominee Christine Wormuth has led strategy and policy at the highest levels. Can she lead cultural change as well?
Ideas
It Was Never All or Nothing in Afghanistan
This is not something we hoped to see from national security leaders and a president we admire so much.
Policy
HASC Chair: White House Is Slow-Rolling Defense Budget Details
“Get us the numbers before May 10,” Rep. Adam Smith said Tuesday.
Ideas
Afghanistan’s Situation Didn’t Change. American Politics Did
The Biden administration says it can fight terrorism in a way that its predecessors called impossible. Can it?
Policy
US, NATO Troops to Withdraw from Afghanistan by 9/11, US Official Says
Decision for a September pullout follows “rigorous policy review.”
Ideas
Four Things the Pentagon Needs to Do to Advance Its AI
The view from NSCAI’s executive director.
Policy
Biden’s $715B Defense Ask: Higher Than Expected, Lower than Trump’s Plan
“Skinny budget” announcement hints at cuts to troop levels and existing weapons.
Threats
Fewer Troops Are Declining the COVID Vaccine. We May Never Know Why
Defense leaders say education efforts and seeing peers get vaccinated are reducing the reluctance.
Policy
DOD Workers Want to Keep Teleworking, Despite Early Hiccups, Survey Finds
The DoD Inspector General surveyed more than 56,000 employees about telework during the pandemic.
Ideas
War is Changing. So Should the Pentagon’s Budget
Beyond aircraft carriers, missiles, and riflemen, the next wars will be fought with data, digital platforms, and networks.
Policy
‘We Will Leave' Afghanistan Likely This Year, Biden Declares
But not by May 1. "It's not my intention to stay there for a long time, the question is how and under what circumstance,” the president said, at the White House.
Ideas
The GOP’s Fake Controversy Over Colin Kahl Is Just the Beginning
Senate Armed Services Committee Republicans who call Biden’s Pentagon-policy pick too political are fooling nobody.
Policy
What the Navy’s War on Sleep Deprivation Teaches Us about Cultural Change
A campaign to make ship drivers rest has lessons for larger-scale culture shifts.
Ideas
Want an Agile Pentagon? Don’t Go Chasing ‘Waterfalls’
Four-year strategy reviews aren’t good enough. Biden’s Pentagon should take a page from software firms.
Threats
One Year into the Pandemic, DoD Data Remains Incomplete
Outstanding questions include: why are civilians dying at higher rates than troops?
Ideas